Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Introduction to the verb en contrebalancer
The English translation of the French verb en contrebalancer is “to counterbalance.” It is pronounced as “ahn kohn-truh-bal-ahn-say.”
The word en contrebalancer comes from the French word “contre” meaning “against” and “balancer” meaning “to balance.” In every day French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that would have happened in the past if something else had happened.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Si j’avais mangé trop de bonbons, je serais tombé malade. Heureusement, j’ai bu de l’eau pour en contrebalancer les effets. (If I had eaten too many candies, I would have gotten sick. Luckily, I drank water to counterbalance the effects.)
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Si tu avais travaillé plus dur, tu aurais eu de meilleures notes à l’examen. Mais tu n’as pas fait d’effort pour en contrebalancer tes lacunes. (If you had worked harder, you would have had better grades on the exam. But you didn’t make an effort to counterbalance your weaknesses.)
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S’il avait pris des vacances, il aurait pu en contrebalancer son stress et éviter le burnout. (If he had taken a vacation, he could have counterbalanced his stress and avoided burnout.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of en contrebalancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais en contrebalancé | J’aurais en contrebalancé les effets. | I would have counterbalanced the effects. |
tu | aurais en contrebalancé | Tu aurais en contrebalancé ses arguments. | You would have counterbalanced his arguments. |
il | aurait en contrebalancé | Il aurait en contrebalancé ses actes. | He would have counterbalanced his deeds. |
elle | aurait en contrebalancé | Elle aurait en contrebalancé ses paroles. | She would have counterbalanced her words. |
on | aurait en contrebalancé | On aurait en contrebalancé les inégalités. | One would have counterbalanced the inequalities. |
nous | aurions en contrebalancé | Nous aurions en contrebalancé nos actions. | We would have counterbalanced our actions. |
vous | auriez en contrebalancé | Vous auriez en contrebalancé les risques. | You would have counterbalanced the risks. |
ils | auraient en contrebalancé | Ils auraient en contrebalancé les conséquences. | They would have counterbalanced the consequences. |
elles | auraient en contrebalancé | Elles auraient en contrebalancé les dépenses. | They (female) would have counterbalanced the expenses. |
Other Conjugations for En Contrebalancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
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En Contrebalancer – 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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