Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Introduction to the verb coudoyer
The English translation of the French verb coudoyer is “to brush shoulders with” or “to rub elbows with.” It is pronounced as “koo-dwa-yay” in the infinitive form.
The word coudoyer comes from the Old French term “coudoier,” which literally means “to elbow.” It is derived from the word “coude,” which means “elbow.” Coudoyer is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed with the auxiliary verb avoir and the past participle of coudoyer, which is “coudoyé.”
Examples:
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J’ai coudoyé mon voisin dans l’ascenseur. (I brushed shoulders with my neighbor in the elevator.)
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Nous avons coudoyé des célébrités lors de la soirée de gala. (We rubbed elbows with celebrities at the gala evening.)
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Elle a coudoyé son idole lors du concert. (She brushed shoulders with her idol at the concert.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of coudoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coudoyé | J’ai coudoyé mon voisin. | I bumped into my neighbor. |
tu | as coudoyé | Tu as coudoyé la chaise. | You bumped into the chair. |
il | a coudoyé | Il a coudoyé la foule. | He bumped into the crowd. |
elle | a coudoyé | Elle a coudoyé la table. | She bumped into the table. |
on | a coudoyé | On a coudoyé le mur. | We bumped into the wall. |
nous | avons coudoyé | Nous avons coudoyé les autres passagers. | We bumped into the other passengers. |
vous | avez coudoyé | Vous avez coudoyé le présentoir. | You bumped into the display stand. |
ils | ont coudoyé | Ils ont coudoyé leurs amis. | They bumped into their friends. |
elles | ont coudoyé | Elles ont coudoyé les arbres. | They bumped into the trees. |
Other Conjugations for Coudoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coudoyer
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Coudoyer – 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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