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Conjugation of the French verb couper

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

couper is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
couper	to cut

Present		Scored
je coupe	I cut
tu coupes	you cut
il coupe	he cuts
elle coupe	she cuts
nous coupons	we cut
vous coupez	you cut
ils coupent	they cut
elles coupent	they cut

Imperfect		Scored
je coupais	I was cutting
tu coupais	you were cutting
il coupait	he was cutting
elle coupait	she was cutting
nous coupions	we were cutting
vous coupiez	you were cutting
ils coupaient	they were cutting
elles coupaient	they were cutting

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 coupai	I cut
tu coupas	you cut
il coupa	he cut
elle coupa	she cut
nous coupâmes	we cut
vous coupâtes	you cut
ils coupèrent	they cut
elles coupèrent	they cut

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

Future		Scored
je couperai	I will cut
tu couperas	you will cut
il coupera	he will cut
elle coupera	she will cut
nous couperons	we will cut
vous couperez	you will cut
ils couperont	they will cut
elles couperont	they will cut

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

Conditional		Scored
je couperais	I would cut
tu couperais	you would cut
il couperait	he would cut
elle couperait	she would cut
nous couperions	we would cut
vous couperiez	you would cut
ils couperaient	they would cut
elles couperaient	they would cut

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

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je coupe	(... that) I cut
(... que) tu coupes	(... that) you cut
(... que) il coupe	(... that) he cuts
(... que) elle coupe	(... that) she cuts
(... que) nous coupions	(... that) we cut
(... que) vous coupiez	(... that) you cut
(... que) ils coupent	(... that) they cut
(... que) elles coupent	(... that) they cut

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je coupasse	(... that) I was cutting
(... que) tu coupasses	(... that) you were cutting
(... que) il coupât	(... that) he was cutting
(... que) elle coupât	(... that) she was cutting
(... que) nous coupassions	(... that) we were cutting
(... que) vous coupassiez	(... that) you were cutting
(... que) ils coupassent	(... that) they were cutting
(... que) elles coupassent	(... that) they were cutting

Imperative		Scored
coupe	Cut
coupons	Let's cut
coupez	Cut

Present Participle		Scored
coupant	cutting

Past Participle		Scored
coupé	cut

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