Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Introduction to the verb contourner
The English translation of the French verb contourner is “to bypass” or “to go around.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kon-toor-nay.”
Contourner comes from the Old French word “contorner” which means “to turn around” or “to go around.” In modern French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe past events that were completed before another past event.
Example 1: J’avais contourné la ville avant d’arriver à la gare. (I had bypassed the city before arriving at the train station.)
Example 2: Ils avaient contourné le barrage pour échapper aux inondations. (They had gone around the dam to escape the floods.)
Example 3: Elle avait contourné les règles pour obtenir le poste. (She had bypassed the rules to get the job.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contourné | I had bypassed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contourné | You had bypassed |
il | il eût | Il eût contourné | He had bypassed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contourné | She had bypassed |
on | on eût | On eût contourné | One had bypassed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contourné | We had bypassed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contourné | You had bypassed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contourné | They had bypassed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contourné | They had bypassed |
Other Conjugations for Contourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
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Contourner – 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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