L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
Introduction to the verb contre-attaquer
English translation: The English translation of the French verb contre-attaquer is “to counterattack.”
Pronunciation: The infinitive form of contre-attaquer is pronounced “kohn-truh-ah-tah-kay.”
Language origin: The verb contre-attaquer is a combination of the prefix contre, meaning “against,” and the verb attaquer, meaning “to attack.” It originated in Old French in the 14th century and has been adapted into modern French as a commonly used verb.
Everyday usage and examples:
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Je vais contre-attaquer en cas de besoin.
Translation: I will counterattack if necessary. -
Le général a ordonné à ses troupes de contre-attaquer immédiatement.
Translation: The general ordered his troops to counterattack immediately. -
Nous devons être prêts à contre-attaquer à tout moment.
Translation: We must be ready to counterattack at any moment.
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of contre-attaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contre-attaque | Je contre-attaque avec force. | I counter-attack with force. |
tu | contre-attaques | Tu ne contre-attaques jamais. | You never counter-attack. |
il | contre-attaque | Il contre-attaque rapidement. | He counter-attacks quickly. |
elle | contre-attaque | Elle contre-attaque en silence. | She counter-attacks in silence. |
on | contre-attaque | On contre-attaque à chaque attaque. | We counter-attack with each attack. |
nous | contre-attaquons | Nous contre-attaquons ensemble. | We counter-attack together. |
vous | contre-attaquez | Vous contre-attaquez souvent. | You counter-attack often. |
ils | contre-attaquent | Ils contre-attaquent en équipe. | They counter-attack as a team. |
elles | contre-attaquent | Elles contre-attaquent en utilisant des tactiques différentes. | They counter-attack using different tactics. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Attaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-attaquer (this article)
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Contre-Attaquer – 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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