Conditionnel Passé (Conditional 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.” The infinitive form is pronounced “koor-bay.”
Courber comes from the Latin word “curvare” which means “to curve” or “to bend.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which indicates an action that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Example 1:
Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais courbé les branches de l’arbre.
(If I had had more time, I would have bent the branches of the tree.)
Example 2:
Tu aurais courbé tes genoux pour ramasser la balle.
(You would have bent your knees to pick up the ball.)
Example 3:
Elle aurait courbé la règle pour la plier.
(She would have bent the ruler to fold it.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of courber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais courbé | Si j’avais su, je me serais courbé. | I would have bent down if I had known. |
tu | aurais courbé | Tu aurais courbé la branche. | You would have bent the branch. |
il | aurait courbé | Il aurait courbé la tige. | He would have bent the stem. |
elle | aurait courbé | Elle aurait courbé le papier. | She would have bent the paper. |
on | aurait courbé | On aurait courbé la règle. | One would have bent the ruler. |
nous | aurions courbé | Nous aurions courbé le tuyau. | We would have bent the pipe. |
vous | auriez courbé | Vous auriez courbé le câble. | You would have bent the cable. |
ils | auraient courbé | Ils auraient courbé le bois. | They would have bent the wood. |
elles | auraient courbé | Elles auraient courbé la barre. | They (female) would have bent the bar. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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