Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Introduction to the verb courber
The English translation of the French verb courber is “to bend” or “to curve.” The infinitive form of courber is pronounced as “koor-bey.”
The word courber comes from the Latin word “curvare,” meaning “to curve” or “to bend.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how courber is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- J’eus courbé la branche pour la faire entrer dans la voiture. (I had bent the branch to fit it into the car.)
- Tu eus courbé la règle en la pliant. (You had curved the ruler by folding it.)
- Il eut courbé la corde pour la suspendre au plafond. (He had bent the rope to hang it from the ceiling.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of courber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse courbé | I had bent |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses courbé | You had bent |
il | il eût | Il eût courbé | He had bent |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût courbé | She had bent |
on | on eût | On eût courbé | One had bent |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes courbé | We had bent |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes courbé | You had bent |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent courbé | They had bent |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent courbé | They had bent |
Other Conjugations for Courber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
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Courber – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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