Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Introduction to the verb contre-murer
The English translation of the French verb contre-murer is “to barricade”. It is pronounced “kohn-truh-myuh-ray” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of contre-murer can be traced back to the Latin word “contra” meaning “against” and the French word “murer” meaning “to wall”. Together, the verb contre-murer means “to build a wall against”.
In everyday French, contre-murer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unrealized action in the past. For example:
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Si j’avais su, j’aurais contre-muré la porte pour empêcher les voleurs d’entrer dans la maison. (If I had known, I would have barricaded the door to prevent the thieves from entering the house.)
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Nous aurions dû contre-murer les fenêtres pour protéger la maison pendant l’ouragan. (We should have barricaded the windows to protect the house during the hurricane.)
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Tu aurais mieux fait de contre-murer ta chambre pour éviter que tes frères et sœurs entrent sans permission. (You should have barricaded your room to prevent your siblings from entering without permission.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contre-murer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais contre-muré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais contre-muré. | I would have built a counter-wall against you. |
tu | aurais contre-muré | Tu aurais contre-muré plus tôt. | You would have built a counter-wall earlier. |
il | aurait contre-muré | Il aurait contre-muré la forteresse. | He would have built a counter-wall against the fortress. |
elle | aurait contre-muré | Elle aurait contre-muré la porte. | She would have built a counter-wall against the door. |
on | aurait contre-muré | On aurait contre-muré la ville. | One would have built a counter-wall against the city. |
nous | aurions contre-muré | Nous aurions contre-muré le château. | We would have built a counter-wall against the castle. |
vous | auriez contre-muré | Vous auriez contre-muré le mur. | You would have built a counter-wall against the wall. |
ils | auraient contre-muré | Ils auraient contre-muré les ennemis. | They would have built a counter-wall against the enemies. |
elles | auraient contre-muré | Elles auraient contre-muré la frontière. | They (female) would have built a counter-wall against the border. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Murer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
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Contre-Murer – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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