Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Introduction to the verb colmater
The English translation of the French verb colmater is “to patch up” or “to seal”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohl-mah-teh”.
The word “colmater” comes from the Latin word “colmare” which means “to fill up”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used to talk about completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- J’ai colmaté la fissure avant qu’elle ne s’aggrave. (I patched up the crack before it got worse.)
- Tu as colmaté les fuites d’eau dans la salle de bain. (You sealed the water leaks in the bathroom.)
- Il a colmaté les trous dans le mur avec du plâtre. (He patched up the holes in the wall with plaster.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of colmater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse colmaté | I had patched |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses colmaté | You had patched |
il | il eût | Il eût colmaté | He had patched |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût colmaté | She had patched |
on | on eût | On eût colmaté | One had patched |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes colmaté | We had patched |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes colmaté | You had patched |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent colmaté | They had patched |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent colmaté | They had patched |
Other Conjugations for Colmater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
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Colmater – 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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