Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Introduction to the verb contaminer
The English translation of the French verb contaminer is “to contaminate.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kohn-tah-mee-nay.”
The language origin of contaminer can be traced back to the Latin word “contaminare,” which means “to defile” or “to pollute.” In everyday French, this verb is used to describe the act of spreading something harmful or infectious, such as a disease or pollution.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe a completed action in the past, contaminer is conjugated as “j’ai contaminé” for the first person singular, “tu as contaminé” for the second person singular, and “il/elle a contaminé” for the third person singular.
Here are three examples of contaminer in the Passé Antérieur tense with their English translations:
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J’ai contaminé la nourriture en oubliant de laver mes mains.
(I contaminated the food by forgetting to wash my hands.) -
Tu as contaminé toute la ville en jetant tes déchets dans la rivière.
(You contaminated the entire city by throwing your waste into the river.) -
Les usines ont contaminé l’air avec leurs émissions de gaz toxiques.
(The factories contaminated the air with their emissions of toxic gases.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contaminer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contaminé | I had contaminated |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contaminé | You had contaminated |
il | il eût | Il eût contaminé | He had contaminated |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contaminé | She had contaminated |
on | on eût | On eût contaminé | One had contaminated |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contaminé | We had contaminated |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contaminé | You had contaminated |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contaminé | They had contaminated |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contaminé | They had contaminated |
Other Conjugations for Contaminer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contaminer
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Contaminer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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