Futur Proche (Near Future) 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-luh-ree-ay” in the infinitive form.
Colorier comes from the Latin word “colorare” meaning “to color”. It was first recorded in French in the 15th century and has been used in everyday language since then. In modern French, it is most often used in the Futur Proche tense, which is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “aller” (to go) with the infinitive form of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of colorier in the Futur Proche tense, with their respective English translations:
- Je vais colorier un dessin. (I am going to color a drawing.)
- Tu vas colorier avec des crayons de couleur. (You are going to color with colored pencils.)
- Ils vont colorier un livre de coloriage. (They are going to color a coloring book.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais colorier | Je vais colorier un dessin. | I am going to color a drawing. |
tu | vas colorier | Tu vas colorier une page. | You are going to color a page. |
il | va colorier | Il va colorier un livre. | He is going to color a book. |
elle | va colorier | Elle va colorier une image. | She is going to color an image. |
on | va colorier | On va colorier un arbre. | We/One are going to color a tree. |
nous | allons colorier | Nous allons colorier un tableau. | We are going to color a painting. |
vous | allez colorier | Vous allez colorier une fleur. | You are going to color a flower. |
ils | vont colorier | Ils vont colorier un paysage. | They are going to color a landscape. |
elles | vont colorier | Elles vont colorier une carte. | They are going to color a map. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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