Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Introduction to the verb contre-murer
The English translation of contre-murer is “to counter-wall” or “to build a wall against”. It is pronounced “kohn-truh-myoo-ray” in its infinitive form.
The word contre-murer comes from the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “murer” meaning “to wall”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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Nous avions contre-muré la porte avant que les voleurs n’entrent dans la maison.
Translation: We had walled up the door before the burglars entered the house. -
Tu avais contre-muré les fenêtres pour éviter les courants d’air.
Translation: You had built walls against the windows to avoid drafts. -
Ils avaient contre-muré la ville pour se protéger des attaques ennemies.
Translation: They had fortified the city to protect themselves from enemy attacks.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contre-murer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contre-muré | I had counter-walled |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contre-muré | You had counter-walled |
il | il eût | Il eût contre-muré | He had counter-walled |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contre-muré | She had counter-walled |
on | on eût | On eût contre-muré | One had counter-walled |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contre-muré | We had counter-walled |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contre-muré | You had counter-walled |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contre-muré | They had counter-walled |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contre-muré | They had counter-walled |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Murer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-murer
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Contre-Murer – 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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