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compenser

to compensate


Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jecompense
tucompenses
il/ellecompense
nouscompensons
vouscompensez
ils/ellescompensent

Je compense mes erreurs par un travail acharné.

I compensate for my mistakes with hard work.

Ils compensent le manque de ressources par leur créativité.

They compensate for the lack of resources with their creativity.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai compensé
tuas compensé
il/ellea compensé
nousavons compensé
vousavez compensé
ils/ellesont compensé

Elle a compensé son absence par un cadeau.

She compensated for her absence with a gift.

Nous avons compensé les pertes par des économies.

We compensated for the losses with savings.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jecompenais
tucompenais
il/ellecompenait
nouscompenions
vouscompeniez
ils/ellescompenaient

Quand j'étais jeune, je compensais mon manque de confiance par des efforts supplémentaires.

When I was young, I compensated for my lack of confidence with extra effort.

Ils compensaient souvent leur fatigue par une bonne nuit de sommeil.

They often compensated for their fatigue with a good night's sleep.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jecompenserai
tucompenseras
il/ellecompensera
nouscompenserons
vouscompen serez
ils/ellescompenseront

Je compenserai les frais supplémentaires par une réduction.

I will compensate for the extra costs with a discount.

Nous compenserons les retards par des heures supplémentaires.

We will compensate for the delays with extra hours.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jecompenserais
tucompenserais
il/ellecompenserait
nouscompenserions
vouscompenseriez
ils/ellescompenseraient

Je compenserais mes erreurs si j'avais la chance.

I would compensate for my mistakes if I had the chance.

Ils compenseraient leur manque de temps par une meilleure organisation.

They would compensate for their lack of time with better organization.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jecompense
tucompenses
il/ellecompense
nouscomponsions
vouscompensiez
ils/ellescompensent

Il faut que je compense mes défauts par de bonnes actions.

I need to compensate for my flaws with good deeds.

Bien qu'il soit fatigué, il veut que nous compensions nos efforts.

Even though he is tired, he wants us to compensate for our efforts.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais compensé
tuavais compensé
il/elleavait compensé
nousavions compensé
vousaviez compensé
ils/ellesavaient compensé

J'avais compensé mes erreurs avant de partir.

I had compensated for my mistakes before leaving.

Ils avaient compensé les pertes par des investissements judicieux.

They had compensated for the losses with smart investments.

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Common questions
Is "compenser" regular or irregular in French?
"compenser" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "compenser" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "compenser" conjugates as: compense, compenses, compensons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "compenser" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "compenser" conjugates as: ai compensé, as compensé, avons compensé, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "compenser" in French?
"compenser" (to compensate) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.