despenser
Old French
Verb
despenser
- to spend (money, etc.)
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of despenser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple | compound | ||||||
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infinitive | despenser | avoir despensé | |||||
gerund | en despensant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
present participle | despensant | ||||||
past participle | despensé | ||||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
simple tenses | present | despens | despenses | despense | despensons | despensez | despensent |
imperfect | despensoie, despenseie, despensoe, despenseve | despensoies, despenseies, despensoes, despenseves | despensoit, despenseit, despensot, despenseve | despensiiens, despensiens | despensiiez, despensiez | despensoient, despenseient, despensoent, despensevent | |
preterite | despensai | despensas | despensa | despensames | despensastes | despenserent | |
future | despenserai | despenseras | despensera | despenserons | despenseroiz, despensereiz, despenserez | despenseront | |
conditional | despenseroie, despensereie | despenseroies, despensereies | despenseroit, despensereit | despenseriiens, despenseriens | despenseriiez, despenseriez | despenseroient, despensereient | |
compound tenses | present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
simple tenses | present | despens | despens | despenst | despensons | despensez | despensent |
imperfect | despensasse | despensasses | despensast | despensissons, despensissiens | despensissoiz, despensissez, despensissiez | despensassent | |
compound tenses | past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
— | despense | — | despensons | despensez | — |
Descendants
- English: dispense (borrowed)
- French: dépenser