French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | encourage | encourageais | encouragerai | encouragerais | encourage | encourageasse | ||
| tu | encourages | encourageais | encourageras | encouragerais | encourages | encourageasses | ||
| il | encourage | encourageait | encouragera | encouragerait | encourage | encourageât | ||
| nous | encourageons | encouragions | encouragerons | encouragerions | encouragions | encourageassions | ||
| vous | encouragez | encouragiez | encouragerez | encourageriez | encouragiez | encourageassiez | ||
| ils | encouragent | encourageaient | encourageront | encourageraient | encouragent | encourageassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai encouragé | avais encouragé | aurai encouragé | aurais encouragé | aie encouragé | eusse encouragé | ||
| tu | as encouragé | avais encouragé | auras encouragé | aurais encouragé | aies encouragé | eusses encouragé | ||
| il | a encouragé | avait encouragé | aura encouragé | aurait encouragé | ait encouragé | eût encouragé | ||
| nous | avons encouragé | avions encouragé | aurons encouragé | aurions encouragé | ayons encouragé | eussions encouragé | ||
| vous | avez encouragé | aviez encouragé | aurez encouragé | auriez encouragé | ayez encouragé | eussiez encouragé | ||
| ils | ont encouragé | avaient encouragé | auront encouragé | auraient encouragé | aient encouragé | eussent encouragé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | encourageai | eus encouragé | (tu) | encourage | Present | encourageant | ||
| tu | encourageas | eus encouragé | (nous) | encourageons | Past | encouragé | ||
| il | encouragea | eut encouragé | (vous) | encouragez | Perfect | ayant encouragé | ||
| nous | encourageâmes | eûmes encouragé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | encourageâtes | eûtes encouragé | (tu) | aie encouragé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | encouragèrent | eurent encouragé | (nous) | ayons encouragé | avoir encouragé | |||
| (vous) | ayez encouragé | |||||||
Encourager is a spelling change verb (g to ge).
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