Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Introduction to the verb colorer
The English translation of the French verb colorer is “to color.” It is pronounced “koh-luh-ray.”
The verb colorer comes from the Latin word “colorare,” meaning “to color.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which corresponds to the English conditional perfect tense.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their English translations:
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Si j’avais le temps, j’aurais coloré le dessin. (If I had the time, I would have colored the drawing.)
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Elle aurait coloré ses cheveux en bleu si elle n’avait pas peur d’être jugée. (She would have dyed her hair blue if she wasn’t afraid of being judged.)
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Nous aurions coloré les murs en vert, mais finalement nous avons choisi une couleur neutre. (We would have painted the walls green, but in the end we chose a neutral color.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of colorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais coloré | J’aurais coloré le dessin. | I would have colored the drawing. |
tu | aurais coloré | Tu aurais coloré tes cheveux. | You would have colored your hair. |
il | aurait coloré | Il aurait coloré le mur. | He would have colored the wall. |
elle | aurait coloré | Elle aurait coloré ses ongles. | She would have painted her nails. |
on | aurait coloré | On aurait coloré la maison. | One would have painted the house. |
nous | aurions coloré | Nous aurions coloré les meubles. | We would have colored the furniture. |
vous | auriez coloré | Vous auriez coloré vos vêtements. | You would have colored your clothes. |
ils | auraient coloré | Ils auraient coloré le paysage. | They would have colored the landscape. |
elles | auraient coloré | Elles auraient coloré leur chambre. | They (female) would have colored their room. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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