Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Introduction to the verb acoquiner
The English translation of the French verb acoquiner is to cozy up or to snuggle. It is pronounced as “ah-koh-kee-nay”.
Acoquiner comes from the French word “coquin” which means rogue or mischievous person. It is often used in colloquial French to describe physically close and affectionate behavior between two people. In the Passé Antérieur tense, it expresses an action that was completed in the past before another action also in the past.
Examples:
- Ils s’étaient acoquinés avant de se disputer. (They had snuggled before they argued.)
- Elle s’était acoquinée avec son ex avant de se rendre compte qu’il était trop possessif. (She had cozied up to her ex before realizing he was too possessive.)
- Nous nous étions acoquinés depuis des années avant de décider de nous marier. (We had been snuggling for years before deciding to get married.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of acoquiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse acoquiné | I had befriended |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses acoquiné | You had befriended |
il | il eût | Il eût acoquiné | He had befriended |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût acoquiné | She had befriended |
on | on eût | On eût acoquiné | One had befriended |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes acoquiné | We had befriended |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes acoquiné | You had befriended |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent acoquiné | They had befriended |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent acoquiné | They had befriended |
Other Conjugations for Acoquiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb acoquiner
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Acoquiner – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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