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vous essayiez

were trying, try

→ essayer
essay to try, to attempt + iez vous imperfect or subjunctive ending
verb · imperfect tense / present tense, 2nd-person plural Rare #40,573
were trying This is the “you” plural form; it can also address one person formally.
FR: Vous essayiez de trouver la bonne adresse.
EN: You were trying to find the right address.
try Used in subjunctive constructions, such as after “I want you to.”
FR: Je veux que vous essayiez cette soupe.
EN: I want you to try this soup.
Conjugation of essayer
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First essaye —
Second essayes essayiez
Third essaye essayent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First essayais —
Second essayais essayiez
Third essayait —

Aussi dur que vous essayiez, vous ne pouvez pas le terminer en un jour.

No matter how hard you try, you can't finish it in one day.

Oh, je croyais que vous essayiez d'apprendre à jouer.

Oh, I thought you were trying to learn how to play.

— Lagaan (2001)

Ce serait tellement plus amusant si vous essayiez de réfléchir.

It would be so much more fun if you tried to think.

— Star Trek: The Next Generation - All Good Things... (2014)

Et vous essayiez de rendre le monde moins corrompu moins horrible.

And you were trying to make the world less corrupt, less horrible.

— Insaisissables 3 (2025)

Vous essayiez d'apprendre à jouer.

You were trying to learn how to play.

— Lagaan (2001)

Je veux que vous l'essayiez.

I want you to try it.

J'ai pensé que vous essayiez d'être drôle.

I thought you were trying to be funny.