Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Introduction to the verb couiller
The English translation of the French verb couiller is “to screw up” or “to mess up.” It is pronounced kwee-yay.
The language origin of couiller comes from the French word “couille,” which means “testicle.” This verb is derived from the vulgar slang expression “se faire couiller,” which literally means “to get screwed.” In everyday French, couiller is often used in a figurative sense to mean making a mistake or causing a problem.
Here are three simple examples of couiller in the Passé Antérieur tense and their English translations:
- J’ai couillé en ne révisant pas pour l’examen. (I screwed up by not studying for the exam.)
- Tu as couillé en oubliant de prendre les clés. (You messed up by forgetting to take the keys.)
- Il a couillé en ne respectant pas les règles du jeu. (He screwed up by not following the game rules.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of couiller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse couillé | I had screwed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses couillé | You had screwed |
il | il eût | Il eût couillé | He had screwed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût couillé | She had screwed |
on | on eût | On eût couillé | One had screwed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes couillé | We had screwed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes couillé | You had screwed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent couillé | They had screwed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent couillé | They had screwed |
Other Conjugations for Couiller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couiller
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Couiller – 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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