pencher

B1#3,285

Hear it

verb

to tilt, tip up
to lean, list
to lean towardsan opinion, idea etc.); to be inclined (to do something
to bend down, lean over
to look into

Forms

Present

I	penche
you	penches
he, she, it	penche
we	penchons
you (plural)	penchez
they	penchent

Imperfect

I	penchais
you	penchais
he, she, it	penchait
we	penchions
you (plural)	penchiez
they	penchaient

Past historic

I	penchai
you	penchas
he, she, it	pencha
we	penchâmes
you (plural)	penchâtes
they	penchèrent

Future

I	pencherai
you	pencheras
he, she, it	penchera
we	pencherons
you (plural)	pencherez
they	pencheront

Conditional

I	pencherais
you	pencherais
he, she, it	pencherait
we	pencherions
you (plural)	pencheriez
they	pencheraient

Subjunctive

I	penche
you	penches
he, she, it	penche
we	penchions
you (plural)	penchiez
they	penchent

Imperfect subjunctive

I	penchasse
you	penchasses
he, she, it	penchât
we	penchassions
you (plural)	penchassiez
they	penchassent

Imperative

you	penche
we	penchons
you (plural)	penchez

Other forms

infinitive	pencher
past participle	penché
gerund	penchant

More forms are in the app.

Used in the library

Oui, avec la tour penchée. Et à droite, le fleuve et le pont Jacques-Cartier.Yes, with the leaning tower. And on the right, the river and the Jacques-Cartier Bridge.A2Sur le mont Royal — On Mount Royal
Le père Chapdelaine se pencha en avant, les coudes sur ses genoux, cognant machinalement une de ses mains fermées contre l'autre, avec une moue grave.Father Chapdelaine leaned forward, elbows on his knees, mechanically hitting one of his hands closed against the other, with a serious moth.B1Maria Chapdelaine
Mornac se pencha comme les autres.Mornac leaned like the others.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
Prenez garde! mon jeune ami; vous penchez vers les fausses doctrines, mon jeune ami; vous vous perdrez!Beware! my young friend; you are inclined to false doctrines, my young friend; you will be lost!B2Les Trois Mousquetaires

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