Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) 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 as “koor-bay.”
The verb courber comes from the Latin word “curvare,” meaning to bend or to arch. It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or event in the present or future.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Si tu étais plus souple, tu pourrais courber ton corps pour toucher tes pieds. (If you were more flexible, you could bend your body to touch your feet.)
- Je courberais mes règles pour te permettre de participer à cette activité. (I would bend my rules to allow you to participate in this activity.)
- Ils courberaient leur fierté pour obtenir cet emploi. (They would bend their pride to get this job.)
The English translations for these sentences are:
- If you were more flexible, you could bend your body to touch your feet.
- I would bend my rules to allow you to participate in this activity.
- They would bend their pride to get this job.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of courber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | courberais | Je courberais pour l’art. | I would bend for art. |
tu | courberais | Tu courberais facilement. | You would bend easily. |
il | courberait | Il courberait la tige. | He would bend the stem. |
elle | courberait | Elle courberait le papier. | She would bend the paper. |
on | courberait | On courberait sous la pression. | One would bend under pressure. |
nous | courberions | Nous courberions pour l’amour. | We would bend for love. |
vous | courberiez | Vous courberiez pour la cause. | You would bend for the cause. |
ils | courberaient | Ils courberaient la règle. | They would bend the rule. |
elles | courberaient | Elles courberaient le bois. | They would bend the wood. |
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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