Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Introduction to the verb contrôler
The English translation of the French verb contrôler is “to control.” The infinitive form, contrôler, is pronounced as “kon-troh-leh.”
Contrôler is derived from the Latin word “controlare,” meaning “to check or verify.” In everyday French, contrôler is used in the Passé Simple tense, which is primarily employed in written language and formal speech to describe completed actions in the past.
Here are three examples of contrôler in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Il contrôla son passeport avant de partir.
(He checked his passport before leaving.) -
Elle contrôla les faits avant de prendre une décision.
(She verified the facts before making a decision.) -
Nous contrôlâmes tous les documents nécessaires.
(We inspected all the necessary documents.)
In these examples, contrôler is used to express actions that were completed in the past.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of contrôler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | contrôlai | J’ai contrôlé le document. | I checked the document. |
Tu | contrôlas | Tu contrôlas le passeport. | You checked the passport. |
Il | contrôla | Il contrôla les bagages. | He checked the luggage. |
Elle | contrôla | Elle contrôla les billets. | She checked the tickets. |
On | contrôla | On contrôla les identités. | One checked the identities. |
Nous | contrôlâmes | Nous contrôlâmes les factures. | We checked the invoices. |
Vous | contrôlâtes | Vous contrôlâtes les bagages. | You checked the luggage. |
Ils | contrôlèrent | Ils contrôlèrent le passeport. | They checked the passport. |
Elles | contrôlèrent | Elles contrôlèrent les billets. | They (feminine) checked the tickets. |
Other Conjugations for Contrôler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrôler
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Contrôler – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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