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French Verbs

Infinitive - tenter - "tempt", "attempt", "try" - regular "er" verb

Present participle - tentant

Past participle - tenté

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présent de l'indicatif

je tente

I try

tu tentes

you try

il tente

he tries

elle tente

she tries

nous tentons

we try

vous tentez

you try

ils tentent

they try

elles tentent

they try

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imparfait de l'indicatif

je tentais

I was trying

tu tentais

you were trying

il tentait

he was trying

elle tentait

she was trying

nous tentions

we were trying

vous tentiez

you were trying

ils tentaient

they were trying

elles tentaient

they were trying

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passé simple

je tentai

I tried

tu tentas

you tried

il tenta

he tried

elle tenta

she tried

nous tentâmes

we tried

vous tentâtes

you tried

ils tentèrent

they tried

elles tentèrent

they tried

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futur

je tenterai

I will try

tu tenteras

you will try

il tentera

he will try

elle tentera

she will try

nous tenterons

we will try

vous tenterez

you will try

ils tenteront

they will try

elles tenteront

they will try

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conditionnel

je tenterais

I would try

tu tenterais

you would try

il tenterait

he would try

elle tenterait

she would try

nous tenterions

we would try

vous tenteriez

you would try

ils tenteraient

they would try

elles tenteraient

they would try

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présent du subjonctif

je tente

I try

tu tentes

you try

il tente

he try

elle tente

she try

nous tentions

we try

vous tentiez

you try

ils tentent

they try

elles tentent

they try

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imparfait du subjonctif

je tentasse

I would have been trying

tu tentasses

you would have been trying

il tentât

he would have been trying

elle tentât

she would have been trying

nous tentassions

we would have been trying

vous tentassiez

you would have been trying

ils tentassent

they would have been trying

elles tentassent

they would have been trying

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passé composé

j'ai tenté

I have tried

tu as tenté

you have tried

il a tenté

he has tried

elle a tenté

she has tried

nous avons tenté

we have tried

vous avez tenté

you have tried

ils ont tenté

they have tried

elles ont tenté

they have tried

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plus-que-parfait de l'indicatif

j'avais tenté

I had tried

tu avais tenté

you had tried

il avait tenté

he had tried

elle avait tenté

she had tried

nous avions tenté

we had tried

vous aviez tenté

you had tried

ils avaient tenté

they had tried

elles avaient tenté

they had tried

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passé antérieur

j'eus tenté

I had tested

tu eus tenté

you had tested

il eut tenté

he had tested

elle eut tenté

she had tested

nous eûmes tenté

we had tested

vous eûtes tenté

you had tested

ils eurent tenté

they had tested

elles eurent tenté

they had tested

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futur antérieur

j'aurai tenté

I will have tested

tu auras tenté

you will have tested

il aura tenté

he will have tested

elle aura tenté

she will have tested

nous aurons tenté

we will have tested

vous aurez tenté

you will have tested

ils auront tenté

they will have tested

elles auront tenté

they will have tested

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conditionnel passé

j'aurais tenté

I would have tested

tu aurais tenté

you would have tested

il aurait tenté

he would have tested

elle aurait tenté

she would have tested

nous aurions tenté

we would have tested

vous auriez tenté

you would have tested

ils auraient tenté

they would have tested

elles auraient tenté

they would have tested

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passé du subjonctif

j'aie tenté

I would have tested

tu aies tenté

you would have tested

il ait tenté

he would have tested

elle ait tenté

she would have tested

nous ayons tenté

we would have tested

vous ayez tenté

you would have tested

ils aient tenté

they would have tested

elles aient tenté

they would have tested

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plus-que-parfait du subjonctif

j'eusse tenté

I would have tested

tu eusses tenté

you would have tested

il eût tenté

he would have tested

elle eût tenté

she would have tested

nous eussions tenté

we would have tested

vous eussiez tenté

you would have tested

ils eussent tenté

they would have tested

elles eussent tenté

they would have tested

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impératif

Tente!

Try! [you (familiar)]

Tentons!

Let's try!

Tentez!

Try! [you (formal)]