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vous essayiez

tried, were trying

→ essayer
essay try, attempt + iez you plural imperfect indicative or present subjunctive
verb · second plural · imperfect indicative Rare #37,652
tried, were trying Second-person plural (or formal singular) imperfect tense.
FR: Vous essayiez de comprendre le problème.
EN: You were trying to understand the problem.
Conjugation of essayer
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First essaye —
Second essayes essayiez
Third essaye essayent
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First essayais —
Second essayais essayiez
Third essayait —

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

I thought you were trying to be funny.

Je veux que vous l'essayiez.

I want you to try it.

Vous essayiez d'apprendre à jouer.

You were trying to learn how to play.

— Lagaan (2001)

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)

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

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

— Lagaan (2001)

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.