Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Introduction to the verb contenter
The English translation of the French verb “contenter” is “to please” or “to satisfy.” The infinitive form, pronounced as “kohn-tahn-tay,” comes from the Old French word “content,” meaning content or satisfied.
In everyday French, the verb “contenter” is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or future action that would have taken place in the past. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of “contenter” in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
1) Si je t’avais écouté, je t’aurais contenté. (If I had listened to you, I would have pleased you.)
2) Nous aurions été contents si tu étais venu avec nous. (We would have been satisfied if you had come with us.)
3) Si elle avait obtenu son diplôme, ses parents auraient été très contents. (If she had received her diploma, her parents would have been very pleased.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | me serais contenté | Je me serais contenté avec moins. | I would have been satisfied with less. |
tu | te serais contenté | Tu te serais contenté de cette réponse. | You would have been satisfied with this answer. |
il | se serait contenté | Il se serait contenté de peu. | He would have been satisfied with little. |
elle | se serait contentée | Elle se serait contentée du résultat. | She would have been satisfied with the result. |
on | se serait contenté | On se serait contenté de peu. | One would have been satisfied with little. |
nous | nous serions contentés | Nous nous serions contentés de la nourriture locale. | We would have been satisfied with local food. |
vous | vous seriez contentés | Vous vous seriez contentés de cette option. | You would have been satisfied with this option. |
ils | se seraient contentés | Ils se seraient contentés de cette solution. | They would have been satisfied with this solution. |
elles | se seraient contentées | Elles se seraient contentées du résultat. | They (female) would have been satisfied with the result. |
Other Conjugations for Contenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contenter
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Contenter – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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