Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Introduction to the verb contrebuter
The English translation of the French verb contrebuter is “to back up” or “to reinforce.” It is pronounced as “kon-truh-byoo-tey.”
The word contrebuter comes from the combination of the prefix contre- meaning “against” and the verb buter meaning “to push.” The verb is formed by adding the suffix -er to the word contrebut, which is a noun that means “reinforcement.”
In everyday French, contrebuter is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which corresponds to the English conditional perfect tense. This tense is used to talk about actions that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met.
Here are three simple examples of contrebuter used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
- Si tu avais contrebuté cette étagère, elle ne se serait pas effondrée. (If you had reinforced this shelf, it wouldn’t have collapsed.)
- Nous aurions dû contrebuter nos arguments avec des preuves solides. (We should have backed up our arguments with solid evidence.)
- Les ingénieurs auraient contrebuté les murs de la maison pour les rendre plus résistants aux tremblements de terre. (The engineers would have reinforced the walls of the house to make them more earthquake-resistant.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contrebuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais contribué | Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’aurais contribué à la campagne. | If I had had more time, I would have contributed to the campaign. |
tu | aurais contribué | Tu aurais contribué si tu avais su. | You would have contributed if you had known. |
il | aurait contribué | Il aurait contribué à la réalisation du projet. | He would have contributed to the project’s realization. |
elle | aurait contribué | Elle aurait contribué à l’événement. | She would have contributed to the event. |
on | aurait contribué | On aurait contribué à la réunion. | One would have contributed to the meeting. |
nous | aurions contribué | Nous aurions contribué à la recherche. | We would have contributed to the research. |
vous | auriez contribué | Vous auriez contribué à l’organisation. | You would have contributed to the organization. |
ils | auraient contribué | Ils auraient contribué à la collecte de fonds. | They would have contributed to the fundraising. |
elles | auraient contribué | Elles auraient contribué aux efforts. | They (female) would have contributed to the efforts. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
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Contrebuter – 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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