French reference
se pencher
to lean, to bend over
Regular · 18 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 lean |
| tu | you lean |
| il/elle/on | he/she leans |
| nous | we lean |
| vous | you (plural/formal) lean |
| ils/elles | they lean |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I leaned; I have leaned |
| tu | you leaned; you have leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she leaned; he/she has leaned |
| nous | we leaned; we have leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) leaned; you (plural/formal) have leaned |
| ils/elles | they leaned; they have leaned |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to lean |
| tu | you used to lean |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to lean |
| nous | we used to lean |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to lean |
| ils/elles | they used to lean |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had leaned |
| tu | you had leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she had leaned |
| nous | we had leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had leaned |
| ils/elles | they had leaned |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will lean |
| tu | you will lean |
| il/elle/on | he/she will lean |
| nous | we will lean |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will lean |
| ils/elles | they will lean |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have leaned |
| tu | you will have leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have leaned |
| nous | we will have leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have leaned |
| ils/elles | they will have leaned |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to lean |
| tu | you are going to lean |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to lean |
| nous | we are going to lean |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to lean |
| ils/elles | they are going to lean |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just leaned |
| tu | you have just leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just leaned |
| nous | we have just leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just leaned |
| ils/elles | they have just leaned |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I leaned |
| tu | you leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she leaned |
| nous | we leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) leaned |
| ils/elles | they leaned |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had leaned |
| tu | you had leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she had leaned |
| nous | we had leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had leaned |
| ils/elles | they had leaned |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would lean |
| tu | you would lean |
| il/elle/on | he/she would lean |
| nous | we would lean |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would lean |
| ils/elles | they would lean |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have leaned |
| tu | you would have leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have leaned |
| nous | we would have leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have leaned |
| ils/elles | they would have leaned |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have leaned |
| tu | you would have leaned |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have leaned |
| nous | we would have leaned |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have leaned |
| ils/elles | they would have leaned |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I lean |
| tu | (that) you lean |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she leans |
| nous | (that) we lean |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) lean |
| ils/elles | (that) they lean |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have leaned |
| tu | (that) you have leaned |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has leaned |
| nous | (that) we have leaned |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have leaned |
| ils/elles | (that) they have leaned |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I leaned |
| tu | (that) you leaned |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she leaned |
| nous | (that) we leaned |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) leaned |
| ils/elles | (that) they leaned |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had leaned |
| tu | (that) you had leaned |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had leaned |
| nous | (that) we had leaned |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had leaned |
| ils/elles | (that) they had leaned |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | lean! |
| nous | let's lean! |
| vous | lean! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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