Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) 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.” The infinitive form, colorier, is pronounced “koh-loh-ree-ey.”
Colorier comes from the Latin word colorare, meaning “to color.” It is a regular -er verb in French and is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of coloring in a coloring book or adding color to something.
In the Subjonctif Passé tense, colorier is used to express a past action in a hypothetical or uncertain context. It is often used with the conjunction “que” to introduce a dependent clause.
Examples:
- Il est possible que j’aie colorié le dessin avant qu’il ne soit sec. (It is possible that I colored the drawing before it was dry.)
- Je suis triste que tu n’aies pas colorié la fleur comme je te l’avais demandé. (I am sad that you didn’t color the flower like I asked you to.)
- Il faut que nous ayons colorié chaque détail pour que le dessin soit parfait. (We have to have colored every detail for the drawing to be perfect.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie colorié | Je suis content que j’aie colorié. | I’m glad that I colored. |
tu | aies colorié | Il est possible que tu aies colorié. | It’s possible you colored. |
il | ait colorié | Il est content qu’il ait colorié. | He’s glad he colored. |
elle | ait colorié | Elle est satisfaite qu’elle ait colorié. | She’s satisfied she colored. |
on | ait colorié | On est content qu’on ait colorié. | We’re glad that we colored. |
nous | ayons colorié | Espérons que nous ayons colorié. | Let’s hope we colored. |
vous | ayez colorié | Il est important que vous ayez colorié. | It’s important that you colored. |
ils | aient colorié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient colorié. | They doubt they colored. |
elles | aient colorié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient colorié. | They prefer they colored. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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