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ovrer
ovrer
Old French
Alternative forms
- oevrer
- uevrer
- uvrer
Verb
ovrer
- to work
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. In the present tense an extra supporting e is needed in the first-person singular indicative and throughout the singular subjunctive, and the third-person singular subjunctive ending -t is lost. This verb has a stressed present stem uevr distinct from the unstressed stem ovr. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of ovrer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ovrer | avoir ovré | |||||
| gerund | en ovrant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | ovrant | ||||||
| past participle | ovré | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | uevre | uevres | uevre | ovrons | ovrez | uevrent |
| imperfect | ovroie, ovreie, ovroe, ovreve | ovroies, ovreies, ovroes, ovreves | ovroit, ovreit, ovrot, ovreve | ovriiens, ovriens | ovriiez, ovriez | ovroient, ovreient, ovroent, ovrevent | |
| preterite | ovrai | ovras | ovra | ovrames | ovrastes | ovrerent | |
| future | ovrerai | ovreras | ovrera | ovrerons | ovreroiz, ovrereiz, ovrerez | ovreront | |
| conditional | ovreroie, ovrereie | ovreroies, ovrereies | ovreroit, ovrereit | ovreriiens, ovreriens | ovreriiez, ovreriez | ovreroient, ovrereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | uevre | uevres | uevre | ovrons | ovrez | uevrent |
| imperfect | ovrasse | ovrasses | ovrast | ovrissons, ovrissiens | ovrissoiz, ovrissez, ovrissiez | ovrassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | uevre | — | ovrons | ovrez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: œuvrer