Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Introduction to the verb couver
The English translation of the French verb couver is “to brood” or “to hatch.” It is pronounced “koo-vay.”
Couver comes from the Old French word “cover” meaning “to incubate” or “to cover.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of an animal sitting on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express an action that had already been completed before another event or action took place.
Examples:
- J’espérais qu’elle ait couvé les œufs avant que je rentre à la maison. (I was hoping she had brooded the eggs before I came home.)
- Il semblait qu’il eût couvé un plan depuis longtemps. (It seemed like he had been hatching a plan for a long time.)
- Nous craignions qu’ils n’eussent couvé le virus avant de se mettre en quarantaine. (We were afraid they had incubated the virus before going into quarantine.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of couver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse couvé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse couvé. | I wish I had sat on. |
tu | eusses couvé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses couvé. | I wish you had sat on. |
il | eût couvé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût couvé. | I wish he had sat on. |
elle | eût couvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût couvé. | I wish she had sat on. |
on | eût couvé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût couvé. | I wish one had sat on. |
nous | eussions couvé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions couvé. | I wish we had sat on. |
vous | eussiez couvé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez couvé. | I wish you had sat on. |
ils | eussent couvé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent couvé. | I wish they had sat on. |
elles | eussent couvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent couvé. | I wish they had sat on. |
Other Conjugations for Couver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couver
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Couver – 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
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