Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Introduction to the verb colmater
The English translation of the French verb colmater is “to plug” or “to seal.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kohl-mah-tay.”
The language origin of colmater can be traced back to the Latin word “colmatare” which means “to fill up.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express a past action that is completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of colmater being used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
- J’avais colmaté la fuite avant qu’elle ne s’aggrave. (I had plugged the leak before it got worse.)
- Il avait colmaté les trous dans le mur avant que la pluie ne vienne. (He had sealed the holes in the wall before the rain came.)
- Nous avions colmaté les brèches dans la défense avant que l’ennemi ne puisse les exploiter. (We had plugged the gaps in the defense before the enemy could exploit them.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colmater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse colmaté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse colmaté. | I wish I had repaired. |
tu | eusses colmaté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses colmaté. | I wish you had repaired. |
il | eût colmaté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût colmaté. | I wish he had repaired. |
elle | eût colmaté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût colmaté. | I wish she had repaired. |
on | eût colmaté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût colmaté. | I wish one had repaired. |
nous | eussions colmaté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions colmaté. | I wish we had repaired. |
vous | eussiez colmaté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez colmaté. | I wish you had repaired. |
ils | eussent colmaté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent colmaté. | I wish they had repaired. |
elles | eussent colmaté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent colmaté. | I wish they had repaired. |
Other Conjugations for Colmater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colmater
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Colmater – 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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