The French for compensate, make up for is the verb compenser
To conquer verb learning, conquer the verb patterns
French for compensate, make up for is the regular ER verb compenser, simply presented in our easy-to-use verb conjugation table.
By far the best way to learn and remember verbs such as the French for compensate, make up for - compenser - is to use memory link pictures that will make the process a great deal easier, quicker and more effective.
So, if you want to know how to say compensate, make up for in French, and how to express the verb in all the main tenses, here it is.
The 6 Simple Tenses of the conjugated verb compenser - French for compensate, make up for
GET AUTOMATIC ALERTS OF NEW FREE FRENCH LESSONS |
For regular automatic notification of new additions to this site, of new free French lessons, of new conjugated verbs etc click on the RSS feed button in the box at the top left of the screen, and your PC will automatically get a message whenever a new French lesson appears onsite.
|
Here you’ll learn the conjugations of compenser, which is French for compensate, make up for.
- I compensate, make up for.
- you compensated.
- he will compensate, make up for.
- we would compensate, make up for.
- they may compensate, make up for.
The Verb Conjugation Tables below for compenser, help you to practice your French verb drills both by PRONOUN (vertically), and by TENSE (horizontally). Repeat these over and over again.
VERB CONJUGATION TABLE compenser |
Simple Tenses compenser |
TENSE |
je/j’ |
tu |
il |
nous |
vous |
ils |
Present Présent compensate, make up for |
compense |
compenses |
compense |
compensons |
compensez |
compensent |
Past Imperfect Imparfait compensated |
compensais |
compensais |
compensait |
compensions |
compensiez |
compensaient |
Simple Past Passé Simple compensated |
compensai |
compensas |
compensa |
compensâmes |
compensâtes |
compensèrent |
Future Futur will compensate, make up for |
compenserai |
compenseras |
compensera |
compenserons |
compenserez |
compenseront |
Conditional Conditionnel would compensate, make up for |
compenserais |
compenserais |
compenserait |
compenserions |
compenseriez |
compenseraient |
Subjunctive Subjonctif may compensate, make up for |
compense |
compenses |
compense |
compensions |
compensiez |
compensent |
Compound Tenses compenser |
Present Perfect Passé Composé have compensated |
ai compensé |
as compensé |
a compensé |
avons compensé |
avez compensé |
ont compensé |
Past Perfect Plus-que-Parfait had compensated |
avais compensé |
avais compensé |
avait compensé |
avions compensé |
aviez compensé |
avaient compensé |
Future Perfect Futur Antérieur will have |
aurai compensé |
auras compensé |
aura compensé |
aurons compensé |
aurez compensé |
auront compensé |
Conditional Perfect Conditionnel Passé would have compensated |
aurais compensé |
aurais compensé |
aurait compensé |
aurions compensé |
auriez compensé |
auraient compensé |
Imperative Imperatif compensate, make up for! |
|
compense |
|
compensons |
compensez |
|
Present Indicative Tense conjugations of compenser the French for compensate, make up for
présent de l’indicatif
je compense
- I compensate, make up for
tu compenses
- you compensate, make up for - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on compense
- he, she, it, one compensates
nous compensons
- we compensate, make up for
vous compensez
- you compensate, make up for (formal or plural)
ils, elles compensent
- they compensate, make up for
Imperfect Indicative Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
imparfait de l’indicatif
je compensais
- I compensated
- I was compensating
tu compensais
- you compensated- (familiar or informal)
- you were compensating
il, elle, on compensait
- he, she, it, one compensated
- he, she, it, one was compensating
nous compensions
- we compensated
- we were compensating
vous compensiez
- you compensated- (formal or plural)
- you were compensating
ils, elles compensaient
- they compensated
- they were compensating
Simple Past or Past Definite Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
passé simple
je compensai
- I compensated
tu compensas
- you compensated- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on compensa
- he, she, it, one compensated
nous compensâmes
- we compensated
vous compensâtes
- you compensated- (formal or plural)
ils, elles compensèrent
they compensated
(The
passé simple tense is mainly used in literature and books, and is rarely used in spoken French language).
Future Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
futur
je compenserai
- I will compensate, make up for
tu compenseras
- you will compensate, make up for (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on compensera
- he, she, it, one will compensate, make up for
nous compenserons
- we will compensate, make up for
vous compenserez
- you will compensate, make up for (formal or plural)
ils, elles compenseront
- they will compensate, make up for
Conditional Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
conditionnel
je compenserais
- I would compensate, make up for
tu compenserais
- you would compensate, make up for (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on compenserait
- he, she, it, one would compensate, make up for
nous compenserions
- we would compensate, make up for
vous compenseriez
- you would compensate, make up for (formal or plural)
ils, elles compenseraient
- they would compensate, make up for
Present Subjunctive Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
présent de subjonctif
que je compense
- that I may compensate, make up for
que tu compenses
- that you may compensate, make up for(familiar or informal)
qu’il, qu’elle, qu’on compense
- that he, she, it, one may compensate, make up for
que nous compensions
- that we may compensate, make up for
que vous compensiez
- that you may compensate, make up for(formal or plural)
qu’ils, qu’elles compensent
- that they may compensate, make up for
The Four Compound Tenses of the French for verb compenser - the verb ‘to compensate, make up for’ in French
Past Participle of compenser is:
compensé -compensated.
Seeing that the
past participle is taken and merged with the various conjugations of the verb - to have -
avoir, to create the four French compound tenses, its importance is highlighted. Once you have mastered
avoir, you have mastered the key to constructing compound verbs in French.
- I have compensated
- you had compensated
- he will have compensated
- we would have compensated
Compound Past, Present Perfect or Past Indefinite Tense conjugations of compenser - French for compensate, make up for
passé composé
Here’s the French for compensate, make up for conjugated with all the pronouns in the present perfect tense.
j’ai compensé
- I have compensated or I did compensate, make up for or
- I compensated
tu as compensé
- you have compensated or you did compensate, make up for - (familiar or informal) or
- you compensated
il, elle, on a compensé
- he, she, it, one has compensate, make up for or did compensate, make up for
- he, she, it compensated
nous avons compensé
- we have compensated or we did compensate, make up for
- we compensated
vous avez compensé
- you have compensated or you did compensate, make up for (formal or plural) or
- or we compensated
ils, elles ont compensé
- they have compensated or they did compensate, make up for
- they compensated
Past Perfect Indicative or Pluperfect Tense conjugations of compenser - compensate, make up for in French
plus-que-parfait de l’indicatif
Here’s the French for -compensate, make up for conjugated with all the pronouns in the past perfect tense.
j’avais compensé
- I had compensated
tu avais compensé
- you had compensated- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on avait compensé
- he, she, it, one had compensated
nous avions compensé
- we had compensated
vous aviez compensé
- you had compensated (formal or plural)
ils, elles avaient compensé
- they had compensated
Future Perfect or Future Anterior Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
futur antérieur
j’aurai compensé
- I will have
tu auras compensé
- you will have - (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aura compensé
- he, she, it, one will have
nous aurons compensé
- we will have
vous aurez compensé
- you will have - (formal or plural)
ils, elles auront compensé
- they will have
Conditional Perfect Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
conditionnel passé
j’aurais compensé
- I would have compensated
tu aurais compensé
- you would have compensated- (familiar or informal)
il, elle, on aurait compensé
- he, she, it, one would have compensated
nous aurions compensé
- we would have compensated
vous auriez compensé
- you would have compensated- (formal or plural)
ils, elles auraient compensé
- they would have compensated
Imperative Tense conjugations of compenser, the French for compensate, make up for
impératif
compense
- compensate, make up for!
compensons
- let’s compensate, make up for!
compensez
- compensate, make up for!
Present Participle
of compenser
compensant - compensating
Menu of Conjugated French verbs like compenser the French for compensate, make up for
Learn French Help - the free online resource for students and learners of French
Transcity Properties Ltd, 32 Alverton, Great Linford, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK14 5EF, United Kingdom serving French on a web-plate to the world. ©
Learn the verb in French for compensate, make up for which is compenser conjugated here online.
Enjoy this page? Please pass it on. Here's how...
Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?
- Click on the HTML link code below.
- Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment,
your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.