Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Introduction to the verb collecter
The English translation of the French verb collecter is to collect. It is pronounced as “koh-lek-ter” in the infinitive form.
The word collecter comes from the Latin word “collectare” which means “to gather together”. In everyday French, collecter is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is the tense used for hypothetical or uncertain events in the past.
Three simple examples of collecter in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- J’aurais collecté plus de fonds si j’avais organisé un événement de collecte de fonds. (I would have collected more funds if I had organized a fundraising event.)
- Il aurait été content si nous avions collecté toutes les signatures nécessaires. (He would have been happy if we had collected all the necessary signatures.)
- Elle aurait pu collecter des informations utiles si elle avait posé les bonnes questions. (She could have collected useful information if she had asked the right questions.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of collecter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie collecté | Il est possible que j’aie collecté. | It’s possible that I collected. |
tu | aies collecté | Il faut que tu aies collecté. | You must have collected. |
il | ait collecté | Il est important qu’il ait collecté. | It’s important that he collected. |
elle | ait collecté | Elle espère qu’elle ait collecté. | She hopes she collected. |
on | ait collecté | On préfère qu’on ait collecté. | We prefer it to have been collected. |
nous | ayons collecté | J’espère que nous ayons collecté. | I hope we collected. |
vous | ayez collecté | Il est facile que vous ayez collecté. | It’s easy that you collected. |
ils | aient collecté | Il est possible qu’ils aient collecté. | It’s possible that they collected. |
elles | aient collecté | Elles souhaitent qu’elles aient collecté. | They wish they collected. |
Other Conjugations for Collecter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collecter
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Collecter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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