Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Introduction to the verb coûter
The English translation of the French verb “coûter” is “to cost.” The infinitive form “coûter” is pronounced as “koo-teh.”
The verb “coûter” comes from the Latin word “constare,” which means “to cost” or “to be worth.” It is widely used in everyday French to express the price or value of something. In the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, “coûter” is used to describe actions or events that occurred in the past and are completed.
Here are three simple examples of “coûter” in the Passé Simple tense with their English translations:
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Les billets de concert coûtèrent cher.
(The concert tickets cost a lot.) -
La réparation de la voiture coûta plus que prévu.
(The car repair cost more than expected.) -
Les cadeaux qu’ils ont offerts coûtèrent une fortune.
(The gifts they gave cost a fortune.)
In these examples, “coûter” is conjugated in the Passé Simple tense to match the subject of the sentence and indicate that the cost occurred in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of coûter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | coûtai | Je coûtai cher. | I cost a lot. |
Tu | coûtas | Tu coûtas moins cher. | You cost less. |
Il | coûta | Il coûta cher. | He cost a lot. |
Elle | coûta | Elle coûta cher. | She cost a lot. |
On | coûta | On coûta cher. | One cost a lot. |
Nous | coûtâmes | Nous coûtâmes cher. | We cost a lot. |
Vous | coûtâtes | Vous coûtâtes cher. | You cost a lot. |
Ils | coûtèrent | Ils coûtèrent cher. | They cost a lot. |
Elles | coûtèrent | Elles coûtèrent cher. | They (feminine) cost a lot. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coûter
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Coûter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Usage
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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