Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) 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 as “koh-lo-ree-ey” in the infinitive form.
The word colorier comes from the Latin word “colorare,” meaning “to color.” It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of filling in or adding color to something, such as a drawing or a picture. In the Conditionnel Présent tense, it is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present.
Here are three simple examples of colorier in the Conditionnel Présent tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais des crayons de couleur, je colorierais ce dessin. (If I had some colored pencils, I would color in this drawing.)
- Tu pourrais colorier les fleurs en rouge et les feuilles en vert. (You could color the flowers in red and the leaves in green.)
- Nous aimerions colorier ensemble ce livre de coloriage. (We would like to color this coloring book together.)
In all of these examples, the verb colorier is used to express a possibility or desire in the present. It is often used to talk about creative activities or to make suggestions.
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colorierais | Je colorierais le dessin. | I would color the drawing. |
tu | colorierais | Tu colorierais mieux. | You would color better. |
il | colorierait | Il colorierait en rouge. | He would color in red. |
elle | colorierait | Elle colorierait un livre. | She would color a book. |
on | colorierait | On colorierait un arc-en-ciel. | One would color a rainbow. |
nous | colorierions | Nous colorierions ensemble. | We would color together. |
vous | colorieriez | Vous colorieriez le ciel. | You would color the sky. |
ils | colorieraient | Ils colorieraient leur maison. | They would color their house. |
elles | colorieraient | Elles colorieraient une fleur. | They would color a flower. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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