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couvrir
to cover
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I cover |
| tu | you cover |
| il/elle/on | he/she covers |
| nous | we cover |
| vous | you (plural/formal) cover |
| ils/elles | they cover |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I covered; I have covered |
| tu | you covered; you have covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she covered; he/she has covered |
| nous | we covered; we have covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) covered; you (plural/formal) have covered |
| ils/elles | they covered; they have covered |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to cover |
| tu | you used to cover |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to cover |
| nous | we used to cover |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to cover |
| ils/elles | they used to cover |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had covered |
| tu | you had covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she had covered |
| nous | we had covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had covered |
| ils/elles | they had covered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will cover |
| tu | you will cover |
| il/elle/on | he/she will cover |
| nous | we will cover |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will cover |
| ils/elles | they will cover |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have covered |
| tu | you will have covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have covered |
| nous | we will have covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have covered |
| ils/elles | they will have covered |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to cover |
| tu | you are going to cover |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to cover |
| nous | we are going to cover |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to cover |
| ils/elles | they are going to cover |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just covered |
| tu | you have just covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just covered |
| nous | we have just covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just covered |
| ils/elles | they have just covered |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I covered |
| tu | you covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she covered |
| nous | we covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) covered |
| ils/elles | they covered |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had covered |
| tu | you had covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she had covered |
| nous | we had covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had covered |
| ils/elles | they had covered |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would cover |
| tu | you would cover |
| il/elle/on | he/she would cover |
| nous | we would cover |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would cover |
| ils/elles | they would cover |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have covered |
| tu | you would have covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have covered |
| nous | we would have covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have covered |
| ils/elles | they would have covered |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have covered |
| tu | you would have covered |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have covered |
| nous | we would have covered |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have covered |
| ils/elles | they would have covered |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I cover |
| tu | (that) you cover |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she covers |
| nous | (that) we cover |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) cover |
| ils/elles | (that) they cover |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have covered |
| tu | (that) you have covered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has covered |
| nous | (that) we have covered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have covered |
| ils/elles | (that) they have covered |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I covered |
| tu | (that) you covered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she covered |
| nous | (that) we covered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) covered |
| ils/elles | (that) they covered |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had covered |
| tu | (that) you had covered |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had covered |
| nous | (that) we had covered |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had covered |
| ils/elles | (that) they had covered |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | cover! |
| nous | let's cover! |
| vous | cover! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have covered by then! |
| nous | let's have covered by then! |
| vous | have covered by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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