Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cuver
Introduction to the verb cuver
The English translation of the French verb cuver is “to nurse” or “to recover from.” It is pronounced as “koo-vay” in its infinitive form.
Cuver comes from the Latin word “colere” which means “to cultivate” or “to take care of.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that is uncertain or doubtful.
Examples of cuver in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- J’espère qu’elle a cuvé sa gueule de bois avant la réunion. (I hope she recovered from her hangover before the meeting.)
- Il fallait que je cuvasse mon rhume pour pouvoir sortir ce soir. (I had to nurse my cold in order to go out tonight.)
- Il est possible qu’ils aient cuvé leur chagrin après la rupture. (It’s possible that they recovered from their heartbreak after the breakup.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of cuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie cûvé | Je doute que j’aie cûvé. | I doubt that I sobered up. |
tu | aies cûvé | J’exige que tu aies cûvé. | I demand that you sober up. |
il | ait cûvé | Il est possible qu’il ait cûvé. | It’s possible he sobered up. |
elle | ait cûvé | Elle craint qu’elle ait cûvé. | She fears she sobered up. |
on | ait cûvé | On veut qu’on ait cûvé. | We want it to have been sobered up. |
nous | ayons cûvé | Espérons que nous ayons cûvé. | Let’s hope we sobered up. |
vous | ayez cûvé | Il est important que vous ayez cûvé. | It’s important that you sobered up. |
ils | aient cûvé | Ils doutent qu’ils aient cûvé. | They doubt they sobered up. |
elles | aient cûvé | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient cûvé. | They prefer they sobered up. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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