Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Introduction to the verb cuver
The English translation of the French verb cuver is “to stew” or “to simmer.”
The infinitive form of cuver is pronounced “koo-vay.”
Cuver comes from the Latin word “cubare,” meaning “to lie down.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed in the past before another action that also took place in the past.
Example 1: J’ai cuvé le ragoût avant de le servir. (I had stewed the stew before serving it.)
Example 2: Il avait cuvé la viande pendant trois heures. (He had simmered the meat for three hours.)
Example 3: Nous avions cuvé les légumes avant de les ajouter à la soupe. (We had stewed the vegetables before adding them to the soup.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cuvé | I had nursed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cuvé | You had nursed |
il | il eût | Il eût cuvé | He had nursed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cuvé | She had nursed |
on | on eût | On eût cuvé | One had nursed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cuvé | We had nursed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cuvé | You had nursed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cuvé | They had nursed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cuvé | They had nursed |
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 (this article)
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
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 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)
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