Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracter
Introduction to the verb contracter
The English translation of the French verb contracter is “to contract.” It is pronounced as “kon-trak-teh” in its infinitive form.
Contracter originated from the Latin word “contractare,” meaning “to draw together.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past tense used to talk about events that happened before another past event.
Three examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
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J’ai contracté un rhume avant de partir en vacances. (I had caught a cold before leaving for vacation.)
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Elle a contracté une dette qu’elle n’a jamais réussi à rembourser. (She had contracted a debt that she never managed to repay.)
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Nous avons contracté un prêt pour financer notre maison. (We had taken out a loan to finance our house.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contracter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contracté | I had contracted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contracté | You had contracted |
il | il eût | Il eût contracté | He had contracted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contracté | She had contracted |
on | on eût | On eût contracté | One had contracted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contracté | We had contracted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contracté | You had contracted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contracté | They had contracted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contracté | They had contracted |
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
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 (this article)
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 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)
Summary
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