Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) 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.” It is pronounced as “kohl-por-TEY.”
The word colporter comes from the Old French word “colportage,” which means to travel around with merchandise. It is derived from the Latin word “collocare,” which means “to put or place.” In everyday French, colporter is most often used to describe the act of selling goods or merchandise while traveling from place to place.
In the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, colporter is conjugated as follows:
- Je colportasse
- Tu colportasses
- Il/Elle colportât
- Nous colportassions
- Vous colportassiez
- Ils/Elles colportassent
Here are three examples of colporter used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je colportasse mes produits pour gagner ma vie. (I had to peddle my goods to make a living.)
- Je préférais que tu ne colportasses pas ces rumeurs. (I preferred that you didn’t spread these rumors.)
- Il était important qu’elle colportât ses idées pour les faire connaître. (It was important that she hawked her ideas to make them known.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of colporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | colportasse | Si j’avais plus de temps, je colportasse des histoires. | If I had more time, I would spread stories. |
tu | colportasses | Si tu colportasses des nouvelles, je les écouterais. | If you spread news, I would listen to it. |
il | colportât | Il serait content si il colportât des idées. | He would be happy if he spread ideas. |
elle | colportât | Elle se sentirait mieux si elle colportât moins. | She would feel better if she spread less. |
on | colportât | Si on colportât moins de rumeurs, il y aurait moins de conflits. | If one spread fewer rumors, there would be less conflicts. |
nous | colportassions | Si nous colportassions ensemble, ça serait plus efficace. | If we spread together, it would be more efficient. |
vous | colportassiez | Si vous en colportassiez plus, on n’aurait pas de secrets. | If you spread more, we wouldn’t have secrets. |
ils | colportassent | S’ils colportassent plus, ils auraient plus de succès. | If they spread more, they would have more success. |
elles | colportassent | Si elles colportassent moins, elles auraient plus de temps libre. | If they spread less, they would have more free time. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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