Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Introduction to the verb contremander
The English translation of the French verb contremander is “to countermand” or “to revoke an order.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohn-treh-mahn-day.”
The language origin of contremander can be traced back to the Old French word “contramander,” which comes from the Latin words “contra” (against) and “mandare” (to command). It was first used in the 15th century and has remained in the French language since then.
In everyday French, contremander is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound tense used to describe actions that occurred before another past action. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the imparfait tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.
Here are three simple examples of contremander in the Passé Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai contremandé la commande que j’avais passée hier soir. (I countermanded the order that I had placed last night.)
- Il avait contremandé sa participation à la réunion avant d’apprendre son report. (He had revoked his participation in the meeting before learning of its postponement.)
- Nous étions contremandés de partir en vacances à cause de la grève des transports. (We were countermanded from going on vacation because of the transport strike.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contremander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contremandé | I had countermanded |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contremandé | You had countermanded |
il | il eût | Il eût contremandé | He had countermanded |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contremandé | She had countermanded |
on | on eût | On eût contremandé | One had countermanded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contremandé | We had countermanded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contremandé | You had countermanded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contremandé | They had countermanded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contremandé | They had countermanded |
Other Conjugations for Contremander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
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Contremander – 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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