Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Introduction to the verb contrebalancer
The English translation of the French verb contrebalancer is “to counterbalance” or “to offset”. The infinitive form is pronounced “kohn-truh-bah-lahn-say”.
The word contrebalancer comes from the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “balance” meaning “balance”. It is a regular -er verb and is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé tense, which corresponds to the present perfect tense in English.
In this tense, contrebalancer is used to talk about actions that have been completed in the past but have an impact on the present. Here are three simple examples of its usage:
- J’ai contrebalancé mes dépenses en réduisant mes achats superflus. (I have counterbalanced my expenses by reducing my unnecessary purchases.)
- Elle avait contrebalancé son manque de sommeil par une sieste l’après-midi. (She had offset her lack of sleep by taking a nap in the afternoon.)
- Nous avons contrebalancé l’impact négatif de la pandémie en lançant une campagne de collecte de fonds. (We have counterbalanced the negative impact of the pandemic by launching a fundraising campaign.)
In all of these examples, contrebalancer is used in the Passé Composé tense to indicate that the action has been completed in the past and has an effect on the present.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contrebalancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contrebalancé | J’ai contrebalancé mes dépenses. | I balanced my expenses. |
tu | as contrebalancé | Tu as contrebalancé le poids. | You balanced the weight. |
il | a contrebalancé | Il a contrebalancé la situation. | He balanced the situation. |
elle | a contrebalancé | Elle a contrebalancé ses actions. | She balanced her actions. |
on | a contrebalancé | On a contrebalancé le risque. | We balanced the risk. |
nous | avons contrebalancé | Nous avons contrebalancé les effets. | We balanced the effects. |
vous | avez contrebalancé | Vous avez contrebalancé les opinions. | You balanced the opinions. |
ils | ont contrebalancé | Ils ont contrebalancé les forces. | They balanced the forces. |
elles | ont contrebalancé | Elles ont contrebalancé les émotions. | They balanced the emotions. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebalancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
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Contrebalancer – 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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