Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Introduction to the verb cousiner
The English translation of the French verb cousiner is “to have a cousin,” and it is pronounced “koo-zee-nay.”
Cousiner comes from the French noun “cousin,” which means “cousin.” It is derived from the Latin term “consobrinus,” which referred to a cousin on the mother’s side.
In everyday French, cousiner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Example 1: J’ai cousine avec Paul avant qu’il ne parte. (I had a cousin with Paul before he left.)
Example 2: Tu as cousine avec ta famille avant de déménager. (You had a cousin with your family before moving.)
Example 3: Elle a cousine avec sa sœur avant de partir en vacances. (She had a cousin with her sister before going on vacation.)
In these examples, we can see that cousiner in the Passé Antérieur tense is used to describe a past action that was completed before another past action. It is often used in storytelling or in formal writing.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of cousiner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus cousiné | I had cousined |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus cousiné | You had cousined |
il | il eut | Il eut cousiné | He had cousined |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut cousiné | She had cousined |
on | on eut | On eut cousiné | One had cousined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes cousiné | We had cousined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes cousiné | You had cousined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent cousiné | They had cousined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent cousiné | They had cousined |
Other Conjugations for Cousiner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cousiner
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Cousiner – 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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