Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Introduction to the verb coucher
The English translation of the French verb coucher is “to sleep” or “to lay down.” The infinitive form, coucher, is pronounced “koo-shay.”
The origin of the word coucher comes from the Old French word “couchier,” which means “to lay down” or “to put to bed.” It comes from the Latin word “collocare,” meaning “to place” or “to arrange.”
In everyday French, the futur antérieur tense is used to talk about an action that will have been completed in the future. Coucher in this tense is often used to talk about going to bed or laying down at a specific time in the future.
Here are three examples of coucher in the futur antérieur tense:
- Je me serai couché à minuit. (I will have gone to bed at midnight.)
- Tu te seras couché avant moi. (You will have gone to bed before me.)
- Il se sera couché tôt pour être en forme demain. (He will have gone to bed early to be in good shape tomorrow.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai couché | J’aurai couché tôt. | I will have gone to bed early. |
tu | tu auras couché | Tu auras couché tard. | You will have gone to bed late. |
il | il aura couché | Il aura couché au soleil. | He will have sunbathed. |
elle | elle aura couché | Elle aura couché dans le jardin. | She will have slept in the garden. |
on | on aura couché | On aura couché dans la tente. | One/We will have slept in the tent. |
nous | nous aurons couché | Nous aurons couché dans un hôtel. | We will have stayed in a hotel. |
vous | vous aurez couché | Vous aurez couché chez moi. | You will have stayed at my place. |
ils | ils auront couché | Ils auront couché chez eux. | They will have stayed at their place. |
elles | elles auront couché | Elles auront couché dans un château. | They will have stayed in a castle. |
Other Conjugations for Coucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
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Coucher – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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