Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Introduction to the verb cosser
The English translation of the French verb cosser is “to scoop out” or “to dig out.” It is pronounced as “koh-seh” in the infinitive form.
The origin of cosser can be traced back to the Latin word “cavare,” meaning “to hollow out.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that have been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai cossé des pommes de terre pour le dîner. (I scooped out some potatoes for dinner.)
- Il a cossé un trou pour planter un arbre. (He dug out a hole to plant a tree.)
- Nous avons cossé le sable pour faire un château. (We scooped out the sand to make a sandcastle.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of cosser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai cossé | J’ai cossé les pommes. | I scooped the apples. |
tu | as cossé | Tu as cossé la farine. | You scooped the flour. |
il | a cossé | Il a cossé le sable. | He scooped the sand. |
elle | a cossé | Elle a cossé les noix. | She scooped the nuts. |
on | a cossé | On a cossé la neige. | We scooped the snow. |
nous | avons cossé | Nous avons cossé les légumes. | We scooped the vegetables. |
vous | avez cossé | Vous avez cossé la crème. | You scooped the cream. |
ils | ont cossé | Ils ont cossé le sable chaud. | They scooped the warm sand. |
elles | ont cossé | Elles ont cossé les grains. | They scooped the grains. |
Other Conjugations for Cosser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb cosser
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Cosser – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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