Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Introduction to the verb contre-tirer
The English translation of contre-tirer is “to counter-shoot” or “to fire back.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kawn-truh-tee-ray.”
The word contre-tirer comes from the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “tirer” meaning “to shoot.” It is a compound verb that combines these two words to convey the meaning of shooting back or retaliating against something.
In everyday French, contre-tirer is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which roughly translates to the English conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to describe a hypothetical action or event that would have taken place in the past.
Three simple examples of contre-tirer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations, are:
- Si j’avais été blessé, j’aurais contre-tiré. (If I had been injured, I would have fired back.)
- Nous aurions contre-tiré s’ils nous avaient attaqués. (We would have counter-shot if they had attacked us.)
- Tu aurais dû contre-tirer avant qu’ils ne s’enfuient. (You should have counter-fired before they fled.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contre-tirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais contre-tiré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais contre-tiré. | I would have counter-fired at you. |
tu | aurais contre-tiré | Tu aurais contre-tiré plus tôt. | You would have counter-fired earlier. |
il | aurait contre-tiré | Il aurait contre-tiré sur la cible. | He would have counter-fired at the target. |
elle | aurait contre-tiré | Elle aurait contre-tiré en direction du ciel. | She would have counter-fired towards the sky. |
on | aurait contre-tiré | On aurait contre-tiré en cas d’urgence. | One would have counter-fired in case of emergency. |
nous | aurions contre-tiré | Nous aurions contre-tiré ensemble. | We would have counter-fired together. |
vous | auriez contre-tiré | Vous auriez contre-tiré avec précision. | You would have counter-fired accurately. |
ils | auraient contre-tiré | Ils auraient contre-tiré à plusieurs reprises. | They would have counter-fired multiple times. |
elles | auraient contre-tiré | Elles auraient contre-tiré à partir de leur position. | They (female) would have counter-fired from their position. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Tirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
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Contre-Tirer – 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
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