Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Introduction to the verb cuver
The English translation of the French verb cuver is “to recover” or “to sober up.” It is pronounced as “koo-vay” in its infinitive form.
The word cuver comes from the Latin word “cubare,” meaning “to lie down.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or future action that is dependent on a condition being met.
Here are three simple examples of cuver in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Si je buvais moins, je cuverais moins le lendemain. (If I drank less, I would recover less the next day.)
- Il cuverait sûrement sa soirée en regardant la télévision. (He would most likely sober up his night by watching TV.)
- Nous cuverions sans doute nos excès avec un bon petit-déjeuner. (We would probably recover from our excesses with a good breakfast.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of cuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cuverais | Je cuverais mon vin. | I would let my wine settle. |
tu | cuverais | Tu cuverais mieux que moi. | You would let it settle better than me. |
il | cuverait | Il cuverait sa bière. | He would let his beer settle. |
elle | cuverait | Elle cuverait son champagne. | She would let her champagne settle. |
on | cuverait | On cuverait ensemble. | We would let it settle together. |
nous | cuverions | Nous cuverions trop vite. | We would let it settle too quickly. |
vous | cuveriez | Vous cuveriez longtemps. | You would let it settle for a long time. |
ils | cuveraient | Ils cuveraient tranquillement. | They would let it settle calmly. |
elles | cuveraient | Elles cuveraient en silence. | They would let it settle in silence. |
Other Conjugations for Cuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
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Cuver – 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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