French reference
encourager
to encourage
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I encourage |
| tu | you encourage |
| il/elle/on | he/she encourages |
| nous | we encourage |
| vous | you (plural/formal) encourage |
| ils/elles | they encourage |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I encouraged; I have encouraged |
| tu | you encouraged; you have encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she encouraged; he/she has encouraged |
| nous | we encouraged; we have encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) encouraged; you (plural/formal) have encouraged |
| ils/elles | they encouraged; they have encouraged |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to encourage |
| tu | you used to encourage |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to encourage |
| nous | we used to encourage |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to encourage |
| ils/elles | they used to encourage |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had encouraged |
| tu | you had encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she had encouraged |
| nous | we had encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had encouraged |
| ils/elles | they had encouraged |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will encourage |
| tu | you will encourage |
| il/elle/on | he/she will encourage |
| nous | we will encourage |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will encourage |
| ils/elles | they will encourage |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have encouraged |
| tu | you will have encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have encouraged |
| nous | we will have encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have encouraged |
| ils/elles | they will have encouraged |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to encourage |
| tu | you are going to encourage |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to encourage |
| nous | we are going to encourage |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to encourage |
| ils/elles | they are going to encourage |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just encouraged |
| tu | you have just encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just encouraged |
| nous | we have just encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just encouraged |
| ils/elles | they have just encouraged |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I encouraged |
| tu | you encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she encouraged |
| nous | we encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) encouraged |
| ils/elles | they encouraged |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had encouraged |
| tu | you had encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she had encouraged |
| nous | we had encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had encouraged |
| ils/elles | they had encouraged |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would encourage |
| tu | you would encourage |
| il/elle/on | he/she would encourage |
| nous | we would encourage |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would encourage |
| ils/elles | they would encourage |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have encouraged |
| tu | you would have encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have encouraged |
| nous | we would have encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have encouraged |
| ils/elles | they would have encouraged |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have encouraged |
| tu | you would have encouraged |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have encouraged |
| nous | we would have encouraged |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have encouraged |
| ils/elles | they would have encouraged |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I encourage |
| tu | (that) you encourage |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she encourages |
| nous | (that) we encourage |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) encourage |
| ils/elles | (that) they encourage |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have encouraged |
| tu | (that) you have encouraged |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has encouraged |
| nous | (that) we have encouraged |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have encouraged |
| ils/elles | (that) they have encouraged |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I encouraged |
| tu | (that) you encouraged |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she encouraged |
| nous | (that) we encouraged |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) encouraged |
| ils/elles | (that) they encouraged |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had encouraged |
| tu | (that) you had encouraged |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had encouraged |
| nous | (that) we had encouraged |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had encouraged |
| ils/elles | (that) they had encouraged |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | encourage! |
| nous | let's encourage! |
| vous | encourage! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have encouraged by then! |
| nous | let's have encouraged by then! |
| vous | have encouraged by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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