Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Introduction to the verb en contrebalancer
The English translation of the French verb en contrebalancer is “to counterbalance” or “to offset”. It is pronounced as “ahn kohn-truh-bal-ahn-say”.
The verb en contrebalancer is a compound verb consisting of the prefix “en-” meaning “in” or “into” and the verb “contrebalancer” meaning “to counterbalance”. It is derived from the Latin words “contra” meaning “against” and “bilan” meaning “balance”.
In everyday French, en contrebalancer is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense, which is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the present tense followed by the past participle of en contrebalancer, which is “contrebalancé”.
Examples:
- J’ai en contrebalancé mes dépenses en économisant sur mes factures. (I have counterbalanced my expenses by saving on my bills.)
- Nous avons en contrebalancé le risque en diversifiant nos investissements. (We have offset the risk by diversifying our investments.)
- Ils se sont en contrebalancés en s’entraidant dans leur travail. (They have counterbalanced each other by helping each other in their work.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of en contrebalancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai contrebalancé | J’ai contrebalancé le poids. | I counterbalanced the weight. |
tu | as contrebalancé | Tu as contrebalancé l’effet. | You counterbalanced the effect. |
il | a contrebalancé | Il a contrebalancé les forces. | He counterbalanced the forces. |
elle | a contrebalancé | Elle a contrebalancé la pression. | She counterbalanced the pressure. |
on | a contrebalancé | On a contrebalancé les avantages. | We counterbalanced the advantages. |
nous | avons contrebalancé | Nous avons contrebalancé les inconvénients. | We counterbalanced the drawbacks. |
vous | avez contrebalancé | Vous avez contrebalancé les risques. | You counterbalanced the risks. |
ils | ont contrebalancé | Ils ont contrebalancé les pertes. | They counterbalanced the losses. |
elles | ont contrebalancé | Elles ont contrebalancé les dépenses. | They counterbalanced the expenses. |
Other Conjugations for En Contrebalancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
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En 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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