Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Introduction to the verb caver
The English translation of the French verb caver is “to cave in” or “to give in”.
The infinitive form of caver is pronounced as “ka-vay”.
The word “caver” comes from the Latin verb “cavare”, which means “to dig”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three examples of caver in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
- Si j’avais été là, j’aurais cédé à leurs demandes. (If I had been there, I would have caved in to their demands.)
- Elle aurait craqué et aurait acheté la robe. (She would have given in and bought the dress.)
- Ils auraient dû tenir bon, mais ils ont finalement cédé. (They should have stood their ground, but they ended up caving in.)
In these examples, caver is used to express a situation where someone gave in or gave up in the past, with the use of the conditional tense to indicate that it was a possibility or a hypothetical action.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of caver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais cavé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais cavé. | I would have dug for you. |
tu | aurais cavé | Tu aurais cavé plus tôt. | You would have dug earlier. |
il | aurait cavé | Il aurait cavé la terre. | He would have dug the ground. |
elle | aurait cavé | Elle aurait cavé un trou. | She would have dug a hole. |
on | aurait cavé | On aurait cavé pour trouver de l’eau. | One would have dug to find water. |
nous | aurions cavé | Nous aurions cavé le tunnel. | We would have dug the tunnel. |
vous | auriez cavé | Vous auriez cavé avec eux. | You would have dug with them. |
ils | auraient cavé | Ils auraient cavé pour construire une maison. | They would have dug to build a house. |
elles | auraient cavé | Elles auraient cavé pour trouver un trésor. | They (female) would have dug to find treasure. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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