| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | essaieI try | essaie(that) I try |
| tu | essaiesyou try | essaies(that) you try |
| il/elle/on | essaiehe/she/one tries | essaie(that) he/she/one tries |
| nous | essayonswe try | essayions(that) we try |
| vous | essayezyou all try | essayiez(that) you all try |
| ils/elles | essaientthey try | essaient(that) they try |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai essayéI have tried | aie essayé(that) I have tried |
| tu | as essayéyou have tried | aies essayé(that) you have tried |
| il/elle/on | a essayéhe/she/one has tried | ait essayé(that) he/she/one has tried |
| nous | avons essayéwe have tried | ayons essayé(that) we have tried |
| vous | avez essayéyou all have tried | ayez essayé(that) you all have tried |
| ils/elles | ont essayéthey have tried | aient essayé(that) they have tried |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | essayaisI was trying | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | essayaisyou were trying | |
| il/elle/on | essayaithe/she/one was trying | |
| nous | essayionswe were trying | |
| vous | essayiezyou all were trying | |
| ils/elles | essayaientthey were trying |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | essaieraiI will try | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | essaierasyou will try | |
| il/elle/on | essaierahe/she/one will try | |
| nous | essaieronswe will try | |
| vous | essaierezyou all will try | |
| ils/elles | essaierontthey will try |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | essaieraisI would try | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | essaieraisyou would try | |
| il/elle/on | essaieraithe/she/one would try | |
| nous | essaierionswe would try | |
| vous | essaieriezyou all would try | |
| ils/elles | essaieraientthey would try |
| Pronoun | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tu | essaietry | n'essaie pasdon't try |
| nous | essayonslet's try | n'essayons paslet's not try |
| vous | essayeztry | n'essayez pasdon't try |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | avais essayéI had tried | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | avais essayéyou had tried | |
| il/elle/on | avait essayéhe/she/one had tried | |
| nous | avions essayéwe had tried | |
| vous | aviez essayéyou all had tried | |
| ils/elles | avaient essayéthey had tried |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurais essayéI would have tried | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | aurais essayéyou would have tried | |
| il/elle/on | aurait essayéhe/she/one would have tried | |
| nous | aurions essayéwe would have tried | |
| vous | auriez essayéyou all would have tried | |
| ils/elles | auraient essayéthey would have tried |
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | aurai essayéI will have tried | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | auras essayéyou will have tried | |
| il/elle/on | aura essayéhe/she/one will have tried | |
| nous | aurons essayéwe will have tried | |
| vous | aurez essayéyou all will have tried | |
| ils/elles | auront essayéthey will have tried |
Only used in writing (novels, history, formal texts). In speech, French uses the passé composé instead.
| Pronoun | Indicative | Subjunctive |
|---|---|---|
| je | essayaiI tried | French has no subjunctive form for this tense. |
| tu | essayasyou tried | |
| il/elle/on | essayahe/she/one tried | |
| nous | essayâmeswe tried | |
| vous | essayâtesyou all tried | |
| ils/elles | essayèrentthey tried |