Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Introduction to the verb collationner
The English translation of the French verb collationner is “to compare” or “to collate.” The infinitive form, collationner, is pronounced “koh-lah-see-oh-nay.”
The word collationner comes from the Latin word collationare, meaning “to compare.” It first appeared in written French in the 13th century and is derived from the word collation, meaning “comparison.”
In everyday French, collationner is often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to talk about an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of collationner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’avais collationné toutes les informations avant la réunion. (I had compared all the information before the meeting.)
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Tu étais collationné les deux versions du rapport. (You had collated the two versions of the report.)
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Il avait collationné les prix des différents magasins avant d’aller faire ses courses. (He had compared the prices of different stores before going grocery shopping.)
In all of these examples, the action of collationner occurred before another past action (la réunion, les deux versions du rapport, and faire ses courses).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of collationner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse collationné | I had collated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses collationné | You had collated |
il | il eût | Il eût collationné | He had collated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût collationné | She had collated |
on | on eût | On eût collationné | One had collated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes collationné | We had collated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes collationné | You had collated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent collationné | They had collated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent collationné | They had collated |
Other Conjugations for Collationner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collationner
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Collationner – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
Summary
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