Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Introduction to the verb contre-passer
The English translation of the French verb contre-passer is “to pass through/over” or “to go through/over”. The infinitive form of contre-passer is pronounced as “kon-truh-pa-say”.
The language origin of contre-passer comes from the combination of two words: “contre” meaning “against” and “passer” meaning “to pass”. In everyday French, contre-passer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense to indicate an action that occurred before another action in the past. This tense is used to describe an event that happened and was completed before another event in the past.
Examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense are:
- J’ai contre-passé la frontière avant de m’en rendre compte. (I had passed through the border before realizing it.)
- Elle avait contre-passé le test avec succès avant de recevoir la mauvaise nouvelle. (She had successfully passed the test before receiving the bad news.)
- Les voleurs avaient contre-passé la sécurité et volé tous les bijoux avant que la police arrive. (The thieves had passed through security and stole all the jewelry before the police arrived.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contre-passer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse contre-passé | J’eusse contre-passé la rue | I had crossed the street |
tu | tu eusses contre-passé | Tu eusses contre-passé la rue | You had crossed the street |
il | il eût contre-passé | Il eût contre-passé la rue | He had crossed the street |
elle | elle eût contre-passé | Elle eût contre-passé la rue | She had crossed the street |
on | on eût contre-passé | On eût contre-passé la rue | One had crossed the street |
nous | nous eûmes contre-passé | Nous eûmes contre-passé la rue | We had crossed the street |
vous | vous eûtes contre-passé | Vous eûtes contre-passé la rue | You had crossed the street |
ils | ils eurent contre-passé | Ils eurent contre-passé la rue | They had crossed the street |
elles | elles eurent contre-passé | Elles eurent contre-passé la rue | They had crossed the street |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Passer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
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Contre-Passer – 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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