French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | encense | encensais | encenserai | encenserais | encense | encensasse | ||
| tu | encenses | encensais | encenseras | encenserais | encenses | encensasses | ||
| il | encense | encensait | encensera | encenserait | encense | encensât | ||
| nous | encensons | encensions | encenserons | encenserions | encensions | encensassions | ||
| vous | encensez | encensiez | encenserez | encenseriez | encensiez | encensassiez | ||
| ils | encensent | encensaient | encenseront | encenseraient | encensent | encensassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai encensé | avais encensé | aurai encensé | aurais encensé | aie encensé | eusse encensé | ||
| tu | as encensé | avais encensé | auras encensé | aurais encensé | aies encensé | eusses encensé | ||
| il | a encensé | avait encensé | aura encensé | aurait encensé | ait encensé | eût encensé | ||
| nous | avons encensé | avions encensé | aurons encensé | aurions encensé | ayons encensé | eussions encensé | ||
| vous | avez encensé | aviez encensé | aurez encensé | auriez encensé | ayez encensé | eussiez encensé | ||
| ils | ont encensé | avaient encensé | auront encensé | auraient encensé | aient encensé | eussent encensé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | encensai | eus encensé | (tu) | encense | Present | encensant | ||
| tu | encensas | eus encensé | (nous) | encensons | Past | encensé | ||
| il | encensa | eut encensé | (vous) | encensez | Perfect | ayant encensé | ||
| nous | encensâmes | eûmes encensé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | encensâtes | eûtes encensé | (tu) | aie encensé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | encensèrent | eurent encensé | (nous) | ayons encensé | avoir encensé | |||
| (vous) | ayez encensé | |||||||
Encenser is a regular -er verb.

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