Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Introduction to the verb cuver
The English translation of the French verb cuver is “to recover” or “to sleep off.” It is pronounced as “koo-vay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the verb cuver can be traced back to the Latin word “cuvare” which means “to nurse or to care for.” In everyday French, the verb cuver is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate a past action that has been completed.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai cuvé toute la nuit après la soirée d’hier. (I slept off all night after yesterday’s party.)
- Nous avons cuvé notre fatigue au bord de la mer. (We recovered from our tiredness by the seaside.)
- Il a cuvé son ivresse avant de reprendre la route. (He recovered from his drunkenness before hitting the road again.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cuvé | J’ai cuvé toute la nuit. | I was hungover all night. |
tu | as cuvé | Tu as cuvé ta fierté. | You swallowed your pride. |
il | a cuvé | Il a cuvé son vin. | He downed his wine. |
elle | a cuvé | Elle a cuvé ses larmes. | She cried her heart out. |
on | a cuvé | On a cuvé notre peine. | We drowned our sorrows. |
nous | avons cuvé | Nous avons cuvé notre amour. | We drank to our love. |
vous | avez cuvé | Vous avez cuvé votre déception. | You got over your disappointment. |
ils | ont cuvé | Ils ont cuvé leur ennemi. | They vanquished their enemy. |
elles | ont cuvé | Elles ont cuvé leur colère. | They simmered down their anger. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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