Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Introduction to the verb courber
The English translation of the French verb courber is “to bend.” It is pronounced “koor-beh” in its infinitive form.
The word “courber” comes from the Old French word “courber” which means “to curve, bend, bow,” derived from the Latin word “curvare.” In everyday French, “courber” is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the subjunctive mood.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais préféré que tu aies courbé la branche au lieu de la couper. (I would have preferred that you had bent the branch instead of cutting it.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons courbé la vérité pour protéger notre ami. (We had to bend the truth to protect our friend.)
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Je regrette qu’elle n’ait pas courbé son orgueil et qu’elle ait continué à se disputer avec ses collègues. (I regret that she didn’t bend her pride and continued to argue with her colleagues.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of courber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse courbé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse courbé. | I wish I had bent. |
tu | eusses courbé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses courbé. | I wish you had bent. |
il | eût courbé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût courbé. | I wish he had bent. |
elle | eût courbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût courbé. | I wish she had bent. |
on | eût courbé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût courbé. | I wish one had bent. |
nous | eussions courbé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions courbé. | I wish we had bent. |
vous | eussiez courbé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez courbé. | I wish you had bent. |
ils | eussent courbé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent courbé. | I wish they had bent. |
elles | eussent courbé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent courbé. | I wish they had bent. |
Other Conjugations for Courber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courber
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Courber – 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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