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Conjugation of the French verb couler

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

couler is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
couler	to sink

Present		Scored
je coule	I sink
tu coules	you sink
il coule	he sinks
elle coule	she sinks
nous coulons	we sink
vous coulez	you sink
ils coulent	they sink
elles coulent	they sink

Imperfect		Scored
je coulais	I was sinking
tu coulais	you were sinking
il coulait	he was sinking
elle coulait	she was sinking
nous coulions	we were sinking
vous couliez	you were sinking
ils coulaient	they were sinking
elles coulaient	they were sinking

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 coulai	I sank
tu coulas	you sank
il coula	he sank
elle coula	she sank
nous coulâmes	we sank
vous coulâtes	you sank
ils coulèrent	they sank
elles coulèrent	they sank

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

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

Future		Scored
je coulerai	I will sink
tu couleras	you will sink
il coulera	he will sink
elle coulera	she will sink
nous coulerons	we will sink
vous coulerez	you will sink
ils couleront	they will sink
elles couleront	they will sink

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 coulé	I will have sunk
tu auras coulé	you will have sunk
il aura coulé	he will have sunk
elle aura coulé	she will have sunk
nous aurons coulé	we will have sunk
vous aurez coulé	you will have sunk
ils auront coulé	they will have sunk
elles auront coulé	they will have sunk

Conditional		Scored
je coulerais	I would sink
tu coulerais	you would sink
il coulerait	he would sink
elle coulerait	she would sink
nous coulerions	we would sink
vous couleriez	you would sink
ils couleraient	they would sink
elles couleraient	they would sink

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 coulé	I would have sunk
tu aurais coulé	you would have sunk
il aurait coulé	he would have sunk
elle aurait coulé	she would have sunk
nous aurions coulé	we would have sunk
vous auriez coulé	you would have sunk
ils auraient coulé	they would have sunk
elles auraient coulé	they would have sunk

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je coule	(... that) I sink
(... que) tu coules	(... that) you sink
(... que) il coule	(... that) he sinks
(... que) elle coule	(... that) she sinks
(... que) nous coulions	(... that) we sink
(... que) vous couliez	(... that) you sink
(... que) ils coulent	(... that) they sink
(... que) elles coulent	(... that) they sink

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je coulasse	(... that) I was sinking
(... que) tu coulasses	(... that) you were sinking
(... que) il coulât	(... that) he was sinking
(... que) elle coulât	(... that) she was sinking
(... que) nous coulassions	(... that) we were sinking
(... que) vous coulassiez	(... that) you were sinking
(... que) ils coulassent	(... that) they were sinking
(... que) elles coulassent	(... that) they were sinking

Imperative		Scored
coule	Sink
coulons	Let's sink
coulez	Sink

Present Participle		Scored
coulant	sinking

Past Participle		Scored
coulé	sunk

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