Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 is pronounced “eh-for-seh.”
The word efforcer comes from the Latin word “efforciare” meaning “to exert oneself” or “to force.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that was attempted or made an effort to achieve in the past.
Examples of efforcer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais essayé de m’efforcer de lui plaire, mais il ne m’aimait pas. (I had tried to make an effort to please him, but he didn’t love me.)
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Elle avait fait tout son possible pour s’efforcer de comprendre, mais c’était trop difficile. (She had done everything possible to try to understand, but it was too difficult.)
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Nous avions espéré que tu te serais efforcé de finir le projet à temps. (We had hoped that you would have made an effort to finish the project on time.)
English translations:
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I had tried to make an effort to please him, but he didn’t love me.
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She had done everything possible to try to understand, but it was too difficult.
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We had hoped that you would have made an effort to finish the project on time.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of efforcer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse efforcé | Je regrette que je eusse efforcé. | I regret that I had tried. |
tu | eusses efforcé | Je regrette que tu eusses efforcé. | I regret that you had tried. |
il | eût efforcé | Je regrette qu’il eût efforcé. | I regret that he had tried. |
elle | eût efforcé | Je regrette qu’elle eût efforcé. | I regret that she had tried. |
on | eût efforcé | Je regrette qu’on eût efforcé. | I regret that one had tried. |
nous | eussions efforcé | Je regrette que nous eussions efforcé. | I regret that we had tried. |
vous | eussiez efforcé | Je regrette que vous eussiez efforcé. | I regret that you had tried. |
ils | eussent efforcé | Je regrette qu’ils eussent efforcé. | I regret that they had tried. |
elles | eussent efforcé | Je regrette qu’elles eussent efforcé. | I regret that they had tried. |
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
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 Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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