Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Introduction to the verb colorier
The English translation of the French verb colorier is “to color” or “to color in”. It is pronounced “koh-loh-ree-ay” in its infinitive form.
The word colorier comes from the Latin word “colorare” which means “to color”. It is a regular -er verb in French, meaning it follows the same conjugation pattern as other verbs ending in -er.
In everyday French, the verb colorier is most often used in its infinitive form as a command or instruction, such as “colorier la page” (color the page) or “colorier les images” (color the pictures). In the Passé Antérieur tense, it is used to indicate an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of colorier in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their English translations:
- J’eus colorié le dessin avant qu’elle n’arrive. (I had colored the drawing before she arrived.)
- Tu eus colorié tous les livres avant de les ranger. (You had colored all the books before putting them away.)
- Ils eurent colorié toutes les fleurs avant la fin de la journée. (They had colored all the flowers before the end of the day.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse colorié | I had colored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses colorié | You had colored |
il | il eût | Il eût colorié | He had colored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût colorié | She had colored |
on | on eût | On eût colorié | One had colored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes colorié | We had colored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes colorié | You had colored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent colorié | They had colored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent colorié | They had colored |
Other Conjugations for Colorier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
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Colorier – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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