Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Introduction to the verb coincer
The English translation of the French verb coincer is “to get stuck” or “to trap.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kwa-say.”
The word coincer comes from the Old French word “coincer,” meaning “to wedge or jam.” It is derived from the Latin word “concidere,” which means “to cut up.” Coincer is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
- Ils se sont coincés dans la foule avant que j’arrive. (They got stuck in the crowd before I arrived.)
- J’ai coincé ma main dans la porte hier soir. (I got my hand stuck in the door last night.)
- Elle s’est coincée la cheville en jouant au foot. (She got her ankle trapped while playing soccer.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coincer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse coincé | I had gotten stuck |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses coincé | You had gotten stuck |
il | il eût | Il eût coincé | He had gotten stuck |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût coincé | She had gotten stuck |
on | on eût | On eût coincé | One had gotten stuck |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes coincé | We had gotten stuck |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes coincé | You had gotten stuck |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent coincé | They had gotten stuck |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent coincé | They had gotten stuck |
Other Conjugations for Coincer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coincer
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Coincer – 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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