Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Introduction to the verb coucher
The English translation of the French verb coucher is “to sleep” or “to lay down.” It is pronounced “coo-shay” in its infinitive form.
The origin of the word coucher can be traced back to the Latin word collocāre, meaning “to put down” or “to lay down.” In everyday French, coucher is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive form of the verb. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action that took place before another past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il faut que je me sois couché tôt hier soir. (English translation: I had to have gone to bed early last night.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu te sois couché plus tôt hier soir. (English translation: I would have liked you to have gone to bed earlier last night.)
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Il est possible qu’elle se soit couchée avant nous. (English translation: It’s possible that she went to bed before us.)
In all of these examples, coucher is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that took place before another past action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of coucher
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse couché | J’aurais aimé que je eusse couché. | I wish I had slept. |
tu | eusses couché | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses couché. | I wish you had slept. |
il | eût couché | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût couché. | I wish he had slept. |
elle | eût couché | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût couché. | I wish she had slept. |
on | eût couché | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût couché. | I wish one had slept. |
nous | eussions couché | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions couché. | I wish we had slept. |
vous | eussiez couché | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez couché. | I wish you had slept. |
ils | eussent couché | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent couché. | I wish they had slept. |
elles | eussent couché | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent couché. | I wish they had slept. |
Other Conjugations for Coucher.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coucher
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Coucher – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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