All verbs

/ɑ̃kuʁaʒe/to encourageB1

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object · à — Takes a direct object, and à + infinitive

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
encourageons
Presentprésentfollows the rule

Singular — the short stem

encourag-+-e -es -e

Presentprésentfollows the rule

Plural — the nous stem

encourage-+-ons -ez -ent

Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

encourage-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

encourage-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

encourag-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
encourager
Simple futurefutur-simplefollows the rule

encourager-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

encourager-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

encourager

Past participle
encouragé

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

encouragé

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

encouragé

Conjugation

présent
Ij'encourage/ʒɑ̃kuʁaʒ/I encourage
youtu encourages/ty ɑ̃kuʁaʒ/you encourage
he/sheil encourage/il ɑ̃kuʁaʒ/he encourages
wenous encourageons/nuz ɑ̃kuʁaʒɔ̃/we encourage
youvous encouragez/vuz ɑ̃kuʁaʒe/you encourage
theyils encouragent/ilz ɑ̃kuʁaʒ/they encourage

Examples

  • Je t'encourage.

    /ʒə tɑ̃.ku.ʁaʒ/

    I'm rooting for you.

  • Il m'a encouragé à continuer.

    /il ma ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe a kɔ̃.ti.ny.e/

    He encouraged me to keep going.

  • Ils ne l'ont pas encouragé.

    /il nə lɔ̃ pa.z‿ɑ̃.ku.ʁa.ʒe/

    They didn't encourage him.

Set phrases

  • encourager à

    to encourage to

  • Bon courage

    Good luck, keep going

Notes

  • Bon courage ! is said to someone facing something hard — an exam, a long day, a difficult task. It is not "good luck" (bonne chance), which is about chance; bon courage is about endurance.