Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Introduction to the verb contorsionner
The English translation of the French verb contorsionner is “to contort” or “to twist.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kon-tor-syo-nay.”
Contorsionner comes from the French word “contorsion,” which means contortion. It originated from the Latin word “contorquere” which means “to twist.” In everyday French, contorsionner is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which describes an action that occurred and was completed in the past before another action in the past.
Example 1: J’ai contorsionné mon corps avant de sauter sur le trampoline.
Translation: I twisted my body before jumping on the trampoline.
Example 2: Elle avait contorsionné ses doigts avant de jouer du piano.
Translation: She had contorted her fingers before playing the piano.
Example 3: Nous avions contorsionné nos corps pour passer à travers la fenêtre.
Translation: We had contorted our bodies to pass through the window.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contorsionner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse contorsionné | J’eusse contorsionné dans ma chambre | I had contorted in my bedroom |
tu | tu eusses contorsionné | Tu eusses contorsionné dans ta chambre | You had contorted in your bedroom |
il | il eût contorsionné | Il eût contorsionné dans sa chambre | He had contorted in his bedroom |
elle | elle eût contorsionné | Elle eût contorsionné dans sa chambre | She had contorted in her bedroom |
on | on eût contorsionné | On eût contorsionné dans sa chambre | One had contorted in their bedroom |
nous | nous eûmes contorsionnés | Nous eûmes contorsionné dans notre chambre | We had contorted in our bedroom |
vous | vous eûtes contorsionnés | Vous eûtes contorsionné dans votre chambre | You had contorted in your bedroom |
ils | ils eurent contorsionné | Ils eurent contorsionné dans leur chambre | They had contorted in their bedroom |
elles | elles eurent contorsionné | Elles eurent contorsionné dans leur chambre | They had contorted in their bedroom |
Other Conjugations for Contorsionner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contorsionner
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Contorsionner – 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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