Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) 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 color in.” It is pronounced “koh-luh-ryey.”
The word colorier comes from the French word couleur, meaning “color,” and the suffix -ier, which is used to form verbs from nouns.
In everyday French, colorier is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- J’avais colorié tous les dessins avant que tu arrives. (I had colored all the drawings before you arrived.)
- Elle avait colorié sa chambre avant de partir en vacances. (She had colored her room before leaving on vacation.)
- Nous avions colorié nos livres avant le début du cours. (We had colored our books before the start of class.)
In each of these examples, the action of coloring (colorier) was completed before another event or action in the past. This tense is commonly used in storytelling or when describing a sequence of events.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais colorié | J’avais colorié la fleur en rouge. | I had colored the flower in red. |
tu | tu avais colorié | Tu avais colorié le ciel en bleu. | You had colored the sky in blue. |
il | il avait colorié | Il avait colorié la voiture en vert. | He had colored the car in green. |
elle | elle avait colorié | Elle avait colorié la maison en jaune. | She had colored the house in yellow. |
on | on avait colorié | On avait colorié le soleil en orange. | One had colored the sun in orange. |
nous | nous avions colorié | Nous avions colorié les arbres en marron. | We had colored the trees in brown. |
vous | vous aviez colorié | Vous aviez colorié la mer en bleu. | You had colored the sea in blue. |
ils | ils avaient colorié | Ils avaient colorié les fleurs en violet. | They had colored the flowers in purple. |
elles | elles avaient colorié | Elles avaient colorié les feuilles en vert. | They had colored the leaves in green. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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