Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb efforcer
Introduction to the verb efforcer
The English translation of the French verb efforcer is “to exert” or “to make an effort.” It is pronounced as [e.fɔʁ.se] in its infinitive form.
Efforcer comes from the Latin word “exfortiare,” meaning “to make an effort.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, also known as the past perfect tense. This tense is used to refer to an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
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J’avais déjà efforcé mon corps avant de commencer à courir. (I had already exerted my body before starting to run.)
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Nous avions efforcé nos ressources financières pour acheter cette maison. (We had made an effort with our financial resources to buy this house.)
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Ils avaient efforcé leur mémoire pour se souvenir de leur voyage en Inde. (They had made an effort to remember their trip to India.)
English translations:
- I had already exerted my body before starting to run.
- We had made an effort with our financial resources to buy this house.
- They had made an effort to remember their trip to India.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of efforcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | m’étais efforcé | Je m’étais efforcé de terminer le projet. | I had tried to finish the project. |
tu | t’étais efforcé | Tu t’étais efforcé d’apprendre le français. | You had tried to learn French. |
il | s’était efforcé | Il s’était efforcé de comprendre la situation. | He had tried to understand the situation. |
elle | s’était efforcée | Elle s’était efforcée de réparer le vélo. | She had tried to fix the bike. |
on | s’était efforcé | On s’était efforcé de trouver une solution. | One had tried to find a solution. |
nous | nous étions efforcés | Nous étions efforcés de gagner la partie. | We had tried to win the game. |
vous | vous étiez efforcés | Vous étiez efforcés de terminer le travail. | You had tried to finish the work. |
ils | s’étaient efforcés | Ils s’étaient efforcés de gérer le conflit. | They had tried to manage the conflict. |
elles | s’étaient efforcées | Elles s’étaient efforcées de convaincre leurs parents. | They had tried 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 (this article)
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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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