Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Introduction to the verb contrarier
The English translation of the French verb contrarier is “to contradict” or “to oppose.” It is pronounced as “kon-tra-rye” in its infinitive form.
Contrarier comes from the Latin word “contrariare” which means “to oppose” or “to contradict.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past hypothetical or unreal action.
3 examples of contrarier in the Subjonctif Passé tense are:
- Elle aurait aimé que tu ne la contraries pas autant. (She would have liked it if you hadn’t contradicted her so much.)
- Il aurait été contrarié si tu lui avais dit la vérité. (He would have been upset if you had told him the truth.)
- Nous aurions préféré que vous ne nous ayez pas contrariés hier soir. (We would have preferred it if you hadn’t opposed us last night.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contrarier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contrarié | Il est possible que j’aie contrarié. | It’s possible that I have annoyed. |
tu | aies contrarié | Il est possible que tu aies contrarié. | It’s possible that you have annoyed. |
il | ait contrarié | Il faut qu’il ait contrarié. | He must have annoyed. |
elle | ait contrarié | Elle craint qu’elle ait contrarié. | She fears she has annoyed. |
on | ait contrarié | On veut qu’on ait contrarié. | We want it to have been annoyed. |
nous | ayons contrarié | Espérons que nous ayons contrarié. | Let’s hope we have annoyed. |
vous | ayez contrarié | Il est important que vous ayez contrarié. | It’s important that you have annoyed. |
ils | aient contrarié | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contrarié. | They doubt they have annoyed. |
elles | aient contrarié | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contrarié. | They prefer they have annoyed. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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