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pencher

to stoop

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Conjugation of pencher

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je penche
I stoop
tu penches
you stoop
il/elle/on penche
he/she/it stoops
nous penchons
we stoop
vous penchez
you all stoop
ils/elles penchent
they stoop
Present perfect tense
j’ai penché
I stooped
tu as penché
you stooped
il/elle/on a penché
he/she/it stooped
nous avons penché
we stooped
vous avez penché
you all stooped
ils/elles ont penché
they stooped
Past impf. tense
je penchais
I was stooping
tu penchais
you were stooping
il/elle/on penchait
he/she/it was stooping
nous penchions
we were stooping
vous penchiez
you all were stooping
ils/elles penchaient
they were stooping
Future tense
je pencherai
I will stoop
tu pencheras
you will stoop
il/elle/on penchera
he/she/it will stoop
nous pencherons
we will stoop
vous pencherez
you all will stoop
ils/elles pencheront
they will stoop
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais penché
I had stooped
tu avais penché
you had stooped
il/elle/on avait penché
he/she/it had stooped
nous avions penché
we had stooped
vous aviez penché
you all had stooped
ils/elles avaient penché
they had stooped
Past preterite tense
je penchai
I stooped
tu penchas
you stooped
il/elle/on pencha
he/she/it stooped
nous penchâmes
we stooped
vous penchâtes
you all stooped
ils/elles penchèrent
they stooped
Past anterior tense
j’eus penché
I had stooped
tu eus penché
you had stooped
il/elle/on eut penché
he/she/it had stooped
nous eûmes penché
we had stooped
vous eûtes penché
you all had stooped
ils/elles eurent penché
they had stooped
Future perfect tense
j’aurai penché
I will have stooped
tu auras penché
you will have stooped
il/elle/on aura penché
he/she/it will have stooped
nous aurons penché
we will have stooped
vous aurez penché
you all will have stooped
ils/elles auront penché
they will have stooped
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je penche
that I stoop
que tu penches
that you stoop
qu’il/elle/on penche
that he/she/it stoop
que nous penchions
that we stoop
que vous penchiez
that you all stoop
qu’ils/elles penchent
that they stoop
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie penché
that I have stooped
que tu aies penché
that you have stooped
qu’il/elle/on ait penché
that he/she/it have stooped
que nous ayons penché
that we have stooped
que vous ayez penché
that you all have stooped
qu’ils/elles aient penché
that they have stooped
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je penchasse
that I would stoop
que tu penchasses
that you would stoop
qu’il/elle/on penchât
that he/she/it would stoop
que nous penchassions
that we would stoop
que vous penchassiez
that you all would stoop
qu’ils/elles penchassent
that they would stoop
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse penché
that I had stooped
que tu eusses penché
that you had stooped
qu’il/elle/on eût penché
that he/she/it had stooped
que nous eussions penché
that we had stooped
que vous eussiez penché
that you all had stooped
qu’ils/elles eussent penché
that they had stooped
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je pencherais
I would stoop
tu pencherais
you would stoop
il/elle/on pencherait
he/she/it would stoop
nous pencherions
we would stoop
vous pencheriez
you all would stoop
ils/elles pencheraient
they would stoop
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais penché
I would have stooped
tu aurais penché
you would have stooped
il/elle/on aurait penché
he/she/it would have stooped
nous aurions penché
we would have stooped
vous auriez penché
you all would have stooped
ils/elles auraient penché
they would have stooped
Imperative mood
-
penche
stoop!
-
penchons
let's stoop!
penchez
stoop!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie penché
have stooped
-
ayons penché
let's have stooped
ayez penché
have stooped
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Examples of pencher

'Je n'ai jamais prévu que tu pourrais vous pencher tellement bas ' 'sur le prétexte de sauver ma vie... ' '... tu as déshonoré mon honneur quand j'étais sans connaissance

'l never expected You could stoop so low' 'On the pretext of saving mY life... . ' '... You have disgraced mY honour when l was unconscious'

- Il a dû se pencher...

- He had to stoop over there...

- Je vais donc devoir me pencher.

- I'll just have to stoop then.

Même si elle est forte, la fée doit se pencher pour compter les grains.

No matter how powerful, the fairy must stoop to count each grain.

Vous devrez vous pencher, mais sans décroiser vos mains.

You will have to stoop, but don't unclasp your hands.

Elle ouvre l'armoire, se penche pour saisir ce qu'elle y a caché.

She hurried into the operating theatre, unlocked the cupboard... stooped down to get the evidence she had hidden there.

Il se penche pour boire, le fleuve s'assèche.

When he stoops to drink the water goes down.

Il se penche pour le ramasser...

He stoops to pick it up...

J'ai pensé: si je me penche le sang va couler, c'est la mort.

I was thinking: if I stoop forward, blood will gush out from the throat. That must be the end of me, I thought.