Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Introduction to the verb contrecarrer
The English translation of the French verb contrecarrer is “to counteract” or “to thwart”. It is pronounced as “kohn-truh-kah-ray”.
Contrecarrer comes from the Old French word “contrecoir”, which means “to oppose”. It is composed of the prefix “contre” meaning “against” and the word “carrer” meaning “to square”, suggesting the idea of blocking or opposing someone’s actions.
In everyday French, contrecarrer is commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that occurred before another action in the past. It is often used in formal or written language.
Here are three simple examples of contrecarrer used in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
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Les troupes ennemies avaient contrecarré notre plan d’attaque. (The enemy troops had thwarted our attack plan.)
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L’opposition avait contrecarré la proposition du gouvernement. (The opposition had countered the government’s proposal.)
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Les mesures prises par l’entreprise avaient contrecarré la grève des employés. (The measures taken by the company had counteracted the employees’ strike.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contrecarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contrecarré | I had thwarted |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contrecarré | You had thwarted |
il | il eût | Il eût contrecarré | He had thwarted |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contrecarré | She had thwarted |
on | on eût | On eût contrecarré | One had thwarted |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contrecarré | We had thwarted |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contrecarré | You had thwarted |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contrecarré | They had thwarted |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contrecarré | They had thwarted |
Other Conjugations for Contrecarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
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Contrecarrer – 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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