Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Introduction to the verb contresigner
The English translation of the French verb contresigner is “to countersign.” It is pronounced as “kon-truh-seen-yay.”
The word contresigner is derived from the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “signer” meaning “to sign.” It first appeared in the French language in the 14th century and has been used in various legal and administrative contexts.
In everyday French, contresigner is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past event or action that was required or necessary. It is often used in conjunction with another verb in the Subjonctif Passé tense to convey an obligation or responsibility.
Here are three examples of contresigner being used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il faut que tu aies contresigné le contrat avant la fin de la journée. (You had to have countersigned the contract before the end of the day.)
- Je regrette que vous n’ayez pas contresigné le document à temps. (I regret that you did not countersign the document on time.)
- Il est important que le maire ait contresigné l’ordonnance avant qu’elle ne soit mise en vigueur. (It is important that the mayor had countersigned the order before it came into effect.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contresigner
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Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contresigné | Il est possible que j’aie contresigné. | It’s possible I countersigned. |
tu | aies contresigné | Je veux que tu aies contresigné. | I want you to have countersigned. |
il | ait contresigné | Il faut qu’il ait contresigné. | He must have countersigned. |
elle | ait contresigné | Elle exige qu’elle ait contresigné. | She demands she counterisgned. |
on | ait contresigné | On estime qu’on ait contresigné. | We believe it has been countersigned. |
nous | ayons contresigné | Il faut que nous ayons contresigné. | We must have countersigned. |
vous | ayez contresigné | Assurez-vous que vous ayez contresigné. | Make sure you have countersigned. |
ils | aient contresigné | Ils exigent qu’ils aient contresigné. | They demand they have countersigned. |
elles | aient contresigné | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient contresigné. | They hope they have countersigned. |
Other Conjugations for Contresigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
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Contresigner – 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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