Essayer

 

Here are the tenses for essayer (to try) with example sentences and their English translations:

Présent (I try, You try, He/She tries, etc.)

  • J’essaie de finir mes devoirs avant ce soir. → I am trying to finish my homework before tonight.
  • Tu essaies toujours de convaincre tout le monde. → You always try to convince everyone.
  • Il essaie de parler français. → He is trying to speak French.
  • Nous essayons d’arriver à l’heure. → We are trying to arrive on time.
  • Vous essayez de résoudre ce problème ? → Are you trying to solve this problem?
  • Elles essaient de s’entraîner tous les jours. → They try to train every day.

Imparfait (I was trying, You were trying, He/She was trying, etc.)

  • J’essayais de comprendre ce texte. → I was trying to understand this text.
  • Tu essayais de résoudre l’énigme. → You were trying to solve the riddle.
  • Il essayait de trouver une solution. → He was trying to find a solution.
  • Nous essayions d’organiser la fête. → We were trying to organize the party.
  • Vous essayiez de me convaincre. → You were trying to convince me.
  • Elles essayaient de finir leur projet à temps. → They were trying to finish their project on time.

Futur Simple (I will try, You will try, He/She will try, etc.)

  • J’essayerai de t’aider demain. → I will try to help you tomorrow.
  • Tu essaieras de finir avant 18 heures ? → Will you try to finish before 6 p.m.?
  • Il essaiera de venir à la réunion. → He will try to come to the meeting.
  • Nous essaierons de trouver une solution. → We will try to find a solution.
  • Vous essaierez de ne pas être en retard. → You will try not to be late.
  • Elles essaieront de se préparer à temps. → They will try to get ready on time.

Passé Simple (I tried, You tried, He/She tried, etc.) [Literary use]

  • J’essayai de partir tôt mais je n’y arrivai pas. → I tried to leave early but I couldn’t.
  • Tu essayas de me prévenir, mais c’était trop tard. → You tried to warn me, but it was too late.
  • Il essaya de réparer la voiture toute la journée. → He tried to fix the car all day.
  • Nous essayâmes de comprendre la situation. → We tried to understand the situation.
  • Vous essayâtes de le convaincre, mais sans succès. → You tried to convince him, but without success.
  • Elles essayèrent de trouver une alternative. → They tried to find an alternative.

Passé Composé (I have tried, You have tried, He/She has tried, etc.)

  • J’ai essayé de t’appeler ce matin. → I tried to call you this morning.
  • Tu as essayé de faire du pain ? → Have you tried making bread?
  • Il a essayé d’apprendre la guitare. → He has tried to learn the guitar.
  • Nous avons essayé de résoudre le problème. → We have tried to solve the problem.
  • Vous avez essayé d’expliquer la situation ? → Have you tried explaining the situation?
  • Elles ont essayé de comprendre les instructions. → They have tried to understand the instructions.

Plus-que-parfait (I had tried, You had tried, He/She had tried, etc.)

  • J’avais essayé de réparer la voiture avant que tu n’arrives. → I had tried to fix the car before you arrived.
  • Tu avais essayé de me contacter mais je n’avais pas vu ton message. → You had tried to contact me, but I hadn’t seen your message.
  • Il avait essayé plusieurs fois sans succès. → He had tried several times without success.
  • Nous avions essayé de trouver une solution plus tôt. → We had tried to find a solution earlier.
  • Vous aviez essayé de l’aider mais cela n’avait pas marché. → You had tried to help him, but it hadn’t worked.
  • Elles avaient essayé de se préparer à l’avance. → They had tried to prepare in advance.

Conditionnel Passé (I would have tried, You would have tried, He/She would have tried, etc.)

  • J’aurais essayé de te contacter si j’avais eu ton numéro. → I would have tried to contact you if I had had your number.
  • Tu aurais essayé de réparer la voiture si tu en avais eu le temps. → You would have tried to fix the car if you had had the time.
  • Il aurait essayé de comprendre si on lui avait expliqué. → He would have tried to understand if we had explained it to him.
  • Nous aurions essayé de faire plus si nous avions eu plus de ressources. → We would have tried to do more if we had had more resources.
  • Vous auriez essayé une autre méthode si vous aviez su. → You would have tried another method if you had known.
  • Elles auraient essayé de le prévenir, mais elles n’ont pas eu l’occasion. → They would have tried to warn him, but they didn’t have the chance.

Subjonctif Présent (That I try, That you try, etc.)

  • Il faut que j’essaie de comprendre avant de répondre. → I need to try to understand before responding.
  • Je veux que tu essaies encore une fois. → I want you to try again.
  • Il est possible qu’il essaie de venir demain. → It’s possible that he will try to come tomorrow.
  • Nous espérons que vous essayiez de nouvelles idées. → We hope you try new ideas.
  • Il est important que nous essayions de respecter les délais. → It’s important that we try to meet the deadlines.
  • Je doute qu’elles essaient de résoudre ce problème. → I doubt that they will try to solve this problem.

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