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s’efforcer

to strive

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Conjugation of s’efforcer

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je m’efforce
I strive
tu tu t’efforces
you strive
il/elle/on il/elle/on s’efforce
he/she/it strives
nous nous nous efforçons
we strive
vous vous vous efforcez
you all strive
ils/elles ils/elles s’efforcent
they strive
Present perfect tense
je me suis efforcé
I strove
tu t’es efforcé
you strove
il/elle/on s’est efforcé
he/she/it strove
nous nous sommes efforcés
we strove
vous vous êtes efforcés
you all strove
ils/elles se sont efforcés
they strove
Past impf. tense
je m’efforçais
I was striving
tu tu t’efforçais
you were striving
il/elle/on il/elle/on s’efforçait
he/she/it was striving
nous nous nous efforcions
we were striving
vous vous vous efforciez
you all were striving
ils/elles ils/elles s’efforçaient
they were striving
Future tense
je m’efforcerai
I will strive
tu tu t’efforceras
you will strive
il/elle/on il/elle/on s’efforcera
he/she/it will strive
nous nous nous efforcerons
we will strive
vous vous vous efforcerez
you all will strive
ils/elles ils/elles s’efforceront
they will strive
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
je m’étais efforcé
I had striven
tu t’étais efforcé
you had striven
il/elle/on s’était efforcé
he/she/it had striven
nous nous étions efforcés
we had striven
vous vous étiez efforcés
you all had striven
ils/elles s’étaient efforcés
they had striven
Past preterite tense
je m’efforçai
I strove
tu tu t’efforças
you strove
il/elle/on il/elle/on s’efforça
he/she/it strove
nous nous nous efforçâmes
we strove
vous vous vous efforçâtes
you all strove
ils/elles ils/elles s’efforcèrent
they strove
Past anterior tense
je me fus efforcé
I had striven
tu te fus efforcé
you had striven
il/elle/on se fut efforcé
he/she/it had striven
nous nous fûmes efforcés
we had striven
vous vous fûtes efforcés
you all had striven
ils/elles se furent efforcés
they had striven
Future perfect tense
je me serai efforcé
I will have striven
tu te seras efforcé
you will have striven
il/elle/on se sera efforcé
he/she/it will have striven
nous nous serons efforcés
we will have striven
vous vous serez efforcés
you all will have striven
ils/elles se seront efforcés
they will have striven
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je m’efforce
that I strive
que tu t’efforces
that you strive
qu’il/elle/on s’efforce
that he/she/it strive
que nous nous efforcions
that we strive
que vous vous efforciez
that you all strive
ils/elles qu’ils/elles  s’efforcent
that they strive
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que je me sois efforcé
that I have striven
que tu te sois efforcé
that you have striven
qu’il/elle/on se soit efforcé
that he/she/it have striven
que nous nous soyons efforcés
that we have striven
que vous vous soyez efforcés
that you all have striven
qu’ils/elles se soient efforcés
that they have striven
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je m’efforçasse
that I would strive
que tu t’efforçasses
that you would strive
qu’il/elle/on s’efforçât
that he/she/it would strive
que nous nous efforçassions
that we would strive
que vous vous efforçassiez
that you all would strive
ils/elles qu’ils/elles  s’efforçassent
that they would strive
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que je me fusse efforcé
that I had striven
que tu te fusses efforcé
that you had striven
qu’il/elle/on se fût efforcé
that he/she/it had striven
que nous nous fussions efforcés
that we had striven
que vous vous fussiez efforcés
that you all had striven
qu’ils/elles se fussent efforcés
that they had striven
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je m’efforcerais
I would strive
tu tu t’efforcerais
you would strive
il/elle/on il/elle/on s’efforcerait
he/she/it would strive
nous nous nous efforcerions
we would strive
vous vous vous efforceriez
you all would strive
ils/elles ils/elles s’efforceraient
they would strive
Conditional perfect tense
je me serais efforcé
I would have striven
tu te serais efforcé
you would have striven
il/elle/on se serait efforcé
he/she/it would have striven
nous nous serions efforcés
we would have striven
vous vous seriez efforcés
you all would have striven
ils/elles se seraient efforcés
they would have striven
Imperative mood
-
efforce-toi
strive!
-
efforçons-nous
let's strive!
efforcez-vous
strive!
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Examples of s’efforcer

"Je me suis efforcé d'être à toi plus qu'à ce monde ou qu'à moi-même."

"I have striven to be thine... "more than to be this world's... "or mine own.

Son grand-père l'était, ce que M. Coglin s'est efforcé toute sa vie de garder sous silence.

- His grandfather was Catholic, which young Mr Coglin has striven all his days to keep quiet.

Sois bonne avec ceux qui sont à ton service... et obéissante avec ton mari et tes supérieurs... et efforce-toi constamment d'être digne de ta glorieuse destinée.

Be kind to those who are in your service... and obedient to your husband and superiors... and strive at all times to be worthy of your glorious destiny.

Jeunes gens, efforcez-vous de trouver votre propre voix.

Boys, you must strive to find your own voice.

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