Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Introduction to the verb contrebalancer
The English translation of the French verb contrebalancer is “to counterbalance” or “to offset.” It is pronounced as “kohn-truh-bal-ahn-say.”
The word contrebalancer originated from the French prefix “contre-” meaning “against” and the verb “balancer” meaning “to balance.” It is most often used in everyday French to express the idea of counterbalancing or offsetting something in order to maintain balance or equilibrium.
In the Futur Proche (near future) tense, the verb contrebalancer is conjugated with the auxiliary verb “aller” followed by the infinitive form of the verb. For example:
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Je vais contrebalancer mes dépenses en économisant sur d’autres postes. (I am going to counterbalance my expenses by saving on other items.)
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Tu vas devoir contrebalancer tes efforts avec du repos. (You will have to offset your efforts with some rest.)
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Ils vont contrebalancer cette hausse de prix en augmentant leurs revenus. (They are going to counterbalance this price increase by increasing their income.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of contrebalancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais contrebalancer | Je vais contrebalancer la situation. | I am going to counterbalance the situation. |
tu | vas contrebalancer | Tu vas contrebalancer ton poids. | You are going to balance your weight. |
il | va contrebalancer | Il va contrebalancer ses émotions. | He is going to counterbalance his emotions. |
elle | va contrebalancer | Elle va contrebalancer sa posture. | She is going to counterbalance her posture. |
on | va contrebalancer | On va contrebalancer le budget. | We/One are going to balance the budget. |
nous | allons contrebalancer | Nous allons contrebalancer nos forces. | We are going to counterbalance our strengths. |
vous | allez contrebalancer | Vous allez contrebalancer vos opinions. | You are going to counterbalance your opinions. |
ils | vont contrebalancer | Ils vont contrebalancer leurs actions. | They are going to counterbalance their actions. |
elles | vont contrebalancer | Elles vont contrebalancer les effets. | They are going to counterbalance the effects. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebalancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
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Contrebalancer – About the French Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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