Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Introduction to the verb contresigner
The English translation of the French verb contresigner is “to countersign.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-see-nyay” in its infinitive form.
The word contresigner is derived from the French prefix “contre,” meaning “against,” and the verb “signer,” meaning “to sign.” When used in the Passé Antérieur tense, contresigner indicates that the action of countersigning occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three examples of contresigner used in the Passé Antérieur tense:
- Le directeur avait contresigné le contrat avant de l’envoyer à la banque. (The director had countersigned the contract before sending it to the bank.)
- Nous avions contresigné les documents avant de les remettre au notaire. (We had countersigned the documents before handing them over to the notary.)
- Vous aviez contresigné le chèque avant qu’il ne soit encaissé. (You had countersigned the check before it was cashed.)
In each of these examples, the action of contresigner took place before another action in the past. This tense is often used to add more detail and precision to a story or event in the past.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of contresigner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse contresigné | I had countersigned |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses contresigné | You had countersigned |
il | il eût | Il eût contresigné | He had countersigned |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût contresigné | She had countersigned |
on | on eût | On eût contresigné | One had countersigned |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes contresigné | We had countersigned |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes contresigné | You had countersigned |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent contresigné | They had countersigned |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent contresigné | They had countersigned |
Other Conjugations for Contresigner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contresigner
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Contresigner – 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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