Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Introduction to the verb colorier
The English translation of the French verb colorier is “to color” or “to paint”. The infinitive form, colorier, is pronounced “kaw-loh-ree-eh”.
The word colorier comes from the Latin word “colorare” which means “to color”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which is the equivalent of the Present Perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe actions or events that have taken place in the recent past.
Examples of colorier in the Passé Composé tense are:
- J’ai colorié un dessin hier. (I colored a drawing yesterday.)
- Elle a colorié toutes les fleurs en rouge. (She painted all the flowers in red.)
- Nous avons colorié notre maison en bleu. (We painted our house in blue.)
In each of these examples, the verb colorier is conjugated in the Passé Composé tense with the subject pronouns “j’ ” (I), “elle” (she), and “nous” (we). The past participle of colorier is “colorié” and it remains the same for all subject pronouns. The helping verb “avoir” (to have) is used to form the Passé Composé tense.
In summary, colorier is a commonly used verb in French to describe the act of coloring or painting. It is mostly used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about recent actions.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai colorié | J’ai colorié un dessin. | I colored a drawing. |
tu | as colorié | Tu as colorié un livre. | You colored a book. |
il | a colorié | Il a colorié une image. | He colored a picture. |
elle | a colorié | Elle a colorié une carte. | She colored a map. |
on | a colorié | On a colorié un tableau. | We colored a painting. |
nous | avons colorié | Nous avons colorié une fresque. | We colored a mural. |
vous | avez colorié | Vous avez colorié un motif. | You colored a pattern. |
ils | ont colorié | Ils ont colorié une affiche. | They colored a poster. |
elles | ont colorié | Elles ont colorié une robe. | They colored a dress. |
Other Conjugations for Colorier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorier
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Colorier – 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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