Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Introduction to the verb couper
The English translation of the French verb couper is “to cut.” The infinitive form of couper is pronounced as “koo-pay.”
The language origin of couper can be traced back to the Latin word “copare,” which means “to cut.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais souhaité que tu eusses coupé les légumes avant mon arrivée. (I had wished that you had cut the vegetables before my arrival.)
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Il fallait que nous eussions coupé les branches mortes avant la tempête. (We had to cut the dead branches before the storm.)
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Elle aurait préféré que vous eussiez coupé le gâteau en morceaux plus petits. (She would have preferred if you had cut the cake into smaller pieces.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of couper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse coupé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse coupé. | I wish I had cut. |
tu | eusses coupé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses coupé. | I wish you had cut. |
il | eût coupé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût coupé. | I wish he had cut. |
elle | eût coupé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût coupé. | I wish she had cut. |
on | eût coupé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût coupé. | I wish one had cut. |
nous | eussions coupé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions coupé. | I wish we had cut. |
vous | eussiez coupé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez coupé. | I wish you had cut. |
ils | eussent coupé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent coupé. | I wish they had cut. |
elles | eussent coupé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent coupé. | I wish they had cut. |
Other Conjugations for Couper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb couper
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Couper – 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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