Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Introduction to the verb collaborer
The English translation of the French verb collaborer is “to collaborate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “koh-lah-boh-ray.”
The word collaborer comes from the Latin word “collaborare,” which means “to work together.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is most often used in the context of working together or cooperating with someone.
In everyday French, the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is used to express an action that had already been completed in the past but is still relevant to the present. Collaborer is commonly used in this tense to express a past collaboration that had an impact on the present situation.
Here are three simple examples of how collaborer is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’espérais qu’ils aient collaboré pour le projet. (I hoped they had collaborated on the project.)
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Il fallait que nous ayons collaboré avec eux avant de prendre la décision. (We had to have collaborated with them before making the decision.)
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Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas collaboré plus étroitement avec moi à l’époque. (I regret that you didn’t collaborate more closely with me back then.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of collaborer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse collaboré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse collaboré. | I wish I had collaborated. |
tu | eusses collaboré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses collaboré. | I wish you had collaborated. |
il | eût collaboré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût collaboré. | I wish he had collaborated. |
elle | eût collaboré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût collaboré. | I wish she had collaborated. |
on | eût collaboré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût collaboré. | I wish one had collaborated. |
nous | eussions collaboré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions collaboré. | I wish we had collaborated. |
vous | eussiez collaboré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez collaboré. | I wish you had collaborated. |
ils | eussent collaboré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent collaboré. | I wish they had collaborated. |
elles | eussent collaboré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent collaboré. | I wish they had collaborated. |
Other Conjugations for Collaborer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb collaborer
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Collaborer – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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