Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Introduction to the verb colliger
The English translation of the French verb colliger is “to collect” or “to gather”. It is pronounced koh-lee-zhay.
The word colliger comes from the Latin verb “colligere”, meaning “to gather”. It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been used in various forms and tenses since then.
In everyday French, colliger is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the Imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of colliger in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their English translations:
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Il fallait que j’aie colligé toutes les informations avant de prendre une décision. (I had to have gathered all the information before making a decision.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu eusses colligé les données avant la réunion. (I would have liked for you to have collected the data before the meeting.)
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Elle doutait que nous ayons colligé tous les éléments nécessaires pour résoudre le problème. (She doubted that we had gathered all the necessary elements to solve the problem.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colliger
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse colligé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse colligé. | I wish I had collected. |
tu | eusses colligé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses colligé. | I wish you had collected. |
il | eût colligé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût colligé. | I wish he had collected. |
elle | eût colligé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût colligé. | I wish she had collected. |
on | eût colligé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût colligé. | I wish one had collected. |
nous | eussions colligé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions colligé. | I wish we had collected. |
vous | eussiez colligé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez colligé. | I wish you had collected. |
ils | eussent colligé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent colligé. | I wish they had collected. |
elles | eussent colligé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent colligé. | I wish they had collected. |
Other Conjugations for Colliger.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colliger
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Colliger – 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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