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pencer
pencer
Old French
Verb
pencer
- (rare) Alternative form of penser
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of pencer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | pencer | avoir pencé | |||||
| gerund | en pençant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | pençant | ||||||
| past participle | pencé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | penz | pences | pence | pençons | pencez | pencent |
| imperfect | pençoie, penceie, pençoe, penceve | pençoies, penceies, pençoes, penceves | pençoit, penceit, pençot, penceve | penciiens, penciens | penciiez, penciez | pençoient, penceient, pençoent, pencevent | |
| preterite | pençai | penças | pença | pençames | pençastes | pencerent | |
| future | pencerai | penceras | pencera | pencerons | penceroiz, pencereiz, pencerez | penceront | |
| conditional | penceroie, pencereie | penceroies, pencereies | penceroit, pencereit | penceriiens, penceriens | penceriiez, penceriez | penceroient, pencereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | penz | penz | penzt | pençons | pencez | pencent |
| imperfect | pençasse | pençasses | pençast | pencissons, pencissiens | pencissoiz, pencissez, pencissiez | pençassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | pence | — | pençons | pencez | — | ||
Noun
pencer m (oblique plural pencers, nominative singular pencers, nominative plural pencer)