Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Introduction to the verb coller
The English translation of the French verb coller is “to stick” or “to glue.” The infinitive form, coller, is pronounced “koh-lay.”
Coller comes from the Latin word “colligere,” meaning “to gather” or “to collect,” and entered the French language during the Middle Ages. It is most often used in everyday French as a transitive verb, meaning it requires a direct object. In the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, it is used to express an action that would have been completed before another action in the past.
Examples of coller in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
1) J’aurais aimé que tu aies collé les photos avant que je n’arrive. (I would have liked for you to have stuck the photos before I arrived.)
2) Il aurait fallu que nous ayons collé les morceaux ensemble avant qu’ils ne sèchent. (We should have stuck the pieces together before they dried.)
3) Nous serions rentrés plus tôt si vous aviez collé les affiches à temps. (We would have come back earlier if you had stuck the posters on time.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of coller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse collé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse collé. | I wish I had stuck. |
tu | eusses collé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses collé. | I wish you had stuck. |
il | eût collé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût collé. | I wish he had stuck. |
elle | eût collé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût collé. | I wish she had stuck. |
on | eût collé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût collé. | I wish one had stuck. |
nous | eussions collé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions collé. | I wish we had stuck. |
vous | eussiez collé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez collé. | I wish you had stuck. |
ils | eussent collé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent collé. | I wish they had stuck. |
elles | eussent collé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent collé. | I wish they had stuck. |
Other Conjugations for Coller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb coller
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Coller – 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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