Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Introduction to the verb contreventer
The English translation of the French verb contreventer is “to brace against.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-vahn-teh.”
The verb contreventer comes from the Old French word “contrevent,” which means “contrary wind.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been braced against or protected from a force.
Examples:
- Nous avons contreventé les fenêtres avant l’arrivée de l’ouragan. (We braced the windows before the hurricane arrived.)
- J’ai contreventé la porte pour empêcher le vent d’entrer dans la maison. (I braced the door to prevent the wind from entering the house.)
- Ils ont contreventé la tente pour la protéger du vent fort pendant leur camping. (They braced the tent to protect it from the strong wind during their camping trip.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contreventer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contreventé | J’ai contreventé la porte. | I protected the door. |
tu | as contreventé | Tu as contreventé la fenêtre. | You protected the window. |
il | a contreventé | Il a contreventé la maison. | He protected the house. |
elle | a contreventé | Elle a contreventé la terrasse. | She protected the terrace. |
on | a contreventé | On a contreventé la clôture. | We protected the fence. |
nous | avons contreventé | Nous avons contreventé le jardin. | We protected the garden. |
vous | avez contreventé | Vous avez contreventé le toit. | You protected the roof. |
ils | ont contreventé | Ils ont contreventé le bâtiment. | They protected the building. |
elles | ont contreventé | Elles ont contreventé la porte d’entrée. | They protected the front door. |
Other Conjugations for Contreventer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
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Contreventer – 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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