Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Introduction to the verb contrister
The English translation of the French verb contrister is “to sadden” or “to grieve.” Its infinitive form is pronounced as “kohn-tree-stay.”
Contrister comes from the Latin word “contristare,” meaning “to sadden” or “to afflict.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has been in use ever since. In everyday French, contrister is used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to refer to actions or events that have happened in the past and have caused sadness or grief.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Passé Composé tense:
- J’ai été contristé par la mort de mon grand-père. (I was saddened by the death of my grandfather.)
- La nouvelle de sa maladie nous a contristés. (The news of his illness saddened us.)
- Le divorce de mes parents m’a profondément contristé. (My parents’ divorce deeply saddened me.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of contrister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contristé | J’ai contristé mes parents. | I saddened my parents. |
tu | as contristé | Tu as contristé ta mère. | You saddened your mother. |
il | a contristé | Il a contristé son ami. | He saddened his friend. |
elle | a contristé | Elle a contristé sa sœur. | She saddened her sister. |
on | a contristé | On a contristé les invités. | We saddened the guests. |
nous | avons contristé | Nous avons contristé notre professeur. | We saddened our teacher. |
vous | avez contristé | Vous avez contristé vos voisins. | You saddened your neighbors. |
ils | ont contristé | Ils ont contristé leur patron. | They saddened their boss. |
elles | ont contristé | Elles ont contristé leur grand-mère. | They saddened their grandmother. |
Other Conjugations for Contrister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
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Contrister – 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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