Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 paint.” It is pronounced as [kɔ.lɔ.ʁje] in its infinitive form.
The verb colorier comes from the Latin word “colorare,” meaning “to color.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a literary tense used to express an action that took place before another action in the past. It is formed by using the imperfect tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” and the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three examples of how colorier is used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais colorié toutes les pages du livre avant que tu n’arrives. (I had colored all the pages of the book before you arrived.)
- Elle était contente que j’eusse colorié son dessin avant qu’elle le montre à sa classe. (She was happy that I had colored her drawing before she showed it to her class.)
- Nous avions colorié le mur de la chambre avant que nos parents ne reviennent de leur voyage. (We had painted the wall of the room before our parents came back from their trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colorier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse colorié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse colorié. | I wish I had colored. |
tu | eusses colorié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses colorié. | I wish you had colored. |
il | eût colorié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût colorié. | I wish he had colored. |
elle | eût colorié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût colorié. | I wish she had colored. |
on | eût colorié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût colorié. | I wish one had colored. |
nous | eussions colorié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions colorié. | I wish we had colored. |
vous | eussiez colorié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez colorié. | I wish you had colored. |
ils | eussent colorié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent colorié. | I wish they had colored. |
elles | eussent colorié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent colorié. | I wish they had 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
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 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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