Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Introduction to the verb colleter
The English translation of the French verb colleter is “to confront” or “to challenge.” It is pronounced /kɔləte/.
The word colleter comes from the Old French verb “collet,” meaning “to seize by the neck.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Si j’avais su, je l’aurais collété. (If I had known, I would have confronted him.)
- Il était important qu’elle le collête avant qu’il ne parte. (It was important for her to confront him before he left.)
- J’avais peur qu’il me collête pour mes fautes. (I was afraid he would challenge me for my mistakes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of colleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | collectasse | Je serais content si je collectasse plus d’informations. | I would be happy if I collected more information. |
tu | collectasses | Si tu n’avais pas peur, tu collectasses plus de courage. | If you weren’t afraid, you would gather more courage. |
il | collectât | Il voudrait que il collectât des données précises. | He would like him to collect accurate data. |
elle | collectât | Elle espérait que elle collectât assez d’argent. | She hoped that she would collect enough money. |
on | collectât | Si on collectât plus de fonds, on pourrait réaliser nos projets. | If one collected more funds, one could carry out our projects. |
nous | collectassions | Si nous collectassions plus d’argent, nous pourrions voyager. | If we collected more money, we could travel. |
vous | collectassiez | Si vous collectassiez plus de données, vous pourriez trouver une solution. | If you collected more data, you could find a solution. |
ils | collectassent | S’ils collectassent avec soin, ils éviteraient les erreurs. | If they collected carefully, they would avoid mistakes. |
elles | collectassent | Si elles collectassent des informations précises, elles pourraient résoudre le problème. | If they collected accurate information, they could solve the problem. |
Other Conjugations for Colleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
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Colleter – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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