Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Introduction to the verb coucher
The English translation of the French verb coucher is “to sleep” or “to lie down.” It is pronounced as “koo-shay.”
Coucher comes from the Old French word “couchier,” meaning “to lay down.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense that is used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Three simple examples of coucher in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’eus couché avant qu’il n’arrive. (I had slept before he arrived.)
- Tu eus couché toute la journée hier. (You had slept all day yesterday.)
- Elle eut couché avec son amour d’enfance avant de se marier. (She had slept with her childhood love before getting married.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse couché | I had laid down |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses couché | You had laid down |
il | il eût | Il eût couché | He had laid down |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût couché | She had laid down |
on | on eût | On eût couché | One had laid down |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes couché | We had laid down |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes couché | You had laid down |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent couché | They had laid down |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent couché | They had laid down |
Other Conjugations for Coucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
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Coucher – 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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