Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Introduction to the verb colleter
The English translation of the French verb colleter is “to collect” or “to gather”. It is pronounced “koh-leh-teh”.
The word colleter comes from the Latin verb “colligere” meaning “to gather” or “to collect”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English.
The Plus-que-parfait tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action. It is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imperfect tense and the past participle of the main verb.
Examples of using colleter in the Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais collecté toutes les informations avant la réunion. (I had collected all the information before the meeting.)
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Tu avais collecté les fonds nécessaires pour le projet. (You had collected the necessary funds for the project.)
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Ils étaient arrivés en retard car ils avaient collecté des échantillons sur leur chemin. (They arrived late because they had collected samples on their way.)
In these examples, we can see that the action of collecting was completed before another past action took place.
In everyday French, colleter is often used to describe the action of gathering or collecting something physically, such as information, money, or objects. It can also be used in a more figurative sense, to gather one’s thoughts or emotions.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colleter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais colleté | J’avais colleté les pièces de monnaie. | I had collected the coins. |
tu | tu avais colleté | Tu avais colleté les feuilles d’automne. | You had collected the autumn leaves. |
il | il avait colleté | Il avait colleté les billets de concert. | He had collected the concert tickets. |
elle | elle avait colleté | Elle avait colleté les étoiles de mer. | She had collected the starfish. |
on | on avait colleté | On avait colleté les coquillages. | One had collected the seashells. |
nous | nous avions colleté | Nous avions colleté les souvenirs. | We had collected the memories. |
vous | vous aviez colleté | Vous aviez colleté les cartes postales. | You had collected the postcards. |
ils | ils avaient colleté | Ils avaient colleté les timbres. | They had collected the stamps. |
elles | elles avaient colleté | Elles avaient colleté les photos. | They had collected the photos. |
Other Conjugations for Colleter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colleter
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Colleter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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