Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Introduction to the verb coloriser
The English translation of the French verb coloriser is “to colorize.” The infinitive form, coloriser, is pronounced as “koh-loh-ree-zay.”
The word coloriser has its roots in the Latin word “color,” meaning color, and the suffix -iser, which is used to form verbs from nouns. In everyday French, coloriser is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Some examples of coloriser in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
- Il fallait que je colorisasse toutes les images pour le livre. (I had to colorize all the images for the book.)
- Je voulais que tu colorisasses les fleurs en rouge. (I wanted you to colorize the flowers in red.)
- Il aurait fallu qu’elle colorisât le dessin avant de le montrer à son professeur. (She should have colored the drawing before showing it to her teacher.)
In these examples, coloriser is used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express an action that was desired, necessary, or should have been done in the past. The English translations also use the past tense to convey a similar meaning.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of coloriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colorisasse | J’aimerais que je colorisasse mes dessins mieux. | I wish I colored my drawings better. |
tu | colorisasses | Je te conseille de colorisasses plus doucement. | I advise you to color more gently. |
il | colorisât | C’était comme s’il colorisât un arc-en-ciel. | It was like he was coloring a rainbow. |
elle | colorisât | Elle aimait que je colorisât mes cheveux. | She liked when I colored my hair. |
on | colorisât | Je ne pensais pas qu’on colorisât le ciel de cette façon. | I didn’t think one colored the sky like that. |
nous | colorisassions | Si nous colorisassions ensemble, nos dessins seraient beaux. | If we colored together, our drawings would be beautiful. |
vous | colorisassiez | Je ne m’attendais pas à ce que vous colorisassiez aussi bien. | I didn’t expect you to color so well. |
ils | colorisassent | Je me demande s’ils colorisassent les fleurs eux-mêmes. | I wonder if they colored the flowers themselves. |
elles | colorisassent | Si elles colorisassent en même temps, je me sentirais dépassée. | If they colored at the same time, I would feel overwhelmed. |
Other Conjugations for Coloriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coloriser
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Coloriser – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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