Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Introduction to the verb contre-attaquer
to counterattack
[kɔ̃tʁ atake]
The verb contre-attaquer comes from the combination of the prefix contre- meaning “against” and the verb attaquer meaning “to attack”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the action of responding aggressively or forcefully to an attack or an offensive move.
Examples:
- Les soldats ont décidé de contre-attaquer pour reprendre le contrôle du territoire.
(The soldiers decided to counterattack in order to regain control of the territory.) - Après avoir encaissé plusieurs buts, l’équipe a contre-attaqué avec succès.
(After conceding several goals, the team counterattacked successfully.) - Face aux critiques, il a préféré contre-attaquer en présentant des arguments solides.
(Faced with criticism, he chose to counterattack by presenting strong arguments.)
Contre-Attaquer – About the French Present Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns For Le Present
Interactions with Other Tenses
Table of the Present Tense Conjugation of contre-attaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | contre-attaque | Je contre-attaque tous les jours. | I counterattack every day. |
Tu | contre-attaques | Tu contre-attaques rapidement. | You counterattack quickly. |
Il | contre-attaque | Il contre-attaque avec force. | He counterattacks forcefully. |
Elle | contre-attaque | Elle contre-attaque avec précision. | She counterattacks with precision. |
On | contre-attaque | On contre-attaque en équipe. | One/We counterattack as a team. |
Nous | contre-attaquons | Nous contre-attaquons ensemble. | We counterattack together. |
Vous | contre-attaquez | Vous contre-attaquez efficacement. | You counterattack effectively. |
Ils | contre-attaquent | Ils contre-attaquent avec détermination. | They counterattack with determination. |
Elles | contre-attaquent | Elles contre-attaquent de tous les côtés. | They counterattack from all sides. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Attaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer (You’re reading it right now!)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
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