essayer

/e.se.je/

verb #502 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to try

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeessayeessayaisessayaiessayeraiessayerais
tuessayesessayaisessayasessayerasessayerais
il/elleessayeessayaitessayaessayeraessayerait
nousessayonsessayionsessayâmesessayeronsessayerions
vousessayezessayiezessayâtesessayerezessayeriez
ils/ellesessayentessayaientessayèrentessayerontessayeraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeessayeessayasse
tuessayesessayasses
il/elleessayeessayât
nousessayionsessayassions
vousessayiezessayassiez
ils/ellesessayentessayassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuessaye
nousessayons
vousessayez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
essayant
Past participle
essayé, essayée, essayés, essayées

Examples

calmer.

You need to try to calm down.

succes.

He tried several times without success.

Essaie veste, .

Try this jacket on, it suits you.

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