Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Introduction to the verb coller
The English translation of the French verb coller is “to stick” or “to glue.” It is pronounced as “koh-lay.”
The word coller comes from the Latin word “colligere,” which means “to bind together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used for actions that were completed before another past action.
Examples of its usage in this tense are:
- J’ai collé les photos dans l’album avant que tu ne arrives. (I had glued the photos in the album before you arrived.)
- Elle a collé les morceaux de papier ensemble pour créer une carte. (She had stuck the pieces of paper together to create a card.)
- Nous avons collé les affiches sur les murs avant le début du concert. (We had pasted the posters on the walls before the start of the concert.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of coller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus collé | I had stuck |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus collé | You had stuck |
il | il eut | Il eut collé | He had stuck |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut collé | She had stuck |
on | on eut | On eut collé | One had stuck |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes collé | We had stuck |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes collé | You had stuck |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent collé | They had stuck |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent collé | They had stuck |
Other Conjugations for Coller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
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Coller – 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)
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