Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of “coller” can be traced back to the Latin word “colligere” meaning “to collect” or “to gather.” It entered the French language in the 13th century with the meaning of “to stick together.”
In everyday French, “coller” is commonly used in the Passé Composé tense to express an action that happened in the past and has been completed. Here are three examples:
- J’ai collé les photos dans mon album hier. (I stuck the photos in my album yesterday.)
- Tu as collé les affiches sur le mur. (You stuck the posters on the wall.)
- Elle a collé les papiers avec de la colle forte. (She glued the papers with strong glue.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of coller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai collé | J’ai collé les photos. | I glued the photos. |
tu | as collé | Tu as collé le papier. | You glued the paper. |
il | a collé | Il a collé le poster. | He glued the poster. |
elle | a collé | Elle a collé le tissu. | She glued the fabric. |
on | a collé | On a collé les affiches. | We glued the posters. |
nous | avons collé | Nous avons collé les morceaux. | We glued the pieces. |
vous | avez collé | Vous avez collé les feuilles. | You glued the sheets. |
ils | ont collé | Ils ont collé les étiquettes. | They glued the labels. |
elles | ont collé | Elles ont collé les images. | They glued the images. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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