Verb conjugation

coacher

to coach

Usage

A borrowed, informal verb for coaching someone — in sports, business, or personal development (coacher un cadre, se faire coacher). Common in modern spoken French, especially in professional and self-improvement contexts.

Examples

Elle coache des cadres d'entreprise depuis dix ans. — She's been coaching corporate executives for ten years.
Il se fait coacher avant son entretien d'embauche. — He's getting coached before his job interview.
Le nouvel entraîneur coache l'équipe depuis janvier. — The new coach has been coaching the team since January.

Common mistake

Coacher leans informal and business/lifestyle in flavor — for a traditional sports coach in formal writing, entraîner (to train) is often preferred over this anglicism.

Often confused with entraîner.

Simple tenses

Present

je	coache
tu	coaches
il/elle	coache
nous	coachons
vous	coachez
ils/elles	coachent

Imperfect

je	coachais
tu	coachais
il/elle	coachait
nous	coachions
vous	coachiez
ils/elles	coachaient

Past historic (passé simple)

je	coachai
tu	coachas
il/elle	coacha
nous	coachâmes
vous	coachâtes
ils/elles	coachèrent

Future

je	coacherai
tu	coacheras
il/elle	coachera
nous	coacherons
vous	coacherez
ils/elles	coacheront

Conditional

je	coacherais
tu	coacherais
il/elle	coacherait
nous	coacherions
vous	coacheriez
ils/elles	coacheraient

Subjunctive

je	coache
tu	coaches
il/elle	coache
nous	coachions
vous	coachiez
ils/elles	coachent

Subjunctive (imperfect)

je	coachasse
tu	coachasses
il/elle	coachât
nous	coachassions
vous	coachassiez
ils/elles	coachassent

Imperative

tu	coache
nous	coachons
vous	coachez

Compound tenses

Passé composé

je	ai coaché
tu	as coaché
il/elle	a coaché
nous	avons coaché
vous	avez coaché
ils/elles	ont coaché

Plus-que-parfait

je	avais coaché
tu	avais coaché
il/elle	avait coaché
nous	avions coaché
vous	aviez coaché
ils/elles	avaient coaché

Passé antérieur

je	eus coaché
tu	eus coaché
il/elle	eut coaché
nous	eûmes coaché
vous	eûtes coaché
ils/elles	eurent coaché

Futur antérieur

je	aurai coaché
tu	auras coaché
il/elle	aura coaché
nous	aurons coaché
vous	aurez coaché
ils/elles	auront coaché

Conditionnel passé

je	aurais coaché
tu	aurais coaché
il/elle	aurait coaché
nous	aurions coaché
vous	auriez coaché
ils/elles	auraient coaché

Subjonctif passé

je	aie coaché
tu	aies coaché
il/elle	ait coaché
nous	ayons coaché
vous	ayez coaché
ils/elles	aient coaché

Subjonctif plus-que-parfait

je	eusse coaché
tu	eusses coaché
il/elle	eût coaché
nous	eussions coaché
vous	eussiez coaché
ils/elles	eussent coaché

Impératif passé

tu	aie coaché
nous	ayons coaché
vous	ayez coaché

Other

Present participle

coachant

Past participle

coaché

Infinitive

coacher

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Frequently asked questions

What does "coacher" mean?

"coacher" means "to coach".

How do you conjugate "coacher" in the present tense?

The present of "coacher" is: je coache, tu coaches, il/elle coache, nous coachons, vous coachez, ils/elles coachent.

What is the Passé composé of "coacher"?

The passé composé of "coacher" is: je ai coaché, tu as coaché, il/elle a coaché, nous avons coaché, vous avez coaché, ils/elles ont coaché.

What is the Imperative of "coacher"?

The imperative of "coacher" is: tu coache, nous coachons, vous coachez.

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