Tuesday, January 7, 2020
How Is Dépenser (to Spend) Conjugated in French
In French, the verb dà ©penser means to spend. As with all verbs, when you want to place it into the past tense spent or the future tense will spend, a conjugation is required. This ones relatively straightforward and a quick lesson will walk you through the various verb forms. Conjugating the French Verb Dà ©penser Dà ©penser is a regular -ER verb and it follows a standard conjugation pattern in the verb endings. This means that once you learn how this word changes, you can apply the knowledge to similar verbs like dà ©barquer (to land) and dà ©barrasser (to clear), among many others. When conjugating the verb, you will attach a new ending to the verb stem dà ©pens- for each subject pronoun as well as each tense. For instance, I spend is je dà ©pense and we will spend is nous dà ©penserons. Subject Present Future Imperfect je dpense dpenserai dpensais tu dpenses dpenseras dpensais il dpense dpensera dpensait nous dpensons dpenserons dpensions vous dpensez dpenserez dpensiez ils dpensent dpenseront dpensaient The Present Participle of Dà ©penser To form the present participle, the ending -ant is added to the verb stem. This produces dà ©pensant and it works as a verb as well as an adjective, gerund, or noun. Another Common Past Tense Form You can use either the imperfect or the passà © composà ©Ã‚ to express the past tense of dà ©penser. For the latter, first conjugate the auxiliary verb avoir, then attach the past participle dà ©pensà ©. As an example, I spent becomes jai dà ©pensà © and we did spend is nous avons dà ©pensà ©. More Simple Dà ©penser Conjugations Those are the most common and simple verb conjugations for dà ©penser. At times, you may encounter or need to use one of the following forms. The subjunctive and conditional verb moods are used when there is some degree of question or uncertainty to the verbs action. The passà © simple and imperfect subjunctive are most often found in writing. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je dpense dpenserais dpensai dpensasse tu dpenses dpenserais dpensas dpensasses il dpense dpenserait dpensa dpenst nous dpensions dpenserions dpensmes dpensassions vous dpensiez dpenseriez dpenstes dpensassiez ils dpensent dpenseraient dpensrent dpensassent The imperative verb form of dà ©penser may also be useful. When using it, the subject pronoun is not required: simplify tu dà ©pense to dà ©pense. Imperative (tu) dpense (nous) dpensons (vous) dpensez
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