Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Introduction to the verb couler
The English translation of the French verb couler is “to flow” or “to sink.” It is pronounced “koo-leh.”
The origin of couler can be traced back to the Latin word “colare,” meaning “to strain or drain.” In everyday French, it is used in the Conditionnel Passé (conditional past) tense to express a hypothetical action that would have taken place in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su nager, j’aurais coulé la rivière hier. (If I had known how to swim, I would have floated down the river yesterday.)
- Il aurait coulé l’entreprise s’il avait pris de meilleures décisions. (He would have sunk the company if he had made better decisions.)
- Nous aurions coulé cette affaire si nous avions obtenu le financement nécessaire. (We would have succeeded in this business if we had gotten the necessary funding.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of couler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais coulé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais coulé. | I would have sunk. |
tu | aurais coulé | Tu aurais coulé plus tôt. | You would have sunk earlier. |
il | aurait coulé | Il aurait coulé le bateau. | He would have sunk the boat. |
elle | aurait coulé | Elle aurait coulé la baignoire. | She would have sunk the bathtub. |
on | aurait coulé | On aurait coulé dans la rivière. | One would have sunk in the river. |
nous | aurions coulé | Nous aurions coulé le plâtre. | We would have caused the plaster to sink. |
vous | auriez coulé | Vous auriez coulé avec nous. | You would have sunk with us. |
ils | auraient coulé | Ils auraient coulé le navire. | They would have sunk the ship. |
elles | auraient coulé | Elles auraient coulé le bateau. | They (female) would have sunk the boat. |
Other Conjugations for Couler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couler
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Couler – 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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