Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Introduction to the verb contrebouter
The English translation of the French verb contrebouter is “to disconcert” or “to perplex.” The infinitive form of contrebouter is pronounced “kon-truh-boo-tey.”
Contrebouter comes from the Latin prefix “contra” meaning “against” and the French verb “bouter” meaning “to push.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a literary past tense used to describe completed actions that occurred before another past action.
Here are three examples of contrebouter used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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Les nouvelles mesures de sécurité l’avaient contrebouté. (The new security measures had disconcerted him.)
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Elle avait été profondément contreboutée par les critiques de ses collègues. (She had been deeply perplexed by her colleagues’ criticism.)
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Leur attitude condescendante avait contrebouté les clients. (Their condescending attitude had disconcerted the clients.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contrebouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus contrebouté | I had countered |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus contrebouté | You had countered |
il | il eut | Il eut contrebouté | He had countered |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut contrebouté | She had countered |
on | on eut | On eut contrebouté | One had countered |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contrebouté | We had countered |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contrebouté | You had countered |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contrebouté | They had countered |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contrebouté | They had countered |
Other Conjugations for Contrebouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
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Contrebouter – 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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