Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Introduction to the verb contre-tirer
The English translation of contre-tirer is “to counter-fire.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-tee-rey.”
The language origin of contre-tirer comes from the combination of the French words “contre,” meaning “against,” and “tirer,” meaning “to shoot.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action that would occur as a response to something else.
Examples:
- Si tu continuais à m’énerver, je contre-tirerais avec mes propres insultes.
(If you kept annoying me, I would counter-fire with my own insults.)
- Nous contre-tirerions avec des missiles si les ennemis nous attaquaient.
(We would counter-fire with missiles if the enemies attacked us.)
- Si je gagnais à la loterie, je contre-tirerais l’argent pour aider les personnes dans le besoin.
(If I won the lottery, I would counter-fire the money to help those in need.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of contre-tirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contre-tirerais | Je contre-tirerais sur la cible. | I would counter-fire on the target. |
tu | contre-tirerais | Tu contre-tirerais plus vite. | You would counter-fire faster. |
il | contre-tirerait | Il contre-tirerait en cas d’urgence. | He would counter-fire in case of emergency. |
elle | contre-tirerait | Elle contre-tirerait avec précision. | She would counter-fire accurately. |
on | contre-tirerait | On contre-tirerait si nécessaire. | One would counter-fire if necessary. |
nous | contre-tirerions | Nous contre-tirerions pour se défendre. | We would counter-fire to defend ourselves. |
vous | contre-tireriez | Vous contre-tireriez pour protéger votre équipe. | You would counter-fire to protect your team. |
ils | contre-tireraient | Ils contre-tireraient pour couvrir leurs camarades. | They would counter-fire to cover their comrades. |
elles | contre-tireraient | Elles contre-tireraient pour arrêter l’ennemi. | They would counter-fire to stop the enemy. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Tirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
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Contre-Tirer – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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