Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Introduction to the verb cosigner
The English translation of the French verb cosigner is “to cosign.” The infinitive form is pronounced “ko-sin-yay.”
The origin of the word cosigner can be traced back to the Latin word “con,” meaning “together,” and “signare,” meaning “to sign.” In everyday French, cosigner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of cosigner being used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai cosigné le contrat avant qu’il ne soit approuvé. (I cosigned the contract before it was approved.)
- Nous avions cosigné la pétition avant la réunion avec le maire. (We had cosigned the petition before the meeting with the mayor.)
- Tu avais cosigné le chèque avant qu’il ne soit encaissé. (You had cosigned the check before it was cashed.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cosigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse cosigné | I had cosigned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses cosigné | You had cosigned |
il | il eût | Il eût cosigné | He had cosigned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût cosigné | She had cosigned |
on | on eût | On eût cosigné | One had cosigned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cosigné | We had cosigned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cosigné | You had cosigned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cosigné | They had cosigned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cosigné | They had cosigned |
Other Conjugations for Cosigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosigner
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Cosigner – 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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