Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Introduction to the verb contrarier
The English translation of the French verb contrarier is “to annoy” or “to upset.” It is pronounced as “kohn-trah-ree-ay.”
The French verb contrarier comes from the Latin word “contrariare,” meaning “to oppose” or “to contradict.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to talk about an action that has been completed in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense with their respective English translations:
- J’ai été contrarié par le retard du train. (I was annoyed by the train’s delay.)
- Nous avons contrarié nos voisins avec notre fête bruyante. (We upset our neighbors with our loud party.)
- Elle a été contrariée par les résultats de l’examen. (She was upset by the exam results.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contrarier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contrarié | J’ai contrarié mon frère. | I annoyed my brother. |
tu | as contrarié | Tu as contrarié ta sœur. | You annoyed your sister. |
il | a contrarié | Il a contrarié son patron. | He annoyed his boss. |
elle | a contrarié | Elle a contrarié son ami. | She annoyed her friend. |
on | a contrarié | On a contrarié les plans. | We disrupted the plans. |
nous | avons contrarié | Nous avons contrarié nos parents. | We annoyed our parents. |
vous | avez contrarié | Vous avez contrarié vos voisins. | You annoyed your neighbors. |
ils | ont contrarié | Ils ont contrarié le professeur. | They annoyed the teacher. |
elles | ont contrarié | Elles ont contrarié leurs collègues. | They annoyed their colleagues. |
Other Conjugations for Contrarier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrarier
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Contrarier – 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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