Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Introduction to the verb cocher
The English translation of the French verb cocher is “to check” or “to tick”. The infinitive form, cocher, is pronounced as “koh-SHAY”.
The word cocher comes from the Old French word “coucher” which means “to lay down”. In everyday French, cocher is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to describe an action that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of cocher in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’eus coché toutes les cases avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had checked all the boxes before he arrived.)
- Tu eus coché le nom de la ville sur la carte. (You had ticked the name of the city on the map.)
- Il eut coché les éléments importants de la liste avant de commencer. (He had checked the important items on the list before starting.)
In all of these examples, the Passé Antérieur tense is used to show that the action of checking or ticking had already been completed before something else happened.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse coché | I had checked |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses coché | You had checked |
il | il eût | Il eût coché | He had checked |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût coché | She had checked |
on | on eût | On eût coché | One had checked |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes coché | We had checked |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes coché | You had checked |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent coché | They had checked |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent coché | They had checked |
Other Conjugations for Cocher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
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Cocher – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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