Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Introduction to the verb colporter
The English translation of the French verb colporter is “to peddle” or “to hawk.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kohl-por-tey.”
Colporter comes from the Old French word “colporteur,” which comes from the verb “colporter,” meaning “to carry on one’s neck.” It derives from the Latin word “collum,” meaning “neck,” and “portare,” meaning “to carry.”
In everyday French, colporter is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
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J’avais colporté mes marchandises dans toute la ville avant de rentrer chez moi. (I had peddled my goods throughout the city before returning home.)
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Ils avaient colporté des rumeurs sur moi avant même que je ne les rencontre. (They had spread rumors about me even before I met them.)
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Elle avait colporté de fausses informations à mon sujet avant que je ne découvre la vérité. (She had hawked false information about me before I discovered the truth.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais colporté | J’avais colporté des rumeurs. | I had spread rumors. |
tu | tu avais colporté | Tu avais colporté des marchandises. | You had peddled goods. |
il | il avait colporté | Il avait colporté des nouvelles. | He had spread news. |
elle | elle avait colporté | Elle avait colporté des ragots. | She had spread gossip. |
on | on avait colporté | On avait colporté des fausses informations. | One had spread fake news. |
nous | nous avions colporté | Nous avions colporté des idées fausses. | We had spread false ideas. |
vous | vous aviez colporté | Vous aviez colporté des potins. | You had spread gossip. |
ils | ils avaient colporté | Ils avaient colporté des rumeurs. | They had spread rumors. |
elles | elles avaient colporté | Elles avaient colporté des rumeurs. | They had spread rumors. |
Other Conjugations for Colporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
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Colporter – 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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