Key facts

Inciser

To incise · to incise/to cut into

C1Irregular
Model
cer
Stem
incis
Past participle
incisé

Examples

J'incise la peau.

I incise the skin.

Il n'incise pas le sac.

He doesn't incise the bag.

Nous incisions tout.

We were incising everything.

Nous avons incisé le pot.

We incised the jar.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'incise
Incise
Tuincises
Youincise
Ilincise
Heincises
Nousincisons
Weincise
Vousincisez
Youincise
Ilsincisent
Theyincise

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais inciser
Iam going to incise
Tuvas inciser
Youare going to incise
Ilva inciser
Heis going to incise
Nousallons inciser
Weare going to incise
Vousallez inciser
Youare going to incise
Ilsvont inciser
Theyare going to incise

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'inciser
Ihave just incised
Tuviens d'inciser
Youhave just incised
Ilvient d'inciser
Hehas just incised
Nousvenons d'inciser
Wehave just incised
Vousvenez d'inciser
Youhave just incised
Ilsviennent d'inciser
Theyhave just incised

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai incisé
Ihave incised
Tuas incisé
Youhave incised
Ila incisé
Hehas incised
Nousavons incisé
Wehave incised
Vousavez incisé
Youhave incised
Ilsont incisé
Theyhave incised

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'inciserais
Iwould incise
Tuinciserais
Youwould incise
Ilinciserait
Hewould incise
Nousinciserions
Wewould incise
Vousinciseriez
Youwould incise
Ilsinciseraient
Theywould incise

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'inciserai
Iwill incise
Tuinciseras
Youwill incise
Ilincisera
Hewill incise
Nousinciserons
Wewill incise
Vousinciserez
Youwill incise
Ilsinciseront
Theywill incise

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'incisais
Iwas incising
Tuincisais
Youwere incising
Ilincisait
Hewas incising
Nousincisions
Were incising
Vousincisiez
Youwere incising
Ilsincisaient
Theywere incising

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)incise
(Nous)incisons
Weincise
(Vous)incisez
Youincise

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

incisant
incising

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en incisant
incising

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