L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Introduction to the verb contraster
The English translation of the French verb contraster is “to contrast.” In French, it is pronounced as “kohn-trah-stay.”
The word “contraster” comes from the Latin word “contrastare,” which means “to stand out against.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the L’infinitif Présent tense to express the action of comparing two things or highlighting their differences.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
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Nous aimons contraster les couleurs dans notre décoration intérieure.
(We like to contrast colors in our interior decoration.) -
Le film contraste le monde riche et le monde pauvre.
(The movie contrasts the rich world and the poor world.) -
Paris contraste avec les petits villages de campagne.
(Paris contrasts with the small countryside villages.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of contraster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contraste | Je contraste les couleurs. | I contrast the colors. |
tu | contrastes | Tu contrastes avec ton environnement. | You contrast with your environment. |
il | contrast | Il contrast avec le noir. | He contrasts with the black. |
elle | contrast | Elle contrast avec le blanc. | She contrasts with the white. |
on | contraste | On contraste les idées. | We contrast ideas. |
nous | contrastons | Nous contrastons les styles. | We contrast styles. |
vous | contrastez | Vous contrastez les textures. | You contrast textures. |
ils | contrastent | Ils contrastent les opinions. | They contrast opinions. |
elles | contrastent | Elles contrastent les saveurs. | They contrast flavors. |
Other Conjugations for Contraster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster (this article)
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Contraster – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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