Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Introduction to the verb incuber
The English translation of the French verb “incuber” is “to brood” or “to incubate.” The infinitive form of “incuber” is pronounced as “aN-koo-beh.”
The word “incuber” comes from the Latin word “incubare,” which means “to lie upon” or “to brood over.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary and formal past tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Simple tense, along with their respective English translations:
- J’incubai mes œufs pendant deux semaines. (I brooded my eggs for two weeks.)
- Il incuba les idées qui lui venaient à l’esprit. (He brooded over the ideas that came to his mind.)
- Les parents incubèrent les œufs avec soin. (The parents incubated the eggs carefully.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is rarely used in spoken French and is mostly found in written literature or formal contexts.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of incuber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | incubai | J’incubai l’œuf. | I incubated the egg. |
Tu | incubas | Tu incubas le projet. | You incubated the project. |
Il | incuba | Il incuba la bactérie. | He incubated the bacteria. |
Elle | incuba | Elle incuba les œufs. | She incubated the eggs. |
On | incuba | On incuba le virus. | One incubated the virus. |
Nous | incubâmes | Nous incubâmes les idées. | We incubated the ideas. |
Vous | incubâtes | Vous incubâtes la startup. | You incubated the startup. |
Ils | incubèrent | Ils incubèrent l’embryon. | They incubated the embryo. |
Elles | incubèrent | Elles incubèrent la semence. | They (feminine) incubated the seed. |
Other Conjugations for Incuber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
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Incuber – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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