Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Introduction to the verb coopérer
The English translation of the French verb coopérer is “to cooperate.” It is pronounced as “koh-op-uh-rey” in its infinitive form.
The word coopérer comes from the Latin word “cooperari” which means “to work together.” It entered the French language in the 15th century.
In everyday French, the verb coopérer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that happened before another past action. It is often used to express an action that was completed before a specific event in the past.
Example 1: Nous avions coopéré avant de remporter le prix.
Translation: We had cooperated before winning the prize.
Example 2: Ils avaient coopéré pour résoudre le problème avant que le public n’arrive.
Translation: They had cooperated to solve the problem before the audience arrived.
Example 3: J’avais coopéré avec lui pendant des années avant qu’il ne décide de partir.
Translation: I had cooperated with him for years before he decided to leave.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coopérer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse coopéré | I had cooperated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses coopéré | You had cooperated |
il | il eût | Il eût coopéré | He had cooperated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût coopéré | She had cooperated |
on | on eût | On eût coopéré | One had cooperated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes coopéré | We had cooperated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes coopéré | You had cooperated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent coopéré | They had cooperated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent coopéré | They had cooperated |
Other Conjugations for Coopérer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coopérer
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Coopérer – 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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