poncer

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French

Etymology

From ponce (“pumice”) +‎ -er.

Verb

poncer

  1. to rub down with an abrasive, to sand
  2. (art) to copy with pouncing paper

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of poncer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple poncer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ponçant
/pɔ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle poncé
/pɔ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ponce
/pɔ̃s/ 		ponces
/pɔ̃s/ 		ponce
/pɔ̃s/ 		ponçons
/pɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		poncez
/pɔ̃.se/ 		poncent
/pɔ̃s/
imperfect ponçais
/pɔ̃.sɛ/ 		ponçais
/pɔ̃.sɛ/ 		ponçait
/pɔ̃.sɛ/ 		poncions
/pɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		ponciez
/pɔ̃.sje/ 		ponçaient
/pɔ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 ponçai
/pɔ̃.se/ 		ponças
/pɔ̃.sa/ 		ponça
/pɔ̃.sa/ 		ponçâmes
/pɔ̃.sam/ 		ponçâtes
/pɔ̃.sat/ 		poncèrent
/pɔ̃.sɛʁ/
future poncerai
/pɔ̃.sʁe/ 		ponceras
/pɔ̃.sʁa/ 		poncera
/pɔ̃.sʁa/ 		poncerons
/pɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		poncerez
/pɔ̃.sʁe/ 		ponceront
/pɔ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional poncerais
/pɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		poncerais
/pɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		poncerait
/pɔ̃.sʁɛ/ 		poncerions
/pɔ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		ponceriez
/pɔ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		ponceraient
/pɔ̃.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present ponce
/pɔ̃s/ 		ponces
/pɔ̃s/ 		ponce
/pɔ̃s/ 		poncions
/pɔ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		ponciez
/pɔ̃.sje/ 		poncent
/pɔ̃s/
imperfect2 ponçasse
/pɔ̃.sas/ 		ponçasses
/pɔ̃.sas/ 		ponçât
/pɔ̃.sa/ 		ponçassions
/pɔ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		ponçassiez
/pɔ̃.sa.sje/ 		ponçassent
/pɔ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ponce
/pɔ̃s/ 		— ponçons
/pɔ̃.sɔ̃/ 		poncez
/pɔ̃.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Descendants

  • → German: pausen

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