Le Present (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 sit on (eggs)”. The infinitive form “couver” is pronounced as “koo-veh”. The word “couver” comes from the Latin word “covēre” meaning “to cover”. In everyday French, it is most often used to refer to the action of a bird incubating eggs or a person tending to something with care. Here are three examples of its usage with their English translations:
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La poule couve ses œufs.
(The hen is brooding her eggs.) -
Elle couve une idée depuis longtemps.
(She has been nurturing an idea for a long time.) -
Le chat couve sa proie, prêt à attaquer.
(The cat is sitting on its prey, ready to attack.)
Couver – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of couver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | couve | Je couve un œuf. | I am brooding an egg. |
tu | couves | Tu couves une poule. | You are brooding a hen. |
il | couve | Il couve sa progéniture. | He is brooding his offspring. |
elle | couve | Elle couve des œufs. | She is brooding eggs. |
on | couve | On couve une couvée. | One is brooding a brood. |
nous | couvons | Nous couvons un nid. | We are brooding a nest. |
vous | couvez | Vous couvez toutes les espèces. | You are brooding all species. |
ils | couvent | Ils couvent leurs œufs. | They are brooding their eggs. |
elles | couvent | Elles couvent leurs petits. | They are brooding their young ones. |
Other Conjugations for Couver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couver (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
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