Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Introduction to the verb contre-braquer
The English translation of the French verb contre-braquer is “to countersteer.” It is pronounced as “kohn-truh-brah-kay.”
The language origin of contre-braquer comes from the combination of the French words “contre,” meaning “against,” and “braquer,” meaning “to steer.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is the literary past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how contre-braquer is used in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
- Il eut contre-braqué juste à temps pour éviter l’accident. (He had countersteered just in time to avoid the accident.)
- Nous eûmes contre-braqué brusquement pour éviter le mur. (We had suddenly countersteered to avoid the wall.)
- Vous eûtes contre-braqué avec succès pour contrôler la dérapage. (You had successfully countersteered to control the skid.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contre-braquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse contrebraqus | J’eusse contrebraqus dans la courbe | I had counter-steered in the curve |
tu | tu eusses contrebraqus | Tu eusses contrebraqus dans la courbe | You had counter-steered in the curve |
il | il eût contrebraqus | Il eût contrebraqus dans la courbe | He had counter-steered in the curve |
elle | elle eût contrebraqus | Elle eût contrebraqus dans la courbe | She had counter-steered in the curve |
on | on eût contrebraqus | On eût contrebraqus dans la courbe | One had counter-steered in the curve |
nous | nous eûmes contrebraqus | Nous eûmes contrebraqus dans la courbe | We had counter-steered in the curve |
vous | vous eûtes contrebraqus | Vous eûtes contrebraqus dans la courbe | You had counter-steered in the curve |
ils | ils eurent contrebraqus | Ils eurent contrebraqus dans la courbe | They had counter-steered in the curve |
elles | elles eurent contrebraqus | Elles eurent contrebraqus dans la courbe | They had counter-steered in the curve |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Braquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
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Contre-Braquer – 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)
Summary
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