Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Introduction to the verb couder
The English translation of couder is “to bend” or “to fold.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “koo-deh.”
The word couder comes from the Old French word “col,” meaning “elbow.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the present perfect tense in English.
Three examples of couder in the Passé Composé tense are:
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J’ai coudé mon bras pour lui montrer ma blessure. (I bent my arm to show him my injury.)
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Elle a coudé le tissu avant de le coudre. (She folded the fabric before sewing it.)
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Nous avons coudé la carte en deux pour la mettre dans l’enveloppe. (We folded the map in half to put it in the envelope.)
In these examples, couder is used to describe the action of bending or folding something in the past. It is a regular -er verb in French and follows the same conjugation pattern as other -er verbs in the Passé Composé tense.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of couder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coudé | J’ai coudé ma robe. | I stitched my dress. |
tu | as coudé | Tu as coudé la couture. | You stitched the seam. |
il | a coudé | Il a coudé le tissu. | He stitched the fabric. |
elle | a coudé | Elle a coudé le bouton. | She sewed on the button. |
on | a coudé | On a coudé le sac. | We sewed the bag. |
nous | avons coudé | Nous avons coudé les bords. | We sewed the edges. |
vous | avez coudé | Vous avez coudé la jupe. | You sewed the skirt. |
ils | ont coudé | Ils ont coudé les ourlets. | They sewed the hems. |
elles | ont coudé | Elles ont coudé les boutons. | They sewed on the buttons. |
Other Conjugations for Couder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
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Couder – 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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