Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Introduction to the verb colorer
The English translation of the French verb “colorer” is “to color”. The infinitive form “colorer” is pronounced as kɔ.lɔ.ʁe.
The verb “colorer” comes from the Latin word “colorare”, which means “to color” or “to dye”. In everyday French, “colorer” is most often used to refer to the action of adding color to something, such as coloring a drawing or dyeing hair.
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J’aime colorer les images dans les livres de coloriage.
(I like to color the pictures in coloring books.) -
Ma sœur a coloré ses cheveux en bleu.
(My sister colored her hair blue.) -
Les enfants colorient les dessins avec des feutres.
(The children are coloring the drawings with markers.)
Colorer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of colorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | colore | Je colore mes cheveux. | I color my hair. |
Tu | colores | Tu colores ton dessin. | You color your drawing. |
Il | colore | Il colore sa chemise. | He colors his shirt. |
Elle | colore | Elle colore ses ongles. | She colors her nails. |
On | colore | On colore les murs. | We color the walls. |
Nous | colorons | Nous colorons le tableau. | We color the picture. |
Vous | colorez | Vous colorez vos cheveux. | You color your hair. |
Ils | colorent | Ils colorent leurs dessins. | They color their drawings. |
Elles | colorent | Elles colorent leurs cahiers. | They color their notebooks. |
Other Conjugations for Colorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colorer (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
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