Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) 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 mark.”
The infinitive form of cocher is pronounced as “koh-shay.”
The word cocher comes from the Old French word “cochier,” meaning “to ride in a coach.” This evolved into the modern French word “cocher,” which refers to a person who drives a coach or carriage. Later on, the word was used to describe the action of marking or checking off items on a list, similar to how a coachman would check off passengers on a list before departing.
In everyday French, cocher is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. It is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
- J’avais déjà coché toutes les cases avant que tu n’arrives. (I had already checked all the boxes before you arrived.)
- Nous avions coché tous les noms de la liste avant de partir. (We had checked off all the names on the list before leaving.)
- Elle m’avait dit qu’elle avait coché tous les articles dont nous avions besoin. (She had told me she had checked off all the items we needed.)
In these examples, the action of checking or marking off items on a list (cocher) was completed before another past action (arriving, leaving, telling).
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of cocher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais cochée | J’avais cochée toutes les cases. | I had checked all the boxes. |
tu | tu avais cochée | Tu avais cochée la bonne réponse. | You had checked the correct answer. |
il | il avait cochée | Il avait cochée la case. | He had checked the box. |
elle | elle avait cochée | Elle avait cochée toutes les cases. | She had checked all the boxes. |
on | on avait cochée | On avait cochée la case. | One had checked the box. |
nous | nous avions cochée | Nous avions cochée cette option. | We had checked this option. |
vous | vous aviez cochée | Vous aviez cochée la bonne réponse. | You had checked the correct answer. |
ils | ils avaient cochée | Ils avaient cochée toutes les options. | They had checked all the options. |
elles | elles avaient cochée | Elles avaient cochée la case. | They had checked the box. |
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 (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocher
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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