Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Introduction to the verb colporter
The English translation of colporter is “to peddle” or “to hawk.” It is pronounced “kohl-por-tay.”
The word colporter comes from the French word “colportage” which means peddling or hawking. It is derived from the verb “colporter” and the suffix “-age” which indicates an action or process.
In everyday French, colporter is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain. It is often used in formal speech or writing.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies colporté mes produits à travers la ville.
English: I would have liked for you to have peddled my products throughout the city. -
Il était possible qu’il eût colporté des rumeurs sur moi.
English: It was possible that he had spread rumors about me. -
Nous aurions préféré que vous eussiez colporté ces informations plus tôt.
English: We would have preferred for you to have peddled this information earlier.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of colporter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse colporté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse colporté. | I wish I had peddled. |
tu | eusses colporté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses colporté. | I wish you had peddled. |
il | eût colporté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût colporté. | I wish he had peddled. |
elle | eût colporté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût colporté. | I wish she had peddled. |
on | eût colporté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût colporté. | I wish one had peddled. |
nous | eussions colporté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions colporté. | I wish we had peddled. |
vous | eussiez colporté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez colporté. | I wish you had peddled. |
ils | eussent colporté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent colporté. | I wish they had peddled. |
elles | eussent colporté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent colporté. | I wish they had peddled. |
Other Conjugations for Colporter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb colporter
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Colporter – 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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