Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb encuver
Introduction to the verb encuver
The English translation of the French verb encuver is “to cover up” or “to conceal.” The infinitive form of encuver is pronounced as “ahn-koo-vay.”
The word encuver comes from the old French word “covrir,” which means “to cover.” It is derived from the Latin word “cooperire,” which has the same meaning. Encuver is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense that refers to an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Examples of encuver in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
- J’avais encouvé mes sentiments pour lui avant de partir en voyage. (I had covered up my feelings for him before leaving on a trip.)
- Les journalistes avaient encouvé l’affaire pour éviter tout scandale. (The journalists had covered up the story to avoid any scandal.)
- Elle avait encouvé son passé douloureux et recommencé une nouvelle vie. (She had covered up her painful past and started a new life.)
In these examples, encuver is used to indicate that the action of covering up had already been completed before another past action. It is commonly used in storytelling or narration to add depth and detail to a past event.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of encuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais encuvé | J’avais encuvé le vin. | I had aged the wine. |
tu | tu avais encuvé | Tu avais encuvé ta bière. | You had aged your beer. |
il | il avait encuvé | Il avait encuvé le cidre. | He had aged the cider. |
elle | elle avait encuvé | Elle avait encuvé son vin. | She had aged her wine. |
on | on avait encuvé | On avait encuvé le rhum. | One had aged the rum. |
nous | nous avions encuvé | Nous avions encuvé le whisky. | We had aged the whisky. |
vous | vous aviez encuvé | Vous aviez encuvé le cognac. | You had aged the cognac. |
ils | ils avaient encuvé | Ils avaient encuvé le champagne. | They had aged the champagne. |
elles | elles avaient encuvé | Elles avaient encuvé la liqueur. | They had aged the liqueur. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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