Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Introduction to the verb coupler
The English translation of the French verb coupler is “to couple” or “to link”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “coo-pleh”.
The word coupler comes from the Latin term “copulare”, meaning “to join together”. It was later adopted into French in the 14th century.
In everyday French, the verb coupler is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Three simple examples of using coupler in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais craint qu’ils n’eussent couplé leurs efforts pour réussir. (I had feared that they had joined their efforts to succeed.)
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Elle avait peur que je n’eusse pas réussi à coupler les deux parties du projet. (She was afraid that I had not managed to link the two parts of the project.)
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Il était important que nous eussions bien couplé nos idées pour trouver une solution. (It was important that we had effectively coupled our ideas to find a solution.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of coupler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse couplé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse couplé. | I wish I had coupled. |
tu | eusses couplé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses couplé. | I wish you had coupled. |
il | eût couplé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût couplé. | I wish he had coupled. |
elle | eût couplé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût couplé. | I wish she had coupled. |
on | eût couplé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût couplé. | I wish one had coupled. |
nous | eussions couplé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions couplé. | I wish we had coupled. |
vous | eussiez couplé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez couplé. | I wish you had coupled. |
ils | eussent couplé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent couplé. | I wish they had coupled. |
elles | eussent couplé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent couplé. | I wish they had coupled. |
Other Conjugations for Coupler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupler
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Coupler – 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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