Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Introduction to the verb incuber
The English translation of the French verb incuber is “to hatch” or “to brood.” It is pronounced as “ahn-koo-beh.”
The word incuber comes from the Latin word “incubare,” meaning “to lie on.” It was first used in the French language in the late 14th century in the context of hatching eggs. In everyday French, it is most often used to describe the act of a bird sitting on and warming its eggs until they hatch.
In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, incuber is used to express a past action that was completed before another past action. It is often used in a hypothetical or imaginary context.
Here are three simple examples of incuber in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais peur que les poussins n’aient pas éclos parce que la poule n’avait pas assez incubé les œufs. (I was afraid that the chicks wouldn’t have hatched because the hen hadn’t incubated the eggs enough.)
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Nous étions déçus que le nid ne contenait pas d’œufs alors que nous pensions avoir vu une mère oiseau incuber. (We were disappointed that the nest didn’t contain any eggs even though we thought we had seen a mother bird brooding.)
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Il était évident qu’il avait abandonné son projet de faire incuber les œufs de cane. (It was clear that he had given up on his plan to have the duck eggs hatched.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of incuber
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse incubé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse incubé. | I wish I had incubated. |
tu | eusses incubé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses incubé. | I wish you had incubated. |
il | eût incubé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût incubé. | I wish he had incubated. |
elle | eût incubé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût incubé. | I wish she had incubated. |
on | eût incubé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût incubé. | I wish one had incubated. |
nous | eussions incubé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions incubé. | I wish we had incubated. |
vous | eussiez incubé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez incubé. | I wish you had incubated. |
ils | eussent incubé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent incubé. | I wish they had incubated. |
elles | eussent incubé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent incubé. | I wish they had incubated. |
Other Conjugations for Incuber.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incuber
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Incuber – 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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