French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je m’ | efforce | efforçais | efforcerai | efforcerais | efforce | efforçasse | ||
| tu t’ | efforces | efforçais | efforceras | efforcerais | efforces | efforçasses | ||
| il s’ | efforce | efforçait | efforcera | efforcerait | efforce | efforçât | ||
| nous nous | efforçons | efforcions | efforcerons | efforcerions | efforcions | efforçassions | ||
| vous vous | efforcez | efforciez | efforcerez | efforceriez | efforciez | efforçassiez | ||
| ils s’ | efforcent | efforçaient | efforceront | efforceraient | efforcent | efforçassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je me / m’ | suis efforcé | étais efforcé | serai efforcé | serais efforcé | sois efforcé | fusse efforcé | ||
| tu te / t’ | es efforcé | étais efforcé | seras efforcé | serais efforcé | sois efforcé | fusses efforcé | ||
| il se / s’ | est efforcé | était efforcé | sera efforcé | serait efforcé | soit efforcé | fût efforcé | ||
| nous nous | sommes efforcés | étions efforcés | serons efforcés | serions efforcés | soyons efforcés | fussions efforcés | ||
| vous vous | êtes efforcé(s) | étiez efforcé(s) | serez efforcé(s) | seriez efforcé(s) | soyez efforcé(s) | fussiez efforcé(s) | ||
| ils se / s’ | sont efforcés | étaient efforcés | seront efforcés | seraient efforcés | soient efforcés | fussent efforcés | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je me / m’ | efforçai | fus efforcé | (tu) | efforce-toi | Present | s’efforçant | ||
| tu te / t’ | efforças | fus efforcé | (nous) | efforçons-nous | Past | efforcé | ||
| il se / s’ | efforça | fut efforcé | (vous) | efforcez-vous | Perfect | s’étant efforcé | ||
| nous nous | efforçâmes | fûmes efforcés | Past imperative | |||||
| vous vous | efforçâtes | fûtes efforcé(s) | n/a | Past infinitive | ||||
| ils se / s’ | efforcèrent | furent efforcés | avoir efforcé | |||||
S’efforcer is a spelling change (c to ç) pronominal verb




The mountain of French verb conjugations you have to learn can be overwhelming – even just in the classroom where you have plenty of time to think about the correct response. Once you start talking to people in the real world, trying to figure out the appropriate verb conjugation can leave you speechless – literally. So what’s the solution? Learn, then practice, practice, practice!
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