Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Introduction to the verb contempler
The English translation of the French verb contempler is “to contemplate” or “to observe”. It is pronounced as “kohn-tahn-pleh”.
The word contempler comes from the Latin word contemplari, which means “to observe” or “to contemplate”. In everyday French, contempler is often used in its infinitive form as a reflexive verb, contempler se, to mean “to contemplate oneself” or “to reflect upon oneself”. It can also be used as a transitive verb, contempler quelque chose, to mean “to contemplate something” or “to observe something”.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, contempler means “to have contemplated” or “to have observed”. This tense is used to talk about an action that was completed before another past action.
Three simple examples of contempler in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’ai contemplé le coucher de soleil avant que la nuit tombe. (I had contemplated the sunset before nightfall.)
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Elle avait contemplé son reflet dans le miroir avant de sortir. (She had observed her reflection in the mirror before going out.)
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Nous avons contemplé les étoiles avant que la pluie ne commence. (We had observed the stars before the rain started.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contempler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contemplé | I had contemplated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contemplé | You had contemplated |
il | il eût | Il eût contemplé | He had contemplated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contemplé | She had contemplated |
on | on eût | On eût contemplé | One had contemplated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contemplé | We had contemplated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contemplé | You had contemplated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contemplé | They had contemplated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contemplé | They had contemplated |
Other Conjugations for Contempler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contempler
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Contempler – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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