Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Introduction to the verb contre-tirer
The English translation of the French verb contre-tirer is “to counter-fire.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-tee-rey.”
The language origin of contre-tirer comes from the root words “contre” meaning “against” and “tirer” meaning “to shoot.” Together, they create the meaning of “to counter-fire.”
In everyday French, contre-tirer is most often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about a past action that was a response to another action. It is often used in military or strategic contexts.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
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Les soldats ont contre-tiré immédiatement après avoir reçu l’ordre de leur officier. (The soldiers counter-fired immediately after receiving the command from their officer.)
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Les défenseurs de la ville ont réussi à contre-tirer les attaquants, les repoussant ainsi hors des murs. (The defenders of the city managed to counter-fire against the attackers, pushing them back beyond the walls.)
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Après avoir essuyé plusieurs tirs ennemis, nos troupes ont décidé de contre-tirer pour se protéger. (After receiving several enemy shots, our troops decided to counter-fire in order to protect themselves.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contre-tirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contre-tiré | J’ai contre-tiré un coup. | I counter-shot. |
tu | as contre-tiré | Tu as contre-tiré un tir. | You counter-shot. |
il | a contre-tiré | Il a contre-tiré un but. | He counter-shot. |
elle | a contre-tiré | Elle a contre-tiré une flèche. | She counter-shot. |
on | a contre-tiré | On a contre-tiré une balle. | We counter-shot. |
nous | avons contre-tiré | Nous avons contre-tiré une fusée. | We counter-shot. |
vous | avez contre-tiré | Vous avez contre-tiré un missile. | You counter-shot. |
ils | ont contre-tiré | Ils ont contre-tiré une roquette. | They counter-shot. |
elles | ont contre-tiré | Elles ont contre-tiré un projectile. | They counter-shot. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Tirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
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Contre-Tirer – 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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