Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Introduction to the verb colorer
The English translation of the French verb “colorer” is “to color” or “to dye.” The infinitive form of “colorer” is pronounced as [kɔ.lɔ.ʁe].
The verb “colorer” comes from the Latin word “colorare,” which means “to color” or “to dye.” It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of adding color to something, such as painting or dyeing. In the Passé Simple (Simple Past) tense, “colorer” is used to express an action that occurred and was completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of “colorer” in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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J’achetai une robe blanche que j’ai colorée en bleu.
(I bought a white dress that I colored blue.) -
Il colora le dessin avec des crayons de couleur.
(He colored the drawing with colored pencils.) -
Elle colora ses cheveux en rouge vif.
(She dyed her hair bright red.)
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of colorer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | colorai | Je colorai le dessin. | I colored the drawing. |
Tu | coloras | Tu coloras la page. | You colored the page. |
Il | colora | Il colora sa voiture. | He colored his car. |
Elle | colora | Elle colora ses cheveux. | She colored her hair. |
On | colora | On colora les murs. | One colored the walls. |
Nous | colorâmes | Nous colorâmes les vêtements. | We colored the clothes. |
Vous | colorâtes | Vous colorâtes le tableau. | You colored the painting. |
Ils | colorèrent | Ils colorèrent les fleurs. | They colored the flowers. |
Elles | colorèrent | Elles colorèrent les images. | They (feminine) colored the pictures. |
Other Conjugations for Colorer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colorer
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Colorer – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
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