Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Introduction to the verb encenser
The English translation of encenser is “to praise,” pronounced as ahn-sahn-say.
The word encenser comes from the Latin word “incensare,” which means “to burn incense.” In Old French, it evolved to mean “to cense” or “to honor with incense,” and eventually took on the meaning of praising or honoring in general.
Encenser is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action. It is formed by adding the endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, or -aient to the infinitive form.
Three examples of encenser in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
- Si j’avais vu son dernier film, je l’aurais encensé. (If I had seen his latest film, I would have praised it.)
- Nous encenserions ses talents si elle acceptait de les montrer. (We would praise her talents if she agreed to show them.)
- Ils encenseraient leurs employés s’ils faisaient de gros bénéfices. (They would praise their employees if they made big profits.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of encenser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encenserais | Je encenserais le chef pour son travail. | I would praise the chef for his work. |
tu | encenserais | Tu encenserais tes parents. | You would praise your parents. |
il | encenserait | Il encenserait son idole. | He would praise his idol. |
elle | encenserait | Elle encenserait ses amis. | She would praise her friends. |
on | encenserait | On encenserait la nouvelle politique. | One would praise the new policy. |
nous | encenserions | Nous encenserions le spectacle. | We would praise the show. |
vous | encenseriez | Vous encenseriez l’artiste. | You would praise the artist. |
ils | encenseraient | Ils encenseraient leurs collègues. | They would praise their colleagues. |
elles | encenseraient | Elles encenseraient le film. | They would praise the movie. |
Other Conjugations for Encenser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encenser
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Encenser – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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