Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Introduction to the verb contracter
The English translation of the French verb contracter is “to contract.” The infinitive form, contracter, is pronounced as “kohn-trak-teh.”
The word contracter comes from the Latin verb “contrahere,” meaning “to draw together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that was completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai contracté un rhume la semaine dernière. (I caught a cold last week.)
- Nous avons contracté un prêt pour acheter notre maison. (We took out a loan to buy our house.)
- Elle a contracté un contrat avec une grande entreprise. (She signed a contract with a big company.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contracté | J’ai contracté la grippe. | I contracted the flu. |
tu | as contracté | Tu as contracté un prêt. | You contracted a loan. |
il | a contracté | Il a contracté une maladie. | He contracted an illness. |
elle | a contracté | Elle a contracté un engagement. | She contracted a commitment. |
on | a contracté | On a contracté un accord. | We contracted an agreement. |
nous | avons contracté | Nous avons contracté un contrat. | We contracted a contract. |
vous | avez contracté | Vous avez contracté une dette. | You contracted a debt. |
ils | ont contracté | Ils ont contracté une infection. | They contracted an infection. |
elles | ont contracté | Elles ont contracté un virus. | They contracted a virus. |
Other Conjugations for Contracter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
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Contracter – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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