Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Introduction to the verb contrevenir
The English translation of the French verb contrevenir is “to violate” or “to contravene”. It is pronounced as “kon-trə-ve-nir”.
The language origin of contrevenir comes from the Latin words “contra” meaning “against” and “venire” meaning “to come”. In everyday French, it is most often used in legal or formal contexts to refer to breaking rules or laws.
Examples:
- Il a contrevenu aux règles du code de la route en roulant trop vite. (He violated the traffic code rules by speeding.)
- La société a été condamnée pour avoir contrevenu aux lois sur l’environnement. (The company was convicted for contravening environmental laws.)
- Vous risquez une amende si vous contrevenez à cette interdiction. (You risk a fine if you contravene this ban.)
Contrevenir – 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 contrevenir
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation
Je | Je contreviens | Je contreviens à la loi. | I am breaking the law.
Tu | Tu contreviens | Tu contreviens à tes devoirs. | You are going against your duties.
Il | Il contrevient | Il contrevient aux règles. | He is violating the rules.
Elle | Elle contrevient | Elle contrevient à ses promesses. | She is not keeping her promises.
On | On contrevient | On contrevient souvent aux consignes de sécurité. | We often go against safety regulations.
Nous | Nous contreviendrons | Nous contreviendrons à cette règle. | We will break this rule.
Vous | Vous contrevenez | Vous contrevenez aux normes établies. | You are not following established standards.
Ils | Ils contreviennent | Ils contreviennent aux lois en vigueur. | They are violating current laws.
Elles | Elles contreviennent | Elles contreviennent aux codes de conduite. | They are not following the codes of conduct.
Other Conjugations for Contrevenir.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir (this article)
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrevenir
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