Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Introduction to the verb contrarier
The English translation of the French verb contrarier is “to annoy” or “to go against.” In the infinitive form, it is pronounced as “kon-tra-ree-ay.”
Contrarier originates from the Old French word “contrarier,” which comes from the Latin word “contrarius,” meaning “opposite” or “contrary.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express actions that would have happened in the past if certain conditions were met.
Here are three examples of contrarier being used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Si je lui avais parlé, je l’aurais contrarié. (If I had talked to him, I would have annoyed him.)
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Nous aurions été contrariés si notre train avait été annulé. (We would have been annoyed if our train had been canceled.)
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Tu aurais contrarié ta mère si tu étais parti sans lui dire au revoir. (You would have annoyed your mother if you had left without saying goodbye to her.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contrarier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais contrarié | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais contrarié. | I would have opposed you. |
tu | aurais contrarié | Tu aurais contrarié tes parents. | You would have disobeyed your parents. |
il | aurait contrarié | Il aurait contrarié ses plans. | He would have disrupted his plans. |
elle | aurait contrarié | Elle aurait contrarié ses amis. | She would have upset her friends. |
on | aurait contrarié | On aurait contrarié le projet. | One would have opposed the project. |
nous | aurions contrarié | Nous aurions contrarié les règles. | We would have gone against the rules. |
vous | auriez contrarié | Vous auriez contrarié la décision. | You would have contradicted the decision. |
ils | auraient contrarié | Ils auraient contrarié leurs plans. | They would have gone against their plans. |
elles | auraient contrarié | Elles auraient contrarié leurs parents. | They (female) would have disobeyed their parents. |
Other Conjugations for Contrarier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
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Contrarier – 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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