pecher

pecher

See also: pécher and pêcher

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French pechier, from Latin pecco, peccare.

Verb

pecher

1. to sin (commit sin)

Conjugation

• Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

   Conjugation of pecher

		simple			compound
infinitive		pecher			avoir peché
gerund		en pechant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		pechant
past participle		peché
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ie (may be i' before a vowel)	tu	il	nous	vous	ilz, elles
simple tenses	present	peche	peches	peche	pechons	pechez	pechent
	imperfect	pechois, pechoys	pechois, pechoys	pechoit, pechoyt	pechions, pechyons	pechiez, pechyez	pechoient, pechoyent
	past historic	pecha	pechas	pecha	pechasmes	pechastes	pecherent
	future	pecherai, pecheray	pecheras	pechera	pecherons	pecherez	pecheront
	conditional	pecherois, pecheroys	pecherois, pecheroys	pecheroit, pecheroyt	pecherions, pecheryons	pecheriez, pecheryez	pecheroient, pecheroyent
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 past historic 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 ie	que tu	qu'il	que nous	que vous	qu'ilz, qu'elles
simple tenses	present	peche	peches	peche	pechons	pechez	pechent
	imperfect	pechasse	pechasses	pechast	pechassions	pechassiez	pechassent
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	–	nous	vous	–
		—	peche	—	pechons	pechez	—

Related terms

• peché

Descendants

• French: pécher