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FRENCH VERB

coller

to stick, to paste

  • #460 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: collé
  • Present participle: collant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I stick
  2. tu you stick
  3. il, elle, on he/she sticks
  4. nous we stick
  5. vous you stick
  6. ils, elles they stick

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I stuck
  2. tu you stuck
  3. il, elle, on he/she stuck
  4. nous we stuck
  5. vous you stuck
  6. ils, elles they stuck

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to stick
  2. tu you used to stick
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to stick
  4. nous we used to stick
  5. vous you used to stick
  6. ils, elles they used to stick

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will stick
  2. tu you will stick
  3. il, elle, on he/she will stick
  4. nous we will stick
  5. vous you will stick
  6. ils, elles they will stick

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would stick
  2. tu you would stick
  3. il, elle, on he/she would stick
  4. nous we would stick
  5. vous you would stick
  6. ils, elles they would stick

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I stick
  2. tu (that) you stick
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she stick
  4. nous (that) we stick
  5. vous (that) you stick
  6. ils, elles (that) they stick

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu stick!
  2. nous stick! (let’s)
  3. vous stick! (plural, or formal)

How to use coller

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Le timbre ne colle plus, il est trop vieux.

    The stamp won't stick any more, it's too old.

  2. Past

    J'ai collé l'adresse dans un mail, regarde.

    I pasted the address in an email, have a look.

  3. Imperfect

    Petite, je collais des photos partout dans ma chambre.

    As a little girl, I stuck photos all over my bedroom.

  4. Future

    On collera l'affiche sur la vitrine demain matin.

    We'll stick the poster on the shop window tomorrow morning.

  5. Conditional

    Tu collerais le lien ici, s'il te plaît ?

    Would you paste the link here, please?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que ça colle bien avant de peindre.

    It needs to stick properly before painting.

  7. Imperative

    Colle le texte juste en dessous du titre.

    Paste the text right under the title.

Good to know

  • Copier-coller is copy and paste; a sticker is un autocollant.
  • Coller à quelqu'un is to stick close to someone; ça colle ? asks if something suits you.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.