Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Introduction to the verb coupailler
The English translation of the French verb coupailler is “to snip” or “to clip”. It is pronounced “koo-pah-yay”.
The word coupailler comes from the Old French word “coper” which means “to cut”, and the suffix “-ailler” which indicates a repetitive action. In everyday French, coupailler is most often used in the conditionnel passé tense, which is equivalent to the English conditional perfect tense.
Examples of coupailler in the conditionnel passé tense:
- Si j’avais su, j’aurais coupaillé les cheveux moi-même. (If I had known, I would have snipped my hair myself.)
- Il aurait fallu coupailler les feuilles avant de les mettre dans la salade. (We should have clipped the leaves before putting them in the salad.)
- Si tu avais suivi mes conseils, tu n’aurais pas eu besoin de coupailler ton budget. (If you had followed my advice, you wouldn’t have needed to snip your budget.)
These examples show different uses of coupailler in the conditionnel passé tense, with the verb conjugated differently depending on the subject and helping verb used. In each case, the verb is used to indicate a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of coupailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais coupailé | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais coupailé. | I would have chopped you. |
tu | aurais coupailé | Tu aurais coupailé plus tôt. | You would have chopped earlier. |
il | aurait coupailé | Il aurait coupailé le bois. | He would have chopped the wood. |
elle | aurait coupailé | Elle aurait coupailé la viande. | She would have cut the meat. |
on | aurait coupailé | On aurait coupailé tout ça. | One would have chopped all of that. |
nous | aurions coupailé | Nous aurions coupailé ensemble. | We would have chopped together. |
vous | auriez coupailé | Vous auriez coupailé les légumes. | You would have chopped the vegetables. |
ils | auraient coupailé | Ils auraient coupailé le bois. | They would have chopped the wood. |
elles | auraient coupailé | Elles auraient coupailé les légumes. | They (female) would have chopped the vegetables. |
Other Conjugations for Coupailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
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Coupailler – 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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