Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Introduction to the verb contracturer
The English translation of the French verb contracturer is “to contract” or “to tense up.” It is pronounced as “kohn-trahk-tyuh-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word contracturer comes from the Latin word “contractura,” meaning “a contraction,” and ultimately from the verb “contrahere,” meaning “to draw together.”
In everyday French, contracturer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that took place before another action in the past. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense, followed by the past participle of the main verb, in this case “contracturer.”
Examples:
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J’eus contracturé mes muscles après avoir couru un marathon.
(I had tensed up my muscles after running a marathon.) -
Elle eut contracturé son dos en soulevant un objet lourd.
(She had contracted her back while lifting a heavy object.) -
Nous eûmes contracturé nos mains à force de travailler toute la journée.
(We had tensed up our hands from working all day.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contracturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contracturé | I had contracted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contracturé | You had contracted |
il | il eût | Il eût contracturé | He had contracted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contracturé | She had contracted |
on | on eût | On eût contracturé | One had contracted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contracturé | We had contracted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contracturé | You had contracted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contracturé | They had contracted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contracturé | They had contracted |
Other Conjugations for Contracturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
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Contracturer – 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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