Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Introduction to the verb colloquer
The English translation of the French verb colloquer is “to put together” or “to gather”. It is pronounced as “kol-leek-ay”.
Colloquer comes from the Latin verb “collocare”, which means “to place together”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of colloquer in the Plus-que-parfait tense and their English translations:
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J’avais colloqué les documents dans un dossier avant la réunion. (I had put the documents together in a folder before the meeting.)
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Vous aviez colloqué les chaises autour de la table pour le dîner. (You had gathered the chairs around the table for dinner.)
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Ils avaient colloqué leurs affaires dans la valise avant de partir en vacances. (They had packed their things together in the suitcase before leaving for vacation.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colloquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais colloqué | J’avais colloqué avec mon collègue. | I had a meeting with my colleague. |
tu | tu avais colloqué | Tu avais colloqué avec ton directeur. | You had a meeting with your boss. |
il | il avait colloqué | Il avait colloqué avec ses partenaires. | He had a meeting with his partners. |
elle | elle avait colloqué | Elle avait colloqué avec ses collègues. | She had a meeting with her colleagues. |
on | on avait colloqué | On avait colloqué avec sa chef. | One had a meeting with their boss. |
nous | nous avions colloqué | Nous avions colloqué avec nos clients. | We had a meeting with our clients. |
vous | vous aviez colloqué | Vous aviez colloqué avec vos collaborateurs. | You had a meeting with your colleagues. |
ils | ils avaient colloqué | Ils avaient colloqué avec leurs clients. | They had a meeting with their clients. |
elles | elles avaient colloqué | Elles avaient colloqué avec leurs partenaires. | They had a meeting with their partners. |
Other Conjugations for Colloquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colloquer
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Colloquer – 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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