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Conjugation of the French verb coûter

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb coûter, along with their English translations.

coûter is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
coûter	to cost

Present		Scored
je coûte	I cost
tu coûtes	you cost
il coûte	he costs
elle coûte	she costs
nous coûtons	we cost
vous coûtez	you cost
ils coûtent	they cost
elles coûtent	they cost

Imperfect		Scored
je coûtais	I was costing
tu coûtais	you were costing
il coûtait	he was costing
elle coûtait	she was costing
nous coûtions	we were costing
vous coûtiez	you were costing
ils coûtaient	they were costing
elles coûtaient	they were costing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je coûtai	I costed
tu coûtas	you costed
il coûta	he costed
elle coûta	she costed
nous coûtâmes	we costed
vous coûtâtes	you costed
ils coûtèrent	they costed
elles coûtèrent	they costed

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai coûté	I have costed
tu as coûté	you have costed
il a coûté	he has costed
elle a coûté	she has costed
nous avons coûté	we have costed
vous avez coûté	you have costed
ils ont coûté	they have costed
elles ont coûté	they have costed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais coûté	I had costed
tu avais coûté	you had costed
il avait coûté	he had costed
elle avait coûté	she had costed
nous avions coûté	we had costed
vous aviez coûté	you had costed
ils avaient coûté	they had costed
elles avaient coûté	they had costed

Future		Scored
je coûterai	I will cost
tu coûteras	you will cost
il coûtera	he will cost
elle coûtera	she will cost
nous coûterons	we will cost
vous coûterez	you will cost
ils coûteront	they will cost
elles coûteront	they will cost

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai coûté	I will have costed
tu auras coûté	you will have costed
il aura coûté	he will have costed
elle aura coûté	she will have costed
nous aurons coûté	we will have costed
vous aurez coûté	you will have costed
ils auront coûté	they will have costed
elles auront coûté	they will have costed

Conditional		Scored
je coûterais	I would cost
tu coûterais	you would cost
il coûterait	he would cost
elle coûterait	she would cost
nous coûterions	we would cost
vous coûteriez	you would cost
ils coûteraient	they would cost
elles coûteraient	they would cost

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais coûté	I would have costed
tu aurais coûté	you would have costed
il aurait coûté	he would have costed
elle aurait coûté	she would have costed
nous aurions coûté	we would have costed
vous auriez coûté	you would have costed
ils auraient coûté	they would have costed
elles auraient coûté	they would have costed

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je coûte	(... that) I cost
(... que) tu coûtes	(... that) you cost
(... que) il coûte	(... that) he costs
(... que) elle coûte	(... that) she costs
(... que) nous coûtions	(... that) we cost
(... que) vous coûtiez	(... that) you cost
(... que) ils coûtent	(... that) they cost
(... que) elles coûtent	(... that) they cost

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je coûtasse	(... that) I was costing
(... que) tu coûtasses	(... that) you were costing
(... que) il coûtât	(... that) he was costing
(... que) elle coûtât	(... that) she was costing
(... que) nous coûtassions	(... that) we were costing
(... que) vous coûtassiez	(... that) you were costing
(... que) ils coûtassent	(... that) they were costing
(... que) elles coûtassent	(... that) they were costing

Imperative		Scored
coûte	Cost
coûtons	Let's cost
coûtez	Cost

Present Participle		Scored
coûtant	costing

Past Participle		Scored
coûté	costed

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