Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Introduction to the verb efforcer
The English translation of the French verb efforcer is “to try” or “to make an effort.” The infinitive form, efforcer, is pronounced “eh-for-say.”
Efforcer comes from the Old French word “efforcier,” which comes from the Latin “exfortiare,” meaning “to exert” or “to strengthen.” It is often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to describe a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of efforcer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si tu t’étais efforcé d’étudier plus, tu aurais réussi à ton examen. (If you had tried harder to study, you would have passed your exam.)
- Nous nous serions efforcés de te comprendre si tu nous avais expliqué la situation. (We would have tried to understand you if you had explained the situation to us.)
- Je me serais efforcé de faire de mon mieux pour te soutenir. (I would have made an effort to support you as best as I could.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of efforcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais efforcé(e) | Si j’avais le temps, je me serais efforcée de terminer ce projet. | If I had the time, I would have made an effort to finish this project. |
tu | te serais efforcé(e) | Tu te serais efforcé de m’aider si tu avais été présent. | You would have made an effort to help me if you had been here. |
il | se serait efforcé | Il se serait efforcé de gagner la course. | He would have made an effort to win the race. |
elle | se serait efforcée | Elle se serait efforcée de comprendre le problème. | She would have made an effort to understand the problem. |
on | se serait efforcé | On se serait efforcé de trouver une solution. | One would have made an effort to find a solution. |
nous | nous serions efforcé(e)s | Nous nous serions efforcés de respecter les règles. | We would have made an effort to follow the rules. |
vous | vous seriez efforcé(e)(s) | Vous vous seriez efforcés de réussir l’examen. | You would have made an effort to pass the exam. |
ils | se seraient efforcés | Ils se seraient efforcés de terminer le projet à temps. | They would have made an effort to finish the project on time. |
elles | se seraient efforcées | Elles se seraient efforcées de convaincre leurs parents. | They (female) would have made an effort to convince their parents. |
Other Conjugations for Efforcer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
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Efforcer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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