Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Introduction to the verb couver
The English translation of the French verb couver is “to brood” or “to hatch.” The infinitive form of couver is pronounced “koo-vay.”
Couver comes from the Old French word “covrir,” meaning “to cover,” and is related to the Latin word “cooperire,” also meaning “to cover.” In everyday French, couver is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which expresses a hypothetical or unfulfilled action in the present.
Three examples of couver in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their English translations are:
- Si j’avais des poules, je les couverais moi-même. (If I had chickens, I would brood them myself.)
- Je couverais les œufs jusqu’à ce qu’ils éclosent. (I would hatch the eggs until they hatch.)
- Tu couverais tes rêves si tu n’avais pas peur de les réaliser. (You would nurture your dreams if you weren’t afraid of making them come true.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of couver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | couverais | Je couverais les œufs. | I would brood over the eggs. |
tu | couverais | Tu couverais l’oiseau. | You would brood over the bird. |
il | couverait | Il couverait les poussins. | He would brood over the chicks. |
elle | couverait | Elle couverait la couvée. | She would brood over the brood. |
on | couverait | On couverait ses œufs. | One would brood over their eggs. |
nous | couverions | Nous couverions les œufs. | We would brood over the eggs. |
vous | couveriez | Vous couveriez le nid. | You would brood over the nest. |
ils | couveraient | Ils couveraient les œufs. | They would brood over the eggs. |
elles | couveraient | Elles couveraient les oisillons. | They would brood over the fledglings. |
Other Conjugations for Couver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
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Couver – 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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