French reference
couper
to cut; to turn off, cut off; to interrupt
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I cut |
| tu | you cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she cuts |
| nous | we cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) cut |
| ils/elles | they cut |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I cut; I have cut |
| tu | you cut; you have cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she cut; he/she has cut |
| nous | we cut; we have cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) cut; you (plural/formal) have cut |
| ils/elles | they cut; they have cut |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to cut |
| tu | you used to cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to cut |
| nous | we used to cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to cut |
| ils/elles | they used to cut |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had cut |
| tu | you had cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she had cut |
| nous | we had cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had cut |
| ils/elles | they had cut |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will cut |
| tu | you will cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she will cut |
| nous | we will cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will cut |
| ils/elles | they will cut |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have cut |
| tu | you will have cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have cut |
| nous | we will have cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have cut |
| ils/elles | they will have cut |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to cut |
| tu | you are going to cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to cut |
| nous | we are going to cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to cut |
| ils/elles | they are going to cut |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just cut |
| tu | you have just cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just cut |
| nous | we have just cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just cut |
| ils/elles | they have just cut |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I cut |
| tu | you cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she cut |
| nous | we cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) cut |
| ils/elles | they cut |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had cut |
| tu | you had cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she had cut |
| nous | we had cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had cut |
| ils/elles | they had cut |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would cut |
| tu | you would cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she would cut |
| nous | we would cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would cut |
| ils/elles | they would cut |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have cut |
| tu | you would have cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have cut |
| nous | we would have cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have cut |
| ils/elles | they would have cut |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have cut |
| tu | you would have cut |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have cut |
| nous | we would have cut |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have cut |
| ils/elles | they would have cut |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I cut |
| tu | (that) you cut |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she cuts |
| nous | (that) we cut |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) cut |
| ils/elles | (that) they cut |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have cut |
| tu | (that) you have cut |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has cut |
| nous | (that) we have cut |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have cut |
| ils/elles | (that) they have cut |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I cut |
| tu | (that) you cut |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she cut |
| nous | (that) we cut |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) cut |
| ils/elles | (that) they cut |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had cut |
| tu | (that) you had cut |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had cut |
| nous | (that) we had cut |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had cut |
| ils/elles | (that) they had cut |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | cut! |
| nous | let's cut! |
| vous | cut! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have cut by then! |
| nous | let's have cut by then! |
| vous | have cut by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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