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Conjugation of the French verb pencher

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb pencher, along with their English translations.

pencher is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
pencher	to lean

Present		Scored
je penche	I lean
tu penches	you lean
il penche	he leans
elle penche	she leans
nous penchons	we lean
vous penchez	you lean
ils penchent	they lean
elles penchent	they lean

Imperfect		Scored
je penchais	I was leaning
tu penchais	you were leaning
il penchait	he was leaning
elle penchait	she was leaning
nous penchions	we were leaning
vous penchiez	you were leaning
ils penchaient	they were leaning
elles penchaient	they were leaning

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je penchai	I leaned
tu penchas	you leaned
il pencha	he leaned
elle pencha	she leaned
nous penchâmes	we leaned
vous penchâtes	you leaned
ils penchèrent	they leaned
elles penchèrent	they leaned

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai penché	I have leant
tu as penché	you have leant
il a penché	he has leant
elle a penché	she has leant
nous avons penché	we have leant
vous avez penché	you have leant
ils ont penché	they have leant
elles ont penché	they have leant

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais penché	I had leant
tu avais penché	you had leant
il avait penché	he had leant
elle avait penché	she had leant
nous avions penché	we had leant
vous aviez penché	you had leant
ils avaient penché	they had leant
elles avaient penché	they had leant

Future		Scored
je pencherai	I will lean
tu pencheras	you will lean
il penchera	he will lean
elle penchera	she will lean
nous pencherons	we will lean
vous pencherez	you will lean
ils pencheront	they will lean
elles pencheront	they will lean

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai penché	I will have leant
tu auras penché	you will have leant
il aura penché	he will have leant
elle aura penché	she will have leant
nous aurons penché	we will have leant
vous aurez penché	you will have leant
ils auront penché	they will have leant
elles auront penché	they will have leant

Conditional		Scored
je pencherais	I would lean
tu pencherais	you would lean
il pencherait	he would lean
elle pencherait	she would lean
nous pencherions	we would lean
vous pencheriez	you would lean
ils pencheraient	they would lean
elles pencheraient	they would lean

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais penché	I would have leant
tu aurais penché	you would have leant
il aurait penché	he would have leant
elle aurait penché	she would have leant
nous aurions penché	we would have leant
vous auriez penché	you would have leant
ils auraient penché	they would have leant
elles auraient penché	they would have leant

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je penche	(... that) I lean
(... que) tu penches	(... that) you lean
(... que) il penche	(... that) he leans
(... que) elle penche	(... that) she leans
(... que) nous penchions	(... that) we lean
(... que) vous penchiez	(... that) you lean
(... que) ils penchent	(... that) they lean
(... que) elles penchent	(... that) they lean

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je penchasse	(... that) I was leaning
(... que) tu penchasses	(... that) you were leaning
(... que) il penchât	(... that) he was leaning
(... que) elle penchât	(... that) she was leaning
(... que) nous penchassions	(... that) we were leaning
(... que) vous penchassiez	(... that) you were leaning
(... que) ils penchassent	(... that) they were leaning
(... que) elles penchassent	(... that) they were leaning

Imperative		Scored
penche	Lean
penchons	Let's lean
penchez	Lean

Present Participle		Scored
penchant	leaning

Past Participle		Scored
penché	leant

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