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Past of the French verb essayer

The past tense conjugations for the French verb essayer, along with their English translations.



Verb phrases



ImperfectScored
j'essayaisI was trying
tu essayaisyou were trying
il essayaithe was trying
elle essayaitshe was trying
nous essayionswe were trying
vous essayiezyou were trying
ils essayaientthey were trying
elles essayaientthey were trying

Past Historic / Passé Simple
This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.
Scored
j'essayaiI tried
tu essayasyou tried
il essayahe tried
elle essayashe tried
nous essayâmeswe tried
vous essayâtesyou tried
ils essayèrentthey tried
elles essayèrentthey tried

Passé ComposéScored
j'ai essayéI tried
tu as essayéyou tried
il a essayéhe tried
elle a essayéshe tried
nous avons essayéwe tried
vous avez essayéyou tried
ils ont essayéthey tried
elles ont essayéthey tried

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