cumencier
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -ier, with a palatal stem. These verbs are conjugated mostly like verbs in -er, but there is an extra i before the e of some endings. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | cumencier | avoir cumencié | |||||
gerund | en cumençant | gerund of avoir + past participle | |||||
present participle | cumençant | ||||||
past participle | cumencié | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses |
present | cumenz | cumences | cumence | cumençons | cumenciez | cumencent |
imperfect | cumençoie, cumenceie, cumençoe, cumencieve | cumençoies, cumenceies, cumençoes, cumencieves | cumençoit, cumenceit, cumençot, cumencieve | cumenciiens, cumenciens | cumenciiez, cumenciez | cumençoient, cumenceient, cumençoent, cumencievent | |
preterite | cumençai | cumenças | cumença | cumençames | cumençastes | cumencierent | |
future | cumencerai | cumenceras | cumencera | cumencerons | cumenceroiz, cumencereiz, cumencerez | cumenceront | |
conditional | cumenceroie, cumencereie | cumenceroies, cumencereies | cumenceroit, cumencereit | cumenceriiens, cumenceriens | cumenceriiez, cumenceriez | cumenceroient, cumencereient | |
compound tenses |
present perfect | present tense of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
past anterior | preterite tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
future perfect | future tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | conditional tense of avoir + past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses |
present | cumenz | cumenz | cumenzt | cumençons | cumenciez | cumencent |
imperfect | cumençasse | cumençasses | cumençast | cumencissons, cumencissiens | cumencissoiz, cumencissez, cumencissiez | cumençassent | |
compound tenses |
past | present subjunctive of avoir + past participle | |||||
pluperfect | imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | cumence | — | cumençons | cumenciez | — |