Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Introduction to the verb caver
The English translation of the French verb caver is “to give in” or “to yield.” It is pronounced as “kah-vay.”
The word caver comes from the Latin “cavare” meaning “to dig” or “to hollow out.” In everyday French, caver is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a wish, a desire, or a hypothetical situation in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Subjonctif Présent tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of caver in the Subjonctif Passé tense and their English translations are:
- J’aurais aimé que tu aies cédé à mes arguments. (I would have liked for you to have given in to my arguments.)
- Nous aurions préféré qu’ils aient cédé plus tôt. (We would have preferred for them to have given in earlier.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait cédé sous la pression. (It is possible that she gave in under pressure.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of caver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cavé | Je doute que j’aie cavé. | I doubt I explored. |
tu | aies cavé | Il est nécessaire que tu aies cavé. | You must have explored. |
il | ait cavé | Il est possible qu’il ait cavé. | It’s possible he explored. |
elle | ait cavé | Elle prétend qu’elle ait cavé. | She claims she explored. |
on | ait cavé | On espère qu’on ait cavé. | We hope we explored. |
nous | ayons cavé | Nous sommes contents que nous ayons cavé. | We are glad that we explored. |
vous | ayez cavé | Il faut que vous ayez cavé. | You must have explored. |
ils | aient cavé | Ils craignent qu’ils aient cavé. | They fear they explored. |
elles | aient cavé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient cavé. | They doubt they explored. |
Other Conjugations for Caver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
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Caver – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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