Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Introduction to the verb coûter
The English translation of the French verb coûter is “to cost.” It is pronounced “koo-teh” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of coûter can be traced back to the Latin word “constare” which means “to cost.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about past actions or events.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
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J’ai acheté cette robe hier, elle m’a coûté cher. (I bought this dress yesterday, it cost me a lot.)
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Nous avons visité Paris l’été dernier, ce voyage nous a coûté une petite fortune. (We visited Paris last summer, this trip cost us a small fortune.)
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Tu as loué cette voiture pour le week-end ? Ça t’a coûté combien ? (Did you rent this car for the weekend? How much did it cost you?)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of coûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coûté | J’ai coûté trop cher. | I cost too much. |
tu | as coûté | Tu as coûté beaucoup d’argent. | You cost a lot of money. |
il | a coûté | Il a coûté cher pour le client. | He cost a lot for the customer. |
elle | a coûté | Elle a coûté une fortune. | She cost a fortune. |
on | a coûté | On a coûté trop de temps. | We cost too much time. |
nous | avons coûté | Nous avons coûté une petite somme. | We cost a small amount. |
vous | avez coûté | Vous avez coûté un joli penny. | You cost a pretty penny. |
ils | ont coûté | Ils ont coûté beaucoup d’efforts. | They cost a lot of effort. |
elles | ont coûté | Elles ont coûté assez cher. | They cost quite a bit. |
Other Conjugations for Coûter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
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Coûter – 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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