Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Introduction to the verb coïter
The English translation of the French verb coïter is “to coit” or “to engage in sexual intercourse.” It is pronounced as “kwa-ee-tay” in the infinitive form.
The word “coïter” originated from the Latin word “coitus” which means “a coming together, union, sexual intercourse.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Examples of the usage of coïter in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- Ils eurent coïté avant de se marier. (They had coited before getting married.)
- Elle eut coïté avec son ex-petit ami avant de le quitter. (She had coited with her ex-boyfriend before breaking up with him.)
- Nous eûmes coïté plusieurs fois avant de nous séparer. (We had coited several times before we separated.)
English translations:
- They had coitus before getting married.
- She had coitus with her ex-boyfriend before breaking up with him.
- We had coitus several times before we separated.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coïter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus coïté | J’eus coïté avec toi | I had coïted with you |
tu | tu eusses coïté | Tu eusses coïté avec elle | You had coïted with her |
il | il eût coïté | Il eût coïté avec lui | He had coïted with him |
elle | elle eût coïté | Elle eût coïté avec moi | She had coïted with me |
on | on eût coïté | On eût coïté avec eux | One had coïted with them |
nous | nous eûmes coïté | Nous eûmes coïté ensemble | We had coïted together |
vous | vous eûtes coïté | Vous eûtes coïté avec elles | You had coïted with them |
ils | ils eurent coïté | Ils eurent coïté avec nous | They had coïted with us |
elles | elles eurent coïté | Elles eurent coïté avec vous | They had coïted with you |
Other Conjugations for Coïter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coïter
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Coïter – 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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