Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Introduction to the verb encuver
The English translation of the French verb encuver is “to cover up.” It is pronounced as “ahn-koo-vay.”
The word encuver comes from the Old French verb “encovrir,” which means “to cover up.” It is derived from the Latin word “cooperire” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, encuver is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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Si tu étais là, tu m’aiderais à encuver les légumes. (If you were here, you would help me cover up the vegetables.)
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Je pense qu’il encuverait la vérité s’il était interrogé par la police. (I think he would cover up the truth if he was interrogated by the police.)
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Nous encuverions nos fautes si nous avions la possibilité de remonter le temps. (We would cover up our mistakes if we had the ability to go back in time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of encuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | encuverais | J’encuverais plus souvent. | I would drink more often. |
tu | encuverais | Tu encuverais toute la nuit. | You would drink all night. |
il | encuverait | Il encuverait avec modération. | He would drink moderately. |
elle | encuverait | Elle encuverait du vin rouge. | She would drink red wine. |
on | encuverait | On encuverait pour fêter. | One would drink to celebrate. |
nous | encuverions | Nous encuverions en vacances. | We would drink on vacation. |
vous | encuveriez | Vous encuveriez à la soirée. | You would drink at the party. |
ils | encuveraient | Ils encuveraient sans retenue. | They would drink without restraint. |
elles | encuveraient | Elles encuveraient du champagne. | They would drink champagne. |
Other Conjugations for Encuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
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Encuver – 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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