Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Introduction to the verb courber
The English translation of the French verb courber is “to bend” or “to curve.” It is pronounced “koor-bay.”
The language origin of courber comes from the Latin word “curvare,” meaning “to bend.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’aimerais que tu aies courbé la branche. (I wish you had bent the branch.)
- Il était possible que nous ayons courbé la règle. (It was possible that we had bent the ruler.)
- Elle souhaitait que vous ayez courbé vos principes. (She wished that you had bent your principles.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of courber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie courbé | Je suis content que j’aie courbé. | I’m glad I curved. |
tu | aies courbé | Je crains que tu aies courbé. | I’m afraid you curved. |
il | ait courbé | Il veut que tu ait courbé. | He wants it curved. |
elle | ait courbé | Elle doute qu’elle ait courbé. | She doubts she curved. |
on | ait courbé | Nous espérons qu’il ait courbé. | We hope it curved. |
nous | ayons courbé | Nous voulons que nous ayons courbé. | We want us to have curved. |
vous | ayez courbé | Vous espérez que vous ayez courbé. | You hope you curved. |
ils | aient courbé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient courbé. | They doubt they curved. |
elles | aient courbé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient courbé. | They prefer they curved. |
Other Conjugations for Courber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
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Courber – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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