How Would You Say Wiped in French Try Essuyer

In French, the verb  essuyer  means to wipe. Changing this into the past tense wiped or the future tense will wipe requires a verb conjugation. This lesson will show you how to transform  essuyer  into the simplest and most useful forms. First, however, it should be noted that  essuyer  is very similar in spelling and sound to  essayer, which means to try. Watch out for these two so you dont confuse them. Conjugating the French Verb  Essuyer The -yer  ending tells us that  essuyer  is a  stem-changing verb. In certain conjugations, the Y changes to an I before the infinitive ending is attached. While it doesnt change the pronunciation, it does affect the spelling, so its important to pay attention to it. To conjugate  essuyer, begin with the verb stem of  essuy-. We will then add a new ending according to the tense of the sentence as well as the subject pronoun. This means that I wipe is jessuie and we will wipe is nous essuierons. Subject Present Future Imperfect j' essuie essuierai essuyais tu essuies essuieras essuyais il essuie essuiera essuyait nous essuyons essuierons essuyions vous essuyez essuierez essuyiez ils essuient essuieront essuyaient The Present Participle of  Essuyer When we add -ant  to the verb stem of  essuyer, the  present participle  essuyant  is formed. This is a verb, of course, but is also useful as an adjective, gerund, or noun in some circumstances. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © The  past participle  of  essuyer  is  essuyà ©. Its used to form the passà © composà ©Ã‚  for the past tense tried. Before its complete, you must also include the subject pronoun and the appropriate conjugation of the  auxiliary verb  avoir. It all comes together quite easily. For instance, I wiped is jai essuyà © while we wiped is nous avons essuyà ©. Notice how  ai  and  avons  are conjugates of  avoir  and that the past participle doesnt change. More Simple  Essuyer  Conjugations to Know Were not quite done with  essuyer, though the verb forms above should be a priority in your studies. There will also be times when you want to imply uncertainty or dependency to the verbs action. In these cases, you can use the subjunctive verb mood or the conditional form.   When reading French, you may encounter any of the passà © simple or the imperfect subjunctive forms of  essuyer  as well.   Subject Subjunctive Conditional Passà © Simple Imperfect Subjunctive j' essuie essuierais essuyai essuyasse tu essuies essuierais essuyas essuyasses il essuie essuierait essuya essuyà ¢t nous essuyions essuierions essuyà ¢mes essuyassions vous essuyiez essuieriez essuyà ¢tes essuyassiez ils essuient essuieraient essuyà ¨rent essuyassent The imperative verb form is used in assertive and short statements. When using it, keep it short and skip the subject pronoun: tu essuie becomes essuie. Imperative (tu) essuie (nous) essuyons (vous) essuyez