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French Verb Conjugation Using "Essayer" (to Try)

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The French verb  essayer  means "to try." It's a simple word that can easily be confused with  essuyer  (to wipe) , so be sure to look and listen for that 'A' in  essayer .

In order to place  essayer  into the past, present, or future tense, the verb needs to be conjugated . Just follow along in this lesson and you'll be saying "tried" and "trying" in French before you know it.

Conjugating the French Verb  Essayer ​​

Essayer  is an optional stem-changing verb . Typically with verbs that end in - yer , the 'Y' has to change to an 'I' in certain forms. The rules are a little more casual with  essayer  as you'll see in the table. When there are two forms of the conjugation, you can use either.

The stem of  essayer  is  essay -. To this, a variety of infinitive endings is added that conform with the subject pronoun as well as the tense of the sentence. For instance, "I try" is " j'essaie " or " j'essaye ." Similarly, there are two options for "we will try": " nous essaierons " or " nous essayerons ."

All this leaves you with many words to memorize. The good news is that there are many opportunities to practice it and use  essayer  as you "try" things throughout your day.

The Present Participle of  Essayer

The  present participle  of essayer is  essayant . This is as simple as adding - ant  to the verb stem. Not only does it work as a verb, but it can also become an adjective, gerund, or noun when needed.

The Past Participle and Passé Composé

The  past participle   essayé  is used to form the  passé composé , a common past tense form of "tried" in French. To use this, you'll also need to conjugate the  auxiliary verb   avoir . For example, "I tried" is " j'ai essayé " and "we tried" is " nous avons essayé ."

More Simple  Essayer  Conjugations to Know

When the action of trying is in some way questionable, you can turn to the subjunctive verb mood . Similarly, if it's dependent on something, the conditional verb mood is used.

With less frequency, you will come across the passé simple or the imperfect subjunctive . These are mostly found in formal writing and will help considerably with reading comprehension.

To use  essayer  in commands or direct requests, turn to the imperative verb form . When using this, the subject pronoun is not required: use " essaie " instead of " tu essaie ."

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French verb conjugation for essayer

First group verb Conjugated with avoir English translation: to try essayer for a woman | 2 nd form | passive form | s'essayer | essayer ? | ne pas essayer | Print verb | Export to Word

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Verbs in -ayer have two ways to be conjugated : 1/ either they keep the y eveywhere : je paye... 2/ either they replace the y with a i in front of a silent e so in front of terminations e, es, ent, erai, erais : je paie. Remark the i to the two first plural persons to indicative imperfect and subjonctive present

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balayer - bayer - bégayer - brayer - déblayer - défrayer - délayer - effrayer - égayer - essayer - étayer - frayer - payer - rayer - réessayer - relayer

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French "essayer" conjugation, full conjugation of "essayer", translations for "essayer", indicatif présent, indicatif passé composé, indicatif imparfait, indicatif plus-que-parfait, indicatif passé simple, indicatif passé antérieur, indicatif futur, indicatif futur antérieur, subjonctif présent, subjonctif passé, subjonctif imparfait, subjonctif plus-que-parfait, conditionnel, conditionnel présent, conditionnel passé.

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• Essayer Conjugation

Essayer to try, to attempt

Essayer - indicative, essayer - perfect, essayer - subjunctive, essayer - conditional, essayer - imperative (commands).

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essayer : Conjugation

The essayer conjugation tables below show how to form the French verb essayer according to tense and person. To listen to the pronunciation of a given tense of essayer , click on the loudspeaker icon at the bottom of the table. See the notes on the conjugation of essayer at the end of this page.

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Verb conjugation Essayer

• j'essa ie /j'essa ye
• tu essa ies /tu essa yes
• il essa ie /elle essa ie /il essa ye /elle essa ye
• nous essa yons
• vous essa yez
• ils essa ient /elles essa ient /ils essa yent /elles essa yent

Passé composé

• j'ai essa yé
• tu as essa yé
• il a essa yé /elle a essa yé
• nous avons essa yé
• vous avez essa yé
• ils ont essa yé /elles ont essa yé
• j'essa yais
• tu essa yais
• il essa yait /elle essa yait
• nous essa yions
• vous essa yiez
• ils essa yaient /elles essa yaient

Plus-que-parfait

• j'avais essa yé
• tu avais essa yé
• il avait essa yé /elle avait essa yé
• nous avions essa yé
• vous aviez essa yé
• ils avaient essa yé /elles avaient essa yé

Passé simple

• tu essa yas
• il essa ya /elle essa ya
• nous essa yâmes
• vous essa yâtes
• ils essa yèrent /elles essa yèrent

Passé antérieur

• j'eus essa yé
• tu eus essa yé
• il eut essa yé /elle eut essa yé
• nous eûmes essa yé
• vous eûtes essa yé
• ils eurent essa yé /elles eurent essa yé
• j'essa ierai /j'essa yerai
• tu essa ieras /tu essa yeras
• il essa iera /elle essa iera /il essa yera /elle essa yera
• nous essa ierons /nous essa yerons
• vous essa ierez /vous essa yerez
• ils essa ieront /elles essa ieront /ils essa yeront /elles essa yeront

Futur antérieur

• j'aurai essa yé
• tu auras essa yé
• il aura essa yé /elle aura essa yé
• nous aurons essa yé
• vous aurez essa yé
• ils auront essa yé /elles auront essa yé

Futur proche

• je vais essa yer
• tu vas essa yer
• il va essa yer /elle va essa yer
• nous allons essa yer
• vous allez essa yer
• ils vont essa yer /elles vont essa yer

Conditionnel

• j'essa ierais /j'essa yerais
• tu essa ierais /tu essa yerais
• il essa ierait /elle essa ierait /il essa yerait /elle essa yerait
• nous essa ierions /nous essa yerions
• vous essa ieriez /vous essa yeriez
• ils essa ieraient /elles essa ieraient /ils essa yeraient /elles essa yeraient
• j'aurais essa yé
• tu aurais essa yé
• il aurait essa yé /elle aurait essa yé
• nous aurions essa yé
• vous auriez essa yé
• ils auraient essa yé /elles auraient essa yé

Passé - forme alternative

• j'eusse essa yé
• tu eusses essa yé
• il eût essa yé /elle eût essa yé
• nous eussions essa yé
• vous eussiez essa yé
• ils eussent essa yé /elles eussent essa yé
• que j'essa ie /que j'essa ye
• que tu essa ies /que tu essa yes
• qu'il essa ie /qu'elle essa ie /qu'il essa ye /qu'elle essa ye
• que nous essa yions
• que vous essa yiez
• qu'ils essa ient /qu'elles essa ient /qu'ils essa yent /qu'elles essa yent
• que j'essa yasse
• que tu essa yasses
• qu'il essa yât /qu'elle essa yât
• que nous essa yassions
• que vous essa yassiez
• qu'ils essa yassent /qu'elles essa yassent
• que j'eusse essa yé
• que tu eusses essa yé
• qu'il eût essa yé /qu'elle eût essa yé
• que nous eussions essa yé
• que vous eussiez essa yé
• qu'ils eussent essa yé /qu'elles eussent essa yé
• que j'aie essa yé
• que tu aies essa yé
• qu'il ait essa yé /qu'elle ait essa yé
• que nous ayons essa yé
• que vous ayez essa yé
• qu'ils aient essa yé /qu'elles aient essa yé
• (tu) essa ie /(tu) essa ye
• (nous) essa yons
• (vous) essa yez

Translation

• to try, to attempt
• versuchen, probieren
• intentar, probar

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The different tenses of Essayerin french

French has many different tenses and conjugation forms, so it’s important to learn how to navigate these different aspects of the language. Each tense has its own specific uses, so understanding the differences can help ensure you’re using the right one at the right time.

A complete list of all the different tenses:

• Present tense
• Past tense (Simple past & Past perfect)
• Future tense (Future simple, Future perfect, & Future anterior)
• Conditional tense (Simple & perfect)
• Subjunctive mood (Present, Past, & Past perfect)
• Present participle
• Past participle

Present tense / Le présent

The present tense is the most basic and common of the French tenses. It is used to express events and actions either happening right now or occurring on a regular basis. It is also used to describe habits, physical or mental states, and other types of communication that involve speaking in the present moment

Past tense / Le passé composé

The past tense is used to express events or actions that have already happened. It can also be used to express hypothetical or counterfactual events or thoughts.

The past tense is composed of two main categories: the imperfect and the perfect. The simple past is used to describe events in the distant past, while the past perfect is used to describe events that occurred before another event in the past

Future tense / Le futur

The future tense is used to express events or actions that will take place in the future. It is composed of three main categories: the future simple, the future perfect, and the future anterior.

The future simple is used to express events that will take place in the near future, while the future perfect is used to express events that will happen before another event in the future. The future anterior is used to express events that will have happened before another event in the future

Conditional tense / Le conditional

The conditional tense is used to express events or actions that would happen in the future under certain conditions. The conditional tense is composed of two main categories: the simple conditional and the perfect conditional.

The simple conditional is used to describe events that could take place in the present or future depending on certain conditions, while the perfect conditional is used to describe events that would have taken place before another event in the future depending on certain conditions

Subjunctive mood / Le subjonctif

Finally, there is the subjunctive mood, which is used to express hypothetical or counterfactual events or thoughts. The subjunctive is composed of three main categories: the present subjunctive, the past subjunctive, and the past perfect subjunctive.

The present subjunctive is used to express events and actions that could take place in the present depending on certain conditions, while the past subjunctive is used to express events that would have occurred before another event in the past. The past perfect subjunctive is used to express events that would have taken place before another event in the past under certain conditions

There are many other tenses and moods in French, so it can be a little overwhelming at first. However, with practice and experience, they will soon become second nature. Being able to distinguish between and properly use the different tenses and moods will help make you a more proficient speaker and writer of French.

Verb conjugation of "essayer" in French

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Conjugation French verb essayer feminine

Translation essayer, indicatif (indicative), présent (present), passé composé (present perfect), imparfait (imperfect), plus-que-parfait (pluperfect), passé simple (simple past), passé antérieur (past perfect), futur simple (future), futur antérieur (past future), conditionnel (conditional), passé (perfect), subjonctif (subjunctive), passé (past), impératif (imperative), infinitif (infinitive), participe (participle), gérondif (gerund), synonyms for the verb essayer.