Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Introduction to the verb couper
The English translation of the French verb couper is “to cut.” The infinitive form of couper is pronounced as koo-pay.
Couper comes from the Old French word colper, which means “to strike” or “to cut.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of couper in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’ai coupé les légumes pour la soupe. (I had cut the vegetables for the soup.)
- Tu avais coupé ta frange avant le mariage. (You had cut your bangs before the wedding.)
- Il avait coupé le gâteau en morceaux avant que les invités n’arrivent. (He had cut the cake into pieces before the guests arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of couper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse coupé | I had cut |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses coupé | You had cut |
il | il eût | Il eût coupé | He had cut |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût coupé | She had cut |
on | on eût | On eût coupé | One had cut |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes coupé | We had cut |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes coupé | You had cut |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent coupé | They had cut |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent coupé | They had cut |
Other Conjugations for Couper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
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Couper – 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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