Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Introduction to the verb encuver
The English translation of the French verb encuver is “to cover up.” It is pronounced as “ahn-koo-vay.”
The origin of the word encuver can be traced back to the Old French word “couver,” meaning “to cover.” It is derived from the Latin word “cooperire,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, encuver is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
- J’ai encouvé mes cheveux avec un foulard. (I covered up my hair with a scarf.)
- Les journalistes ont encouvé le scandale. (The journalists covered up the scandal.)
- Nous avons encouvé la bouteille avec un bouchon. (We covered up the bottle with a cork.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of encuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai encuvé | J’ai encuvé le vin. | I put the wine in a barrel. |
tu | as encuvé | Tu as encuvé le cidre. | You put the cider in a barrel. |
il | a encuvé | Il a encuvé la bière. | He put the beer in a barrel. |
elle | a encuvé | Elle a encuvé le lait. | She put the milk in a barrel. |
on | a encuvé | On a encuvé l’eau. | We put the water in a barrel. |
nous | avons encuvé | Nous avons encuvé le jus de fruits. | We put the fruit juice in a barrel. |
vous | avez encuvé | Vous avez encuvé le vin rouge. | You put the red wine in a barrel. |
ils | ont encuvé | Ils ont encuvé le champagne. | They put the champagne in a barrel. |
elles | ont encuvé | Elles ont encuvé le cognac. | They put the cognac in a barrel. |
Other Conjugations for Encuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
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Encuver – 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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