Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Introduction to the verb colporter
The English translation of the French verb colporter is “to peddle” or “to carry from place to place.” It is pronounced as “kohl-por-tay.”
The word colporter comes from the French word “colporteur,” which means “peddler” or “hawker.” It is derived from the Latin word “colportare,” which means “to carry together.”
In everyday French, colporter is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to talk about a completed action that happened before another past action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of colporter used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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J’ai colporté mes marchandises avant que le marché n’ouvre.
Translation: I peddled my goods before the market opened. -
Vous avez colporté des mensonges à mon sujet.
Translation: You peddled lies about me. -
Ils ont colporté les rumeurs dans tout le village.
Translation: They peddled the rumors throughout the village.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of colporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse colporté | I had peddled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses colporté | You had peddled |
il | il eût | Il eût colporté | He had peddled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût colporté | She had peddled |
on | on eût | On eût colporté | One had peddled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes colporté | We had peddled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes colporté | You had peddled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent colporté | They had peddled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent colporté | They had peddled |
Other Conjugations for Colporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
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Colporter – 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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