Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Introduction to the verb couiller
The English translation of the French verb couiller is “to mess up” or “to screw up”. It is pronounced “kwee-yey”.
The word couiller comes from the Old French word “coillir” meaning “to gather, collect, or pick”. Over time, it evolved to have a more negative connotation, referring to the act of ruining something or causing trouble.
In everyday French, the verb couiller is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Conditionnel Présent tense, followed by the past participle of the verb.
Examples of couiller in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais suivi tes conseils, je n’aurais pas couillé mon examen. (If I had followed your advice, I wouldn’t have messed up my exam.)
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Il aurait mieux fait de ne pas toucher à ma voiture, il l’a complètement couillée. (He should have stayed away from my car, he completely screwed it up.)
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Nous serions arrivés à l’heure si le train n’avait pas couillé en route. (We would have arrived on time if the train hadn’t messed up on the way.)
Translation:
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If I had followed your advice, I wouldn’t have messed up my exam.
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He should have stayed away from my car, he completely screwed it up.
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We would have arrived on time if the train hadn’t messed up on the way.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of couiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais couillé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais couillé. | I would have messed you up/fool you. |
tu | aurais couillé | Tu aurais couillé plus tôt. | You would have messed up/fool earlier. |
il | aurait couillé | Il aurait couillé pour l’argent. | He would have messed up/fool for the money. |
elle | aurait couillé | Elle aurait couillé son patron. | She would have messed up/fool her boss. |
on | aurait couillé | On aurait couillé avec cette décision. | One would have messed up with this decision. |
nous | aurions couillé | Nous aurions couillé si on n’avait pas pris le temps de réfléchir. | We would have messed up if we hadn’t taken the time to think. |
vous | auriez couillé | Vous auriez couillé avec cette idée. | You would have messed up with this idea. |
ils | auraient couillé | Ils auraient couillé en s’impliquant dans cette affaire. | They would have messed up by getting involved in this matter. |
elles | auraient couillé | Elles auraient couillé en se fiant à leur instinct. | They (female) would have messed up by trusting their instinct. |
Other Conjugations for Couiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
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Couiller – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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