Key facts

Incliner

To tilt · to tilt/to bend/to incline/to bow

B2Regular
Stem
inclin
Past participle
incliné

Examples

Je penche la tête.

I tilt my head.

Il n'incline pas le corps.

He doesn't lean his body.

Nous inclinions tout.

We were tilting everything.

Nous avons incliné ça.

We tilted that.

Présent

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

Group 1
J'incline
Itilt
Tuinclines
Youtilt
Ilincline
Hetilts
Nousinclinons
Wetilt
Vousinclinez
Youtilt
Ilsinclinent
Theytilt

Futur proche

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

Jevais incliner
Iam going to tilt
Tuvas incliner
Youare going to tilt
Ilva incliner
Heis going to tilt
Nousallons incliner
Weare going to tilt
Vousallez incliner
Youare going to tilt
Ilsvont incliner
Theyare going to tilt

Passé récent

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

Jeviens d'incliner
Ihave just tilted
Tuviens d'incliner
Youhave just tilted
Ilvient d'incliner
Hehas just tilted
Nousvenons d'incliner
Wehave just tilted
Vousvenez d'incliner
Youhave just tilted
Ilsviennent d'incliner
Theyhave just tilted

Passé composé

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

J'ai incliné
Ihave tilted
Tuas incliné
Youhave tilted
Ila incliné
Hehas tilted
Nousavons incliné
Wehave tilted
Vousavez incliné
Youhave tilted
Ilsont incliné
Theyhave tilted

Conditionnel présent

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

J'inclinerais
Iwould tilt
Tuinclinerais
Youwould tilt
Ilinclinerait
Hewould tilt
Nousinclinerions
Wewould tilt
Vousinclineriez
Youwould tilt
Ilsinclineraient
Theywould tilt

Futur simple

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

J'inclinerai
Iwill tilt
Tuinclineras
Youwill tilt
Ilinclinera
Hewill tilt
Nousinclinerons
Wewill tilt
Vousinclinerez
Youwill tilt
Ilsinclineront
Theywill tilt

Imparfait

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

J'inclinais
Iwas tilting
Tuinclinais
Youwere tilting
Ilinclinait
Hewas tilting
Nousinclinions
Were tilting
Vousincliniez
Youwere tilting
Ilsinclinaient
Theywere tilting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)incline
Youtilt
(Nous)inclinons
Wetilt
(Vous)inclinez
Youtilt

Participe présent

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

inclinant
tilting

Gérondif présent

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

en inclinant
tilting

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