Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Introduction to the verb couver
The English translation of the French verb couver is “to brood/to incubate.” It is pronounced as “koo-vay” in the infinitive form.
The word couver comes from the Old French word “covrir” which means “to cover.” It can be traced back to the Latin word “cooperire.” In everyday French, couver is often used in the Futur Proche tense to talk about future plans or actions.
Examples:
- Je vais couver les œufs cette semaine. (I am going to incubate the eggs this week.)
- Nous allons couver notre projet pendant les prochains mois. (We are going to develop our project over the next few months.)
- Est-ce que tu vas couver un rhume si tu sors sans manteau? (Are you going to catch a cold if you go out without a coat?)
Translation:
- I am going to incubate the eggs this week.
- We are going to develop our project over the next few months.
- Are you going to catch a cold if you go out without a coat?
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of couver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais couver | Je vais couver un œuf. | I am going to incubate an egg. |
tu | vas couver | Tu vas couver un poussin. | You are going to hatch a chick. |
il | va couver | Il va couver une couvée. | He is going to brood a clutch. |
elle | va couver | Elle va couver ses œufs. | She is going to sit on her eggs. |
on | va couver | On va couver des oiseaux. | We/One are going to fledge birds. |
nous | allons couver | Nous allons couver des poules. | We are going to brood chickens. |
vous | allez couver | Vous allez couver des canards. | You are going to hatch some ducks. |
ils | vont couver | Ils vont couver des oisillons. | They are going to incubate fledglings. |
elles | vont couver | Elles vont couver des cigognes. | They are going to brood storks. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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