cultiver

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kyl.ti.ve/
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Verb

cultiver

  1. to cultivate

Conjugation

Conjugation of cultiver (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple cultiver
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple cultivant
/kyl.ti.vɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle cultivé
/kyl.ti.ve/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cultive
/kyl.tiv/ 		cultives
/kyl.tiv/ 		cultive
/kyl.tiv/ 		cultivons
/kyl.ti.vɔ̃/ 		cultivez
/kyl.ti.ve/ 		cultivent
/kyl.tiv/
imperfect cultivais
/kyl.ti.vɛ/ 		cultivais
/kyl.ti.vɛ/ 		cultivait
/kyl.ti.vɛ/ 		cultivions
/kyl.ti.vjɔ̃/ 		cultiviez
/kyl.ti.vje/ 		cultivaient
/kyl.ti.vɛ/
past historic2 cultivai
/kyl.ti.ve/ 		cultivas
/kyl.ti.va/ 		cultiva
/kyl.ti.va/ 		cultivâmes
/kyl.ti.vam/ 		cultivâtes
/kyl.ti.vat/ 		cultivèrent
/kyl.ti.vɛʁ/
future cultiverai
/kyl.ti.vʁe/ 		cultiveras
/kyl.ti.vʁa/ 		cultivera
/kyl.ti.vʁa/ 		cultiverons
/kyl.ti.vʁɔ̃/ 		cultiverez
/kyl.ti.vʁe/ 		cultiveront
/kyl.ti.vʁɔ̃/
conditional cultiverais
/kyl.ti.vʁɛ/ 		cultiverais
/kyl.ti.vʁɛ/ 		cultiverait
/kyl.ti.vʁɛ/ 		cultiverions
/kyl.ti.və.ʁjɔ̃/ 		cultiveriez
/kyl.ti.və.ʁje/ 		cultiveraient
/kyl.ti.vʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present cultive
/kyl.tiv/ 		cultives
/kyl.tiv/ 		cultive
/kyl.tiv/ 		cultivions
/kyl.ti.vjɔ̃/ 		cultiviez
/kyl.ti.vje/ 		cultivent
/kyl.tiv/
imperfect2 cultivasse
/kyl.ti.vas/ 		cultivasses
/kyl.ti.vas/ 		cultivât
/kyl.ti.va/ 		cultivassions
/kyl.ti.va.sjɔ̃/ 		cultivassiez
/kyl.ti.va.sje/ 		cultivassent
/kyl.ti.vas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — cultive
/kyl.tiv/ 		— cultivons
/kyl.ti.vɔ̃/ 		cultivez
/kyl.ti.ve/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Verb

cultiver

  1. (of a plant) to cultivate

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-v, *-vs, *-vt are modified to f, s, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of cultiver (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive cultiver avoir cultivé
gerund en cultivant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle cultivant
past participle cultivé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present cultif cultives cultive cultivons cultivez cultivent
imperfect cultivoie, cultiveie, cultivoe, cultiveve cultivoies, cultiveies, cultivoes, cultiveves cultivoit, cultiveit, cultivot, cultiveve cultiviiens, cultiviens cultiviiez, cultiviez cultivoient, cultiveient, cultivoent, cultivevent
preterite cultivai cultivas cultiva cultivames cultivastes cultiverent
future cultiverai cultiveras cultivera cultiverons cultiveroiz, cultivereiz, cultiverez cultiveront
conditional cultiveroie, cultivereie cultiveroies, cultivereies cultiveroit, cultivereit cultiveriiens, cultiveriens cultiveriiez, cultiveriez cultiveroient, cultivereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present cultif cultis cultit cultivons cultivez cultivent
imperfect cultivasse cultivasses cultivast cultivissons, cultivissiens cultivissoiz, cultivissez, cultivissiez cultivassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— cultive — cultivons cultivez —
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