/tuse/to coughA1
- Family
- Group 1 — regular `-er`
- Takes
- no object — No object
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
touss-+-e -es -e
Plural — the nous stem
touss-+-ons -ez -ent
touss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
touss-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
touss-+-e -es -e -ent
tousser-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
tousser-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
tousser
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
toussé
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
toussé
Conjugation
| I | je tousse/ʒə tus/I cough | /ʒə tus/ | I cough |
| you | tu tousses/ty tus/you cough | /ty tus/ | you cough |
| he/she | il tousse/il tus/he coughs | /il tus/ | he coughs |
| we | nous toussons/nu tusɔ̃/we cough | /nu tusɔ̃/ | we cough |
| you | vous toussez/vu tuse/you cough | /vu tuse/ | you cough |
| they | ils toussent/il tus/they cough | /il tus/ | they cough |
Examples
- /ʒe tu.se tut la nɥi/
J'ai toussé toute la nuit.I coughed all night.
- /il tus bo.ku/
Il tousse beaucoup.He coughs a lot.
- /nə tus pa/
Ne tousse pas.Don't cough.
Set phrases
la touxthe cough
Notes
depuisfor how long you've had it:Je tousse depuis hier— I've been coughing since yesterday, present tense in French where English uses a perfect. Seeduree-frequence.