Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Introduction to the verb colorer
The English translation of the French verb colorer is “to color” or “to dye.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “koh-loh-ray.”
The word “colorer” comes from the Latin word “colorare,” meaning “to color” or “to dye.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to talk about actions or events that have been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with the respective English translations:
- J’ai coloré mes cheveux hier soir. (I colored my hair last night.)
- Elle a coloré le dessin avec des crayons de couleur. (She colored the drawing with colored pencils.)
- Nous avons coloré nos œufs de Pâques avec des teintures naturelles. (We colored our Easter eggs with natural dyes.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of colorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai coloré | J’ai coloré les murs. | I colored the walls. |
tu | as coloré | Tu as coloré le dessin. | You colored the drawing. |
il | a coloré | Il a coloré les cheveux. | He colored the hair. |
elle | a coloré | Elle a coloré le tissu. | She colored the fabric. |
on | a coloré | On a coloré les œufs. | We colored the eggs. |
nous | avons coloré | Nous avons coloré la peinture. | We colored the paint. |
vous | avez coloré | Vous avez coloré le papier. | You colored the paper. |
ils | ont coloré | Ils ont coloré le tableau. | They colored the picture. |
elles | ont coloré | Elles ont coloré la photo. | They colored the photo. |
Other Conjugations for Colorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
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Colorer – 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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