Infinitive
esprouver
Gerund
esprouvant
Participles
| Present | esprouvant |
| Past | esprouvé |
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | esprouve |
| 2nd sing. | esprouves |
| 3rd sing. | esprouve |
| 1st plur. | esprouvons |
| 2nd plur. | esprouvez |
| 3rd plur. | esprouvent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | esprouvois; esprouvoys |
| 2nd sing. | esprouvois; esprouvoys |
| 3rd sing. | esprouvoit; esprouvoyt |
| 1st plur. | esprouvions; esprouvyons |
| 2nd plur. | esprouviez; esprouvyez |
| 3rd plur. | esprouvoient; esprouvoyent |
Past Historic
| 1st sing. | esprouva |
| 2nd sing. | esprouvas |
| 3rd sing. | esprouva |
| 1st plur. | esprouvasmes |
| 2nd plur. | esprouvastes |
| 3rd plur. | esprouverent |
Future
| 1st sing. | esprouverai; esprouveray |
| 2nd sing. | esprouveras |
| 3rd sing. | esprouvera |
| 1st plur. | esprouverons |
| 2nd plur. | esprouverez |
| 3rd plur. | esprouveront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | esprouverois; esprouveroys |
| 2nd sing. | esprouverois; esprouveroys |
| 3rd sing. | esprouveroit; esprouveroyt |
| 1st plur. | esprouverions; esprouveryons |
| 2nd plur. | esprouveriez; esprouveryez |
| 3rd plur. | esprouveroient; esprouveroyent |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | esprouve |
| 2nd sing. | esprouves |
| 3rd sing. | esprouve |
| 1st plur. | esprouvons |
| 2nd plur. | esprouvez |
| 3rd plur. | esprouvent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | esprouvasse |
| 2nd sing. | esprouvasses |
| 3rd sing. | esprouvast |
| 1st plur. | esprouvassions |
| 2nd plur. | esprouvassiez |
| 3rd plur. | esprouvassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | esprouve |
| 1st plur. | esprouvons |
| 2nd plur. | esprouvez |
Verbs conjugated like esprouver
saluer,
combiner,
atourner,
effectuer,
approuvender,
employer,
r'asseurer,
empenser,
estrangler,
denunchier,
bailler,
baisler,
empescher,
embausmer,
coniurer,
engendrer,
tesmoigner,
despouiller,
despossesser,
rebarber, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
Inherited from Old French esprover, from Latin probāre. See: Old French '
esprover', Latin '
probō'.
Verbs referencing "esprouver"
French
éprouver.
Sample Sentences
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1383-86, Froissart, Chroniques
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li Englés s'i esprouvoient trop vaillamment (the English proved themselves to be valiant)
Cognates
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