Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Introduction to the verb coquiller
The English translation of the French verb coquiller is “to shell” or “to shell out.” It is pronounced as “koh-kee-yay.”
The word coquiller comes from the French word “coque,” meaning “shell” or “husk.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of coquiller in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’ai coquillé les noisettes avant de les manger. (I shelled the hazelnuts before eating them.)
- Tu as coquillé les oeufs pour la tarte. (You shelled the eggs for the pie.)
- Elle a coquillé les crevettes pour la soupe. (She shelled the shrimp for the soup.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coquiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse coquillé | I had shelled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses coquillé | You had shelled |
il | il eût | Il eût coquillé | He had shelled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût coquillé | She had shelled |
on | on eût | On eût coquillé | One had shelled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes coquillé | We had shelled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes coquillé | You had shelled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent coquillé | They had shelled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent coquillé | They had shelled |
Other Conjugations for Coquiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coquiller
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Coquiller – 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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