Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Introduction to the verb contre-tirer
The English translation of the French verb contre-tirer is “to counterfire” or “to return fire”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “kohn-tru-teer-ay”.
The word contre-tirer comes from the Old French word “contre-terir”, which means “to retaliate”. It is most often used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to express an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Examples of contre-tirer in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Les soldats ont contre-tiré sur les ennemis qui avaient attaqué leur campement. (The soldiers counterfired on the enemies who had attacked their camp.)
- Après avoir été touché par une balle ennemie, il a contre-tiré avec précision et a neutralisé la menace. (After being hit by an enemy bullet, he counterfired with precision and neutralized the threat.)
- Les policiers ont été pris au dépourvu mais ils ont contre-tiré rapidement, forçant les criminels à se rendre. (The police officers were taken by surprise but they counterfired quickly, forcing the criminals to surrender.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contre-tirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contre-tiré | I had counter-fired |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contre-tiré | You had counter-fired |
il | il eût | Il eût contre-tiré | He had counter-fired |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contre-tiré | She had counter-fired |
on | on eût | On eût contre-tiré | One had counter-fired |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contre-tiré | We had counter-fired |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contre-tiré | You had counter-fired |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contre-tiré | They had counter-fired |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contre-tiré | They had counter-fired |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Tirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
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Contre-Tirer – 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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