Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Introduction to the verb coupailler
The English translation of the French verb coupailler is “to pick up scraps”. It is pronounced “koo-pah-yay”.
Coupailler comes from the French word “coupe”, meaning “cut”, and “paille”, meaning “straw”. It refers to the action of gathering up the leftover scraps or bits, often in reference to animals eating.
In everyday French, coupailler is most often used in the passé composé tense to describe an action that has already happened in the past and has been completed.
Here are three examples of its usage in the passé composé tense, along with their English translations:
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Nous avons coupaillé les restes du repas pour les donner aux animaux. (We picked up the leftovers from the meal to give to the animals.)
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Vous avez coupaillé la paille pour en faire un nid pour les poules. (You picked up the straw to make a nest for the chickens.)
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Ils ont coupaillé les branches d’arbres pour en faire du feu. (They picked up branches from the trees to make a fire.)
Overall, coupailler is a verb commonly used in rural or agricultural settings, and it is often associated with the task of cleaning up or gathering scraps for animals.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of coupailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coupailé | J’ai coupailé les branches. | I pruned the branches. |
tu | as coupailé | Tu as coupailé les roses. | You pruned the roses. |
il | a coupailé | Il a coupailé l’arbre. | He pruned the tree. |
elle | a coupailé | Elle a coupailé les buissons. | She pruned the bushes. |
on | a coupailé | On a coupailé les haies. | We pruned the hedges. |
nous | avons coupailé | Nous avons coupailé les arbustes. | We pruned the shrubs. |
vous | avez coupailé | Vous avez coupailé les plantes. | You pruned the plants. |
ils | ont coupailé | Ils ont coupailé les vignes. | They pruned the vines. |
elles | ont coupailé | Elles ont coupailé les fleurs. | They pruned the flowers. |
Other Conjugations for Coupailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coupailler
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Coupailler – 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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