Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Introduction to the verb cocoter
The English translation of the French verb cocoter is “to cluck” or “to coo”. It is pronounced as “koh-koh-tey”.
The word cocoter comes from the Latin word “coccum” which means “red berry” and was used to describe the sound of a bird’s call. In everyday French, cocoter is most often used in the passé antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe an action that happened in the past before another action.
Here are 3 simple examples of cocoter used in the passé antérieur tense with their English translations:
- Les poules eurent cocoté avant que le renard ne les prenne. (The hens had clucked before the fox caught them.)
- J’eus entendu les oiseaux cocoter avant que le soleil ne se lève. (I had heard the birds coo before the sun rose.)
- Les enfants eurent cocoté de joie lorsqu’ils ont vu les poussins éclore. (The children had cooed with joy when they saw the chicks hatch.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cocoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cocoté | I had coquetted |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cocoté | You had coquetted |
il | il eut | Il eut cocoté | He had coquetted |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cocoté | She had coquetted |
on | on eut | On eut cocoté | One had coquetted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cocoté | We had coquetted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cocoté | You had coquetted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cocoté | They had coquetted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cocoté | They had coquetted |
Other Conjugations for Cocoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cocoter
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Cocoter – 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)
Summary
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