French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | penche | penchais | pencherai | pencherais | penche | penchasse | ||
| tu | penches | penchais | pencheras | pencherais | penches | penchasses | ||
| il | penche | penchait | penchera | pencherait | penche | penchât | ||
| nous | penchons | penchions | pencherons | pencherions | penchions | penchassions | ||
| vous | penchez | penchiez | pencherez | pencheriez | penchiez | penchassiez | ||
| ils | penchent | penchaient | pencheront | pencheraient | penchent | penchassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai penché | avais penché | aurai penché | aurais penché | aie penché | eusse penché | ||
| tu | as penché | avais penché | auras penché | aurais penché | aies penché | eusses penché | ||
| il | a penché | avait penché | aura penché | aurait penché | ait penché | eût penché | ||
| nous | avons penché | avions penché | aurons penché | aurions penché | ayons penché | eussions penché | ||
| vous | avez penché | aviez penché | aurez penché | auriez penché | ayez penché | eussiez penché | ||
| ils | ont penché | avaient penché | auront penché | auraient penché | aient penché | eussent penché | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | penchai | eus penché | (tu) | penche | Present | penchant | ||
| tu | penchas | eus penché | (nous) | penchons | Past | penché | ||
| il | pencha | eut penché | (vous) | penchez | Perfect | ayant penché | ||
| nous | penchâmes | eûmes penché | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | penchâtes | eûtes penché | (tu) | aie penché | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | penchèrent | eurent penché | (nous) | ayons penché | avoir penché | |||
| (vous) | ayez penché | |||||||
Pencher is a regular -er verb.
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