Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Introduction to the verb contreventer
The English translation of the French verb contreventer is “to brace or protect against the wind.” The infinitive form, contreventer, is pronounced “kon-truh-vahn-tay.”
The origin of the word contreventer comes from the combination of the prefix “contre,” meaning “against,” and the verb “venter,” meaning “to wind.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical past action.
Examples:
- Si je t’avais écouté, je me serais contreventé contre le froid. (If I had listened to you, I would have protected myself against the cold.)
- Nous aurions dû contreventer les fenêtres avant la tempête. (We should have braced the windows before the storm.)
- Il aurait peut-être mieux valu contreventer les murs pour isoler la maison. (It might have been better to brace the walls to insulate the house.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of contreventer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais contreventé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais contreventé. | I would have protected from the wind. |
tu | aurais contreventé | Tu aurais contreventé la fenêtre. | You would have protected the window. |
il | aurait contreventé | Il aurait contreventé la porte. | He would have protected the door. |
elle | aurait contreventé | Elle aurait contreventé la tente. | She would have protected the tent. |
on | aurait contreventé | On aurait contreventé la maison. | One would have protected the house. |
nous | aurions contreventé | Nous aurions contreventé le jardin. | We would have protected the garden. |
vous | auriez contreventé | Vous auriez contreventé votre maison. | You would have protected your house. |
ils | auraient contreventé | Ils auraient contreventé leur maison. | They would have protected their house. |
elles | auraient contreventé | Elles auraient contreventé leur voiture. | They (female) would have protected their car. |
Other Conjugations for Contreventer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
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Contreventer – 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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