Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Introduction to the verb couder
The English translation of the French verb couder is “to bend, to fold.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “koo-deh.”
The word couder comes from the Old French word “coudre,” meaning “to sew.” In everyday French, it is most often used in its past subjunctive form, or “Subjonctif Passé,” which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Il faut que je l’aie coudé. (I must have sewn it.)
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Je doute qu’il ait coudu la feuille en deux. (I doubt he folded the paper in half.)
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J’espère que tu aies coudu les vêtements avant de les mettre dans l’armoire. (I hope you folded the clothes before putting them in the closet.)
English translations:
- He must have bent it.
- I doubt he folded the paper in half.
- I hope you folded the clothes before putting them in the closet.
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of couder
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie coudé | Il est possible que j’aie coudé. | It’s possible that I bent. |
tu | aies coudé | Tu penses que tu aies coudé. | You think you bent. |
il | ait coudé | Il veut que je ait coudé. | He wants me to have bent. |
elle | ait coudé | Il semble qu’elle ait coudé. | It seems she bent. |
on | ait coudé | On espère que vous ait coudé. | We hope that you bent. |
nous | ayons coudé | Nous voulons que nous ayons coudé. | We want us to have bent. |
vous | ayez coudé | Vous dites que vous ayez coudé. | You say you bent. |
ils | aient coudé | Ils doutent que vous aient coudé. | They doubt that you bent. |
elles | aient coudé | Elles disent qu’elles aient coudé. | They say they bent. |
Other Conjugations for Couder.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couder
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Couder – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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