L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Introduction to the verb colorer
The English translation of the French verb colorer is “to color” or “to dye.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “koh-loh-ray.”
The origin of the word colorer comes from the Latin word “colorare,” meaning “to color.” It is most often used in everyday French in the L’impératif Présent tense, which is the imperative mood used to give commands or make requests.
Here are three simple examples of colorer used in L’impératif Présent with their respective English translations:
- Colorer vos cheveux en rouge ! (Color your hair red!)
- Ne colorons pas en dehors des lignes. (Let’s not color outside the lines.)
- Colorie cette partie en bleu. (Color this part in blue.)
Table of the L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of colorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colore | Colore la fleur en rouge. | Color the flower red. |
tu | colore | Colore tes dessins. | Color your drawings. |
il | colore | Il colore bien avec les crayons. | He colors well with crayons. |
elle | colore | Elle colore les murs de sa chambre. | She colors the walls of her room. |
on | colore | On colore ensemble. | Let’s color together. |
nous | colorons | Colorons le dessin ensemble. | Let’s color the drawing together. |
vous | colorez | Colorez les tissus avec de la teinture. | Color the fabrics with dye. |
ils | colorent | Ils colorent leurs cheveux. | They are coloring their hair. |
elles | colorent | Elles colorent les oeufs pour Pâques. | They are coloring eggs for Easter. |
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer (this article)
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
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Colorer – 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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