Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Introduction to the verb contracturer
The English translation of the French verb contracturer is “to contract” or “to tense up.” It is pronounced as “kon-trak-tyu-ray.”
The word contracturer is derived from the Latin word “contractura,” meaning “contraction.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is used to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense are:
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J’ai contracturé mon épaule hier en faisant de l’exercice. (I tensed up my shoulder yesterday while exercising.)
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Elle a contracturé son visage en entendant la mauvaise nouvelle. (She contracted her face upon hearing the bad news.)
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Nous avons contracturé nos muscles après une longue journée de travail. (We contracted our muscles after a long day at work.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contracturer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contracturé | J’ai contracturé mon épaule. | I strained my shoulder. |
tu | as contracturé | Tu as contracturé ton cou. | You strained your neck. |
il | a contracturé | Il a contracturé sa jambe. | He strained his leg. |
elle | a contracturé | Elle a contracturé son dos. | She strained her back. |
on | a contracturé | On a contracturé son bras. | We strained our arm. |
nous | avons contracturé | Nous avons contracturé nos muscles. | We strained our muscles. |
vous | avez contracturé | Vous avez contracturé votre main. | You strained your hand. |
ils | ont contracturé | Ils ont contracturé leur pied. | They strained their foot. |
elles | ont contracturé | Elles ont contracturé leur coude. | They strained their elbow. |
Other Conjugations for Contracturer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contracturer
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Contracturer – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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