Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Introduction to the verb coloriser
The English translation of the French verb coloriser is “to colorize.” It is pronounced “koh-lor-ee-zay” in its infinitive form.
The word coloriser comes from the French noun “couleur,” meaning “color,” and the suffix “-iser,” which is used to form verbs from nouns. This verb is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of adding color to something, such as a black and white photo or a drawing.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action, coloriser is conjugated as follows:
j’eus colorisé
tu eus colorisé
il/elle eut colorisé
nous eûmes colorisé
vous eûtes colorisé
ils/elles eurent colorisé
Here are three simple examples of coloriser used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
- J’eus colorisé la photo en noir et blanc avant de l’accrocher au mur. (I had colorized the black and white photo before hanging it on the wall.)
- Tu eus colorisé tes dessins à l’aquarelle pour le concours. (You had colorized your watercolor drawings for the competition.)
- Ils eurent colorisé les bâtiments de la ville pour célébrer le festival. (They had colorized the buildings in the city to celebrate the festival.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coloriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse colorisé | I had colored |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses colorisé | You had colored |
il | il eût | Il eût colorisé | He had colored |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût colorisé | She had colored |
on | on eût | On eût colorisé | One had colored |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes colorisé | We had colored |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes colorisé | You had colored |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent colorisé | They had colored |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent colorisé | They had colored |
Other Conjugations for Coloriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
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Coloriser – 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)
Summary
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