Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Introduction to the verb contrebuter
The English translation of the French verb contrebuter is “to counterbalance.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “kohn-truh-byoo-tey.”
The word contrebuter comes from the French word “contrebut,” which means “counterweight.” It is most commonly used in every day French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense used for actions that were completed at a specific time in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Antérieur tense, along with their English translations:
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J’ai contrebuté la perte de mon emploi en trouvant un autre travail. (I counterbalanced the loss of my job by finding another one.)
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Tu as contrebuté ta colère en prenant du temps pour te calmer. (You counterbalanced your anger by taking time to calm down.)
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Il a contrebuté son manque de sommeil en buvant beaucoup de café. (He counterbalanced his lack of sleep by drinking a lot of coffee.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contrebuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contribué | I had contributed |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contribué | You had contributed |
il | il eût | Il eût contribué | He had contributed |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contribué | She had contributed |
on | on eût | On eût contribué | One had contributed |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contribué | We had contributed |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contribué | You had contributed |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contribué | They had contributed |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contribué | They had contributed |
Other Conjugations for Contrebuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
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Contrebuter – 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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