Conjugations
All six tenses and their examples are shown below. Use the links above to jump to a tense. English translations use the meaning “to collaborate.”
Present Présent
Habits, current states, and actions happening now.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | collabore | I collaborate | |
| tu | collabores | you collaborate | |
| il / elle / on | collabore | he / she / it collaborateson: we collaborate / one collaborates | |
| nous | collaborons | we collaborate | |
| vous | collaborez | you collaborate | |
| ils / elles | collaborent | they collaborate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent example
Paul collabore avec une équipe de chercheurs.
Paul collaborates with a team of researchers.
Passé composé
Completed past events, using avoir or être plus a past participle.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | ai collaboré | I collaborated | |
| tu | as collaboré | you collaborated | |
| il / elle / on | a collaboré | he / she / it collaboratedon: we collaborated / one collaborated | |
| nous | avons collaboré | we collaborated | |
| vous | avez collaboré | you collaborated | |
| ils / elles | ont collaboré | they collaborated |
IN A SENTENCEPassé composé example
Hier, Paul a collaboré avec une équipe de chercheurs.
Yesterday, Paul collaborated with a team of researchers.
The passé composé uses avoir. The table shows the unmarked participle; agreement with a preceding direct object is outside this reference.
Back to tense navigation ↑Imperfect Imparfait
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | collaborais | I used to collaborate | |
| tu | collaborais | you used to collaborate | |
| il / elle / on | collaborait | he / she / it used to collaborateon: we used to collaborate / one used to collaborate | |
| nous | collaborions | we used to collaborate | |
| vous | collaboriez | you used to collaborate | |
| ils / elles | collaboraient | they used to collaborate |
IN A SENTENCEImperfect example
Autrefois, Paul collaborait avec une équipe de chercheurs.
Back then, Paul used to collaborate with a team of researchers.
Future Futur simple
Future events and predictions.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | collaborerai | I will collaborate | |
| tu | collaboreras | you will collaborate | |
| il / elle / on | collaborera | he / she / it will collaborateon: we will collaborate / one will collaborate | |
| nous | collaborerons | we will collaborate | |
| vous | collaborerez | you will collaborate | |
| ils / elles | collaboreront | they will collaborate |
IN A SENTENCEFuture example
Plus tard, Paul collaborera avec une équipe de chercheurs.
Later, Paul will collaborate with a team of researchers.
Conditional Conditionnel présent
Hypothetical events and polite requests.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | collaborerais | I would collaborate | |
| tu | collaborerais | you would collaborate | |
| il / elle / on | collaborerait | he / she / it would collaborateon: we would collaborate / one would collaborate | |
| nous | collaborerions | we would collaborate | |
| vous | collaboreriez | you would collaborate | |
| ils / elles | collaboreraient | they would collaborate |
IN A SENTENCEConditional example
Paul collaborerait avec une équipe de chercheurs.
Paul would collaborate with a team of researchers.
Present subjunctive Subjonctif présent
Dependent clauses expressing wishes, necessity, doubt, and certain feelings.
| Subject | French | English | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|
| je / j’ | collabore | (that) I collaborate | |
| tu | collabores | (that) you collaborate | |
| il / elle / on | collabore | (that) he / she / it collaborateson: (that) we collaborate / one collaborates | |
| nous | collaborions | (that) we collaborate | |
| vous | collaboriez | (that) you collaborate | |
| ils / elles | collaborent | (that) they collaborate |
IN A SENTENCEPresent subjunctive example
Il est possible que Paul collabore avec une équipe de chercheurs.
It is possible that Paul collaborates with a team of researchers.
French forms omit the subject. Use j’ before a vowel sound. Vous is polite singular or plural “you”; on often means “we,” or the general “one.” English wording depends on the context: passé composé can also use “have,” and the imperfect can describe an ongoing action. Subjunctive translations here follow “it is possible that.”
Meaning & usage
- to collaborate
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and simple conjugation forms adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Passé composé forms combine the source auxiliary and past participle. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations