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encourager

to encourage


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.

jeencourage
tuencourages
il/elleencourage
nousencourageons
vousencouragez
ils/ellesencouragent
2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai encouragé
tuas encouragé
il/ellea encouragé
nousavons encouragé
vousavez encouragé
ils/ellesont encouragé
3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jeencourageais
tuencourageais
il/elleencourageait
nousencouragions
vousencourageiez
ils/ellesencourageaient
4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jeencouragerai
tuencourageras
il/elleencouragera
nousencouragerons
vousencouragerez
ils/ellesencourageront
5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jeencouragerais
tuencouragerais
il/elleencouragerait
nousencouragerions
vousencourageriez
ils/ellesencourageraient
6.

Subjonctif Présent

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

jej'encourage
tutu encourages
il/elleil/elle encourage
nousnous encouragions
vousvous encouragiez
ils/ellesils/elles encouragent
7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

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

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