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Passé simple

Futur simple

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Futur antérieur

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French verb "essayer"

Translation

• try (attempt)
• auxiliary avoir
• first group

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Conjugation

• je essaye /e.sɛj/; essaie
• tu essayes /e.sɛj/; essaies
• il;elle;on essaye /e.sɛj/; essaie
• nous essayons /e.sɛ.jɔ̃/
• vous essayez /e.sɛ.je/
• ils;elles essayent /e.sɛj/; essaient
• je essayais /e.sɛ.jɛ/
• tu essayais /e.sɛ.jɛ/
• il;elle;on essayait /e.sɛ.jɛ/
• nous essayions /e.sɛj.jɔ̃/
• vous essayiez /e.sɛj.je/
• ils;elles essayaient /e.sɛ.jɛ/

Futur simple

• je essayerai /e.sɛj.ʁe/; essaierai
• tu essayeras /e.sɛj.ʁa/; essaieras
• il;elle;on essayera /e.sɛj.ʁa/; essaiera
• nous essayerons /e.sɛj.ʁɔ̃/; essaierons
• vous essayerez /e.sɛj.ʁe/; essaierez
• ils;elles essayeront /e.sɛj.ʁɔ̃/; essaieront

Passé simple

• je essayai /e.sɛ.je/
• tu essayas /e.sɛ.ja/
• il;elle;on essaya /e.sɛ.ja/
• nous essayâmes /e.sɛ.jam/
• vous essayâtes /e.sɛ.jat/
• ils;elles essayèrent /e.sɛ.jɛʁ/

Passé composé

• je ai essayé
• tu as essayé
• il;elle;on a essayé
• nous avons essayé
• vous avez essayé
• ils;elles ont essayé

Plus-que-parfait

• je avais essayé
• tu avais essayé
• il;elle;on avait essayé
• nous avions essayé
• vous aviez essayé
• ils;elles avaient essayé

Futur antérieur

• je aurai essayé
• tu auras essayé
• il;elle;on aura essayé
• nous aurons essayé
• vous aurez essayé
• ils;elles auront essayé

Passé antérieur

• je eus essayé
• tu eus essayé
• il;elle;on eut essayé
• nous eûmes essayé
• vous eûtes essayé
• ils;elles eurent essayé
• je essayasse /e.sɛ.jas/
• tu essayasses /e.sɛ.jas/
• il;elle;on essayât /e.sɛ.ja/
• nous essayassions /e.sɛ.ja.sjɔ̃/
• vous essayassiez /e.sɛ.ja.sje/
• ils;elles essayassent /e.sɛ.jas/
• je aie essayé
• tu aies essayé
• il;elle;on ait essayé
• nous ayons essayé
• vous ayez essayé
• ils;elles aient essayé
• je eusse essayé
• tu eusses essayé
• il;elle;on eût essayé
• nous eussions essayé
• vous eussiez essayé
• ils;elles eussent essayé

Conditionnel

• je essayerais /e.sɛj.ʁɛ/; essaierais
• tu essayerais /e.sɛj.ʁɛ/; essaierais
• il;elle;on essayerait /e.sɛj.ʁɛ/; essaierait
• nous essayerions /e.sɛ.jə.ʁjɔ̃/; essaierions
• vous essayeriez /e.sɛ.jə.ʁje/; essaieriez
• ils;elles essayeraient /e.sɛj.ʁɛ/; essaieraient
• je aurais essayé
• tu aurais essayé
• il;elle;on aurait essayé
• nous aurions essayé
• vous auriez essayé
• ils;elles auraient essayé
• tu essaye /e.sɛj/; essaie

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Verb conjugation Conjugate Essayer (to try, to attempt) in French

• 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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Conjugation of the French Verb "Essayer"

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Mastering the French verb 'essayer' involves understanding its unique conjugation patterns, such as the optional 'y' to 'i' change in certain forms. This guide covers present, past, imperfect, conditional, and future tenses, as well as the use of the auxiliary verb 'avoir' in compound tenses. It also provides strategies to avoid common errors and enhance memorization of the correct forms, emphasizing the importance of pronunciation in the French language.

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Regular -er Verb with Unique Characteristics

Meaning and usage of "essayer".

"Essayer" is a regular -er verb in French that means 'to try' and has a unique characteristic of changing 'y' to 'i' in certain forms

Optional 'y' to 'i' Change in Certain Tenses

Pronunciation and Spelling Changes

In the singular and third person plural forms of certain tenses, the 'y' in "essayer" may change to an 'i', affecting both pronunciation and spelling

Dual Spelling in First Person Singular Present Tense

The first person singular present tense of "essayer" can be spelled as 'j'essaie' or 'j'essaye', highlighting the intricacies of French orthographic conventions

Conjugation Patterns and Usage in Different Tenses

"Essayer" follows regular -er verb conjugation patterns, with the optional 'y' to 'i' change in some forms, and is used to describe actions or states occurring at the moment of speaking

Essential Tenses for Everyday Communication

Present tense conjugation.

The present tense conjugation of "essayer" is similar to that of other regular -er verbs, but with the optional 'y' to 'i' change in some forms

Passé Composé

The passé composé, formed with the auxiliary verb 'avoir' and the past participle 'essayé', is used to convey completed actions in the past

Imperfect Tense and Other Moods

Imperfect Tense

The imperfect tense, or imparfait, describes past actions that were ongoing or habitual

Subjunctive Mood

The subjunctive mood, expressing doubt, desire, or uncertainty, includes forms like 'que j'essaie' and 'que vous essayiez'

Conditional Mood

The conditional mood, used for hypothetical scenarios, is conjugated as 'j'essayerais' or 'vous essayeriez'

Future and Past Tenses

Future tense.

The future tense of "essayer" is formed by adding the appropriate endings to the infinitive and discusses future events

Plus-Que-Parfait

The plus-que-parfait, a form of the perfect tense, is constructed with the imperfect tense of 'avoir' and the past participle 'essayé', used for actions that had been completed before another past action

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In French, the verb 'essayer' translates to '______,' and it belongs to the ______-er verb category.

to try regular

Optional 'y' to 'i' change in 'essayer'

Occurs in singular forms except nous/vous; 'j'essaie' or 'j'essaye'.

Present tense usage in French

Describes actions/states at the moment of speaking; used daily.

Dual spelling in French orthography

Some verbs like 'essayer' have two correct spellings; 'essaie' or 'essaye'.

The ______ tense is used to express completed actions in the past with the verb 'essayer'.

passé composé

Imperfect Tense Usage

Describes ongoing/habitual past actions, sets scene for narratives.

Subjunctive Mood Function

Expresses doubt, desire, uncertainty, used in dependent clauses.

Conditional Mood Application

Used for hypotheticals, polite requests, and future events in the past.

To express future actions in French, 'essayer' changes to 'j'essaierai' for 'I will try', and 'ils/elles essaieront' for 'they will try'.

j'essaierai ils/elles essaieront

Essayer conjugation exception: 'y' to 'i' shift

In certain forms, 'essayer' changes 'y' to 'i' before a silent 'e'.

Essayer 1st person singular present tense: dual spelling

In present tense, 'essayer' can be spelled as 'j'essaie' or 'j'essaye'.

In the present tense 'nous' form of 'essayer', it's important to remember the double '______', and to use the correct auxiliary verb in compound tenses.

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Understanding the Basics of Essayer Conjugation in French

Present Tense Conjugation of Essayer

Past tense mastery with essayer, exploring the imperfect and conditional forms of essayer, future and perfect tenses in essayer conjugation, regular vs. irregular patterns in essayer conjugation, avoiding common mistakes and tips for conjugating essayer.

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Le futur simple: the future tense in French

What is the futur simple, when to use the futur simple in french, how to conjugate the futur simple in french.

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Le futur simple corresponds to the will-future tense in English. We mostly use this tense to talk about future plans or intentions, as well as to make predictions about what may occur in the future. We conjugate the future tense by adding the endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez and -ont to the infinitive of the verb.

Learn everything you need to know about the futur simple in French grammar with Lingolia’s quick and easy examples, then put your knowledge to the test in the exercises.

• Demain, je rangerai les dossiers.
• Tu ne finiras jamais en une journée.
• Est-ce que tu pourras m’aider? Si on range à deux, on finira plus vite.

We use the futur simple in the following cases:

• to talk about future intentions Example: Demain je rangerai les dossiers. Tomorrow I’ll sort the files.
• to make suppositions or predictions about the future Example: Tu ne finiras jamais en une journée. You’ll never finish that in one day.
• in conditional sentences ( if sentences) Example: Si on range à deux, on finira plus vite. If we tidy up together, we’ll be done faster.

Futur simple vs. futur proche

The futur simple and the futur proche are used in different contexts, sometimes comparable to the English will vs. going to :

Use the futur simple :

• to express events in the more distant future (signal words: dans une semaine, l’année prochaine … ) Example: J’ habiterai encore à Paris dans deux ans . In two years I will still be living in Paris.
• in sentences that contain a subordinate clause introduced by quand, lorsque or dès que. Example: Nous sortirons quand la pluie s’arrêtera. We’ll go out when the rain stops.

Use the futur proche :

• for the immediate future (signal words: dans une minute, dans une heure, ce soir … ) Example: Je vais dîner avec Jacques et Estelle ce soir . I’m going to have dinner with Jacques and Estelle tonight.
• in spoken French

To conjugate the futur simple , we take the infinitive of the verb and add the following endings (for -re verbs, we remove the final e ):

The verbs avoir and être are irregular in the futur simple .

To see the conjugation of any French verb in the futur simple , go to our verb conjugator .

• Add a grave accent to a short e in the stem of the verb. Examples: peser to weigh – je p è serai modeler to model – je mod è lerai
• Many verbs ending in -eler/-eter double the final consonants. Example: jeter to throw – je je tt erai
• Some verbs lose the i of the ending - rir before adding the future ending. Examples: courir to run – je cou rr ai mourir to die – je mou rr ai
• For verbs ending in - yer, the y becomes an i in the futur simple . For verbs ending in - ayer , both y and i are permitted. (Note: the following verbs don’t follow this pattern: envoyer → j’enverrai and renvoyer → je renverrai ). Examples: employer to employ – j’emplo i erai, tu emplo i eras, il emplo i era, nous emplo i erons, vous emplo i erez, ils emplo i eront payer to pay – je pa y erai/pa i erai
• Verbs ending in - oir are irregular in the futur simple , as are aller, envoyer, faire and venir . Check their conjugation in the list of irregular verbs . Example: pouvoir to be able to – je pourrai , tu pourras , il pourra , nous pourrons , vous pourrez , ils pourront

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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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