Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Introduction to the verb coloniser
The English translation of the French verb coloniser is “to colonize”. It is pronounced as [kɔ.lɔ.ni.ze] in its infinitive form.
The word coloniser comes from the Latin word “colonus” which means “farmer” and the suffix “iser” which means “to make into”. It was first used in the 16th century, during the period of European colonization and conquest of other territories around the world.
In everyday French, coloniser is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about past actions or events that have been completed. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” and the past participle “colonisé”.
3 simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Les Anglais ont colonisé l’Inde en 1858. (The English colonized India in 1858.)
- Les Espagnols ont colonisé l’Amérique du Sud au XVIe siècle. (The Spanish colonized South America in the 16th century.)
- La France a colonisé plusieurs pays en Afrique pendant la période de la colonisation. (France colonized several countries in Africa during the period of colonization.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of coloniser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai colonisé | J’ai colonisé ce pays. | I colonized this country. |
tu | as colonisé | Tu as colonisé cette île. | You colonized this island. |
il | a colonisé | Il a colonisé ce territoire. | He colonized this territory. |
elle | a colonisé | Elle a colonisé cette région. | She colonized this region. |
on | a colonisé | On a colonisé ce continent. | We colonized this continent. |
nous | avons colonisé | Nous avons colonisé ce village. | We colonized this village. |
vous | avez colonisé | Vous avez colonisé cette contrée. | You colonized this land. |
ils | ont colonisé | Ils ont colonisé ce royaume. | They colonized this kingdom. |
elles | ont colonisé | Elles ont colonisé ce territoire. | They colonized this territory. |
Other Conjugations for Coloniser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloniser
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Coloniser – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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