Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Introduction to the verb caver
The English translation of the French verb caver is “to give in/to cave in”. It is pronounced as “kah-ver”.
The word “caver” comes from the Latin word “cavare”, meaning “to hollow out”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express an action that has already happened in the past and is before another past action.
Three simple examples of caver in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations, are:
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J’avais peur qu’il eût cédé sous la pression. (I was afraid he had caved under pressure.)
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Il doutait que nous eussions abandonné si facilement. (He doubted that we had given in so easily.)
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Je craignais que tu eusses avoué la vérité. (I was afraid you had confessed the truth.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of caver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse cavié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse cavié. | I wish I had caved. |
tu | eusses cavié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses cavié. | I wish you had caved. |
il | eût cavié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût cavié. | I wish he had caved. |
elle | eût cavié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût cavié. | I wish she had caved. |
on | eût cavié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût cavié. | I wish one had caved. |
nous | eussions cavié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions cavié. | I wish we had caved. |
vous | eussiez cavié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez cavié. | I wish you had caved. |
ils | eussent cavié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent cavié. | I wish they had caved. |
elles | eussent cavié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent cavié. | I wish they had caved. |
Other Conjugations for Caver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb caver
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Caver – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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