Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Introduction to the verb collecter
The English translation of the French verb collecter is “to collect.” It is pronounced “koh-lek-tey.”
The verb collecter comes from the Latin word “collectare” meaning “to gather together.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object.
In everyday French, collecter is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense + the past participle of the verb. It is often used in written or formal speech.
Here are three examples of collecter used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’eus collecté toutes les données avant la réunion. (I had collected all the data before the meeting.)
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Vous eûtes collecté des fonds pour la charité. (You had collected funds for charity.)
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Ils furent collectés par les autorités pour être interrogés. (They had been collected by the authorities to be questioned.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of collecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse collecté | I had collected |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses collecté | You had collected |
il | il eût | Il eût collecté | He had collected |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût collecté | She had collected |
on | on eût | On eût collecté | One had collected |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes collecté | We had collected |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes collecté | You had collected |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent collecté | They had collected |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent collecté | They had collected |
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 (this article)
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
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
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Collecter – 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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