Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Introduction to the verb contrarier
The English translation of the French verb contrarier is “to annoy, to bother, to go against.” It is pronounced as “kohn-trah-ree-ay.”
The word contrarier comes from the Latin verb “contrariare,” which means “to oppose” or “to go against.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe completed actions that happened before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai contrarié mon frère en refusant de l’accompagner au cinéma. (I annoyed my brother by refusing to go to the movies with him.)
- Elle avait contrarié ses parents en décidant de partir en voyage seule. (She had bothered her parents by deciding to go on a trip alone.)
- Nous avons contrarié nos voisins en organisant une fête tard dans la nuit. (We annoyed our neighbors by throwing a party late at night.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contrarier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus contrarié | J’eus contrarié mon frère. | I had annoyed my brother. |
tu | tu eus contrarié | Tu eus contrarié ta soeur. | You had annoyed your sister. |
il | il eut contrarié | Il eut contrarié son patron. | He had annoyed his boss. |
elle | elle eut contrarié | Elle eut contrarié son ami. | She had annoyed her friend. |
on | on eut contrarié | On eut contrarié leurs projets. | One had disrupted their plans. |
nous | nous eûmes contrarié | Nous eûmes contrarié nos voisins. | We had annoyed our neighbors. |
vous | vous eûtes contrarié | Vous eûtes contrarié vos collègues. | You had annoyed your colleagues. |
ils | ils eurent contrarié | Ils eurent contrarié leurs parents. | They had annoyed their parents. |
elles | elles eurent contrarié | Elles eurent contrarié leurs amis. | They had annoyed their friends. |
Other Conjugations for Contrarier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
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Contrarier – 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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