Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Introduction to the verb incurver
The English translation of the French verb incurver is “to bend/incurve.” The infinitive form of this verb is pronounced “an-kur-vay.”
Incurver comes from the Latin word incurvare, meaning “to bend.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in its infinitive form or in the present tense. In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past unreal action or a hypothetical situation.
Here are three examples of incurver used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’espérais qu’il ait incurvé la tige avant qu’elle ne se casse. (I was hoping he had bent the stem before it broke.)
- Si elle avait écouté mes conseils, elle n’aurait pas incurvé son dos. (If she had listened to my advice, she wouldn’t have bent her back.)
- Nous aurions dû t’aider à incurver le métal avant qu’il ne durcisse. (We should have helped you bend the metal before it hardened.)
In these examples, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express a past action that did not actually happen or a hypothetical situation. Incurver is conjugated in this tense as follows:
j’aie incurvé
tu aies incurvé
il/elle ait incurvé
nous ayons incurvé
vous ayez incurvé
ils/elles aient incurvé
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of incurver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse incurvé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse incurvé. | I wish I had curved. |
tu | eusses incurvé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses incurvé. | I wish you had curved. |
il | eût incurvé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût incurvé. | I wish he had curved. |
elle | eût incurvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût incurvé. | I wish she had curved. |
on | eût incurvé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût incurvé. | I wish one had curved. |
nous | eussions incurvé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions incurvé. | I wish we had curved. |
vous | eussiez incurvé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez incurvé. | I wish you had curved. |
ils | eussent incurvé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent incurvé. | I wish they had curved. |
elles | eussent incurvé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent incurvé. | I wish they had curved. |
Other Conjugations for Incurver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb incurver
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Incurver – 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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