Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Introduction to the verb collectionner
The English translation of the French verb collectionner is “to collect.” It is pronounced “koh-lek-see-oh-nay.”
The word collectionner comes from the French noun collection, which is derived from the Latin word collectio, meaning “a gathering or collecting.” In everyday French, collectionner is used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a hypothetical or future past action. It is often used to talk about what someone would have collected if a certain condition had been met.
Examples:
- Si j’avais eu plus d’argent, j’aurais collectionné des timbres rares. (If I had had more money, I would have collected rare stamps.)
- Mes grands-parents auraient collectionné des souvenirs de leurs voyages s’ils avaient eu plus de temps. (My grandparents would have collected souvenirs from their travels if they had had more time.)
- Nous aurions collectionné toutes les éditions de ce magazine si elles n’étaient pas si chères. (We would have collected all editions of this magazine if they weren’t so expensive.)
Translation:
- If I had had more money, I would have collected rare stamps.
- My grandparents would have collected souvenirs from their travels if they had had more time.
- We would have collected all editions of this magazine if they weren’t so expensive.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of collectionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais collectionné | Si j’avais plus de temps, je collectionnerais des timbres. | If I had more time, I would collect stamps. |
tu | aurais collectionné | Tu aurais collectionné tous les objets de la série. | You would have collected all the items in the series. |
il | aurait collectionné | Il aurait collectionné des pièces rares. | He would have collected rare coins. |
elle | aurait collectionné | Elle aurait collectionné des livres anciens. | She would have collected old books. |
on | aurait collectionné | On aurait collectionné des souvenirs de voyage. | One would have collected souvenirs from traveling. |
nous | aurions collectionné | Nous aurions collectionné des œuvres d’art. | We would have collected works of art. |
vous | auriez collectionné | Vous auriez collectionné des autographes. | You would have collected autographs. |
ils | auraient collectionné | Ils auraient collectionné des figurines. | They would have collected figurines. |
elles | auraient collectionné | Elles auraient collectionné des objets de décoration. | They (female) would have collected decorative items. |
Other Conjugations for Collectionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collectionner
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Collectionner – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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