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collaborer

to collaborate


Regular1st ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jecollabore
tucollabores
il/ellecollabore
nouscollaborons
vouscollaborez
ils/ellescollaborent

Nous collaborons sur ce projet depuis plusieurs mois.

We are collaborating on this project for several months.

Ils collaborent avec des artistes locaux.

They collaborate with local artists.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai collaboré
tuas collaboré
il/ellea collaboré
nousavons collaboré
vousavez collaboré
ils/ellesont collaboré

J'ai collaboré avec une équipe internationale.

I collaborated with an international team.

Elle a collaboré à la rédaction de ce livre.

She collaborated on the writing of this book.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jecollaborais
tucollaborais
il/ellecollaborait
nouscollaborions
vouscollaboriez
ils/ellescollaboraient

Quand j'étais étudiant, je collaborais souvent avec mes camarades.

When I was a student, I often collaborated with my classmates.

Ils collaboraient avec plusieurs ONG à l'époque.

They were collaborating with several NGOs at that time.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jecollaborerai
tucollaboreras
il/ellecollaborera
nouscollaborerons
vouscollaborerez
ils/ellescollaboreront

Nous collaborerons avec des experts pour améliorer le projet.

We will collaborate with experts to improve the project.

Elle collaborera avec d'autres chercheurs sur cette étude.

She will collaborate with other researchers on this study.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jecollaborerais
tucollaborerais
il/ellecollaborerait
nouscollaborerions
vouscollaboreriez
ils/ellescollaboreraient

Je collaborerais volontiers si j'avais plus de temps.

I would gladly collaborate if I had more time.

Ils collaboreraient avec nous si nous les invitons.

They would collaborate with us if we invite them.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jecollabore
tucollabores
il/ellecollabore
nouscollaborions
vouscollaboriez
ils/ellescollaborent

Il faut que nous collaborions pour réussir.

It is necessary that we collaborate to succeed.

Je souhaite qu'ils collaborent sur ce projet.

I wish that they collaborate on this project.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais collaboré
tuavais collaboré
il/elleavait collaboré
nousavions collaboré
vousaviez collaboré
ils/ellesavaient collaboré

Avant de changer de travail, j'avais collaboré avec cette entreprise pendant cinq ans.

Before changing jobs, I had collaborated with this company for five years.

Ils avaient collaboré avec des scientifiques avant de publier leurs résultats.

They had collaborated with scientists before publishing their results.

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Common questions
Is "collaborer" regular or irregular in French?
"collaborer" is a regular 1st verb in French. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for 1st verbs.
How do you conjugate "collaborer" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "collaborer" conjugates as: collabore, collabores, collaborons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "collaborer" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "collaborer" conjugates as: ai collaboré, as collaboré, avons collaboré, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "collaborer" in French?
"collaborer" (to collaborate) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.