Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Introduction to the verb courser
The English translation of the French verb “courser” is “to chase” or “to run after.” The infinitive form of “courser” is pronounced as /kuʁ.se/.
The word “courser” is derived from the Old French word “corsier,” which can be traced back to the Latin word “cursus” meaning “a course” or “a race.” In everyday French, the verb “courser” is most often used in the Passé Simple tense to describe actions or events that occurred in the past.
Examples of “courser” in the Passé Simple tense and their English translations are as follows:
- Elle coursa le chat dans le jardin. (She chased the cat in the garden.)
- Ils coururent après le ballon pendant des heures. (They ran after the ball for hours.)
- Nous courûmes jusqu’à la ligne d’arrivée. (We ran to the finish line.)
Please note that the Passé Simple is a literary tense in the French language and is rarely used in spoken or informal writing.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of courser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | courus | Je courus pour rattraper le bus. | I ran to catch the bus. |
Tu | courus | Tu courus vers la ligne d’arrivée. | You ran towards the finish line. |
Il | courut | Il courut après le voleur. | He ran after the thief. |
Elle | courut | Elle courut en direction de la plage. | She ran towards the beach. |
On | courut | On courut pour échapper au danger. | One ran to escape the danger. |
Nous | courûmes | Nous courûmes jusqu’au sommet de la montagne. | We ran to the top of the mountain. |
Vous | courûtes | Vous courûtes pour attraper le train. | You ran to catch the train. |
Ils | coururent | Ils coururent pendant des heures. | They ran for hours. |
Elles | coururent | Elles coururent jusqu’à la ligne d’arrivée. | They (feminine) ran until the finish line. |
Other Conjugations for Courser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb courser
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Courser – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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