L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Introduction to the verb collecter
The English translation of the French verb collecter is “to collect.” The infinitive form, collecter, is pronounced as “co-lek-tey.”
The word collecter comes from the Latin word “collectare,” meaning to gather or collect. It is most often used in everyday French to refer to the action of gathering or collecting items or information.
In the L’impératif Présent tense, collecter is used as a command or request form. Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with their respective English translations:
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Collectez vos affaires avant de partir. (Collect your things before leaving.)
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Collecte les données nécessaires pour le rapport. (Collect the necessary data for the report.)
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Ne collecte pas d’informations sans autorisation. (Do not collect information without permission.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of collecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | collecte | Collecte des données précises. | Collect precise data. |
tu | collecte | Collecte les papiers. | Collect the papers. |
il | collecte | Il collecte des fonds pour une association. | He is collecting funds for an organization. |
elle | collecte | Elle collecte des objets pour sa collection. | She is collecting objects for her collection. |
on | collecte | On collecte les déchets. | We are collecting the garbage. |
nous | collectons | Collectons des signatures. | Let’s collect some signatures. |
vous | collectez | Collectez les données avec soin. | Collect the data carefully. |
ils | collectent | Ils collectent les dons. | They are collecting donations. |
elles | collectent | Elles collectent des informations. | They are collecting information. |
Other Conjugations for Collecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
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Collecter – About the French L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense
Usage
Giving commands
Making requests
Offering advice
Expressing desires
Conjugation Formation
Interactions with other tenses
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