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Conjugation of the French verb graver

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb graver, along with their English translations.

graver is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
graver	to engrave

Present		Scored
je grave	I engrave
tu graves	you engrave
il grave	he engraves
elle grave	she engraves
nous gravons	we engrave
vous gravez	you engrave
ils gravent	they engrave
elles gravent	they engrave

Imperfect		Scored
je gravais	I was engraving
tu gravais	you were engraving
il gravait	he was engraving
elle gravait	she was engraving
nous gravions	we were engraving
vous graviez	you were engraving
ils gravaient	they were engraving
elles gravaient	they were engraving

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je gravai	I engraved
tu gravas	you engraved
il grava	he engraved
elle grava	she engraved
nous gravâmes	we engraved
vous gravâtes	you engraved
ils gravèrent	they engraved
elles gravèrent	they engraved

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai gravé	I have engraved
tu as gravé	you have engraved
il a gravé	he has engraved
elle a gravé	she has engraved
nous avons gravé	we have engraved
vous avez gravé	you have engraved
ils ont gravé	they have engraved
elles ont gravé	they have engraved

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais gravé	I had engraved
tu avais gravé	you had engraved
il avait gravé	he had engraved
elle avait gravé	she had engraved
nous avions gravé	we had engraved
vous aviez gravé	you had engraved
ils avaient gravé	they had engraved
elles avaient gravé	they had engraved

Future		Scored
je graverai	I will engrave
tu graveras	you will engrave
il gravera	he will engrave
elle gravera	she will engrave
nous graverons	we will engrave
vous graverez	you will engrave
ils graveront	they will engrave
elles graveront	they will engrave

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai gravé	I will have engraved
tu auras gravé	you will have engraved
il aura gravé	he will have engraved
elle aura gravé	she will have engraved
nous aurons gravé	we will have engraved
vous aurez gravé	you will have engraved
ils auront gravé	they will have engraved
elles auront gravé	they will have engraved

Conditional		Scored
je graverais	I would engrave
tu graverais	you would engrave
il graverait	he would engrave
elle graverait	she would engrave
nous graverions	we would engrave
vous graveriez	you would engrave
ils graveraient	they would engrave
elles graveraient	they would engrave

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais gravé	I would have engraved
tu aurais gravé	you would have engraved
il aurait gravé	he would have engraved
elle aurait gravé	she would have engraved
nous aurions gravé	we would have engraved
vous auriez gravé	you would have engraved
ils auraient gravé	they would have engraved
elles auraient gravé	they would have engraved

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je grave	(... that) I engrave
(... que) tu graves	(... that) you engrave
(... que) il grave	(... that) he engraves
(... que) elle grave	(... that) she engraves
(... que) nous gravions	(... that) we engrave
(... que) vous graviez	(... that) you engrave
(... que) ils gravent	(... that) they engrave
(... que) elles gravent	(... that) they engrave

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je gravasse	(... that) I was engraving
(... que) tu gravasses	(... that) you were engraving
(... que) il gravât	(... that) he was engraving
(... que) elle gravât	(... that) she was engraving
(... que) nous gravassions	(... that) we were engraving
(... que) vous gravassiez	(... that) you were engraving
(... que) ils gravassent	(... that) they were engraving
(... que) elles gravassent	(... that) they were engraving

Imperative		Scored
grave	Engrave
gravons	Let's engrave
gravez	Engrave

Present Participle		Scored
gravant	engraving

Past Participle		Scored
gravé	engraved

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