pencer

Old French

Verb

pencer

1. (rare) Alternative form of penser

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of pencer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		pencer			avoir pencé
gerund		en pençant			gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle		pençant
past participle		pencé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	il	nos	vos	il
simple tenses	present	penz	pences	pence	pençons	pencez	pencent
	imperfect	pençoie, penceie, pençoe, penceve	pençoies, penceies, pençoes, penceves	pençoit, penceit, pençot, penceve	penciiens, penciens	penciiez, penciez	pençoient, penceient, pençoent, pencevent
	preterite	pençai	penças	pença	pençames	pençastes	pencerent
	future	pencerai	penceras	pencera	pencerons	penceroiz, pencereiz, pencerez	penceront
	conditional	penceroie, pencereie	penceroies, pencereies	penceroit, pencereit	penceriiens, penceriens	penceriiez, penceriez	penceroient, pencereient
compound tenses	present perfect	present tense of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
	past anterior	preterite tense of avoir + past participle
	future perfect	future tense of avoir + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive		que jo	que tu	qu’il	que nos	que vos	qu’il
simple tenses	present	penz	penz	penzt	pençons	pencez	pencent
	imperfect	pençasse	pençasses	pençast	pencissons, pencissiens	pencissoiz, pencissez, pencissiez	pençassent
compound tenses	past	present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nos	vos	–
		—	pence	—	pençons	pencez	—

Noun

pencer oblique singular, m (oblique plural pencers, nominative singular pencers, nominative plural pencer)

1. thought