Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Introduction to the verb contingenter
The English translation of the French verb “contingenter” is “to allocate” or “to apportion.” The infinitive form “contingenter” is pronounced as “kawn-tawn-zhawn-tay.”
The word “contingenter” derives from the Latin word “contingere,” meaning “to happen” or “to befall.” In everyday French, “contingenter” is most often used in the Passé Simple tense to describe the action of allocating or apportioning something in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Les ressources furent contingentées équitablement.
(The resources were allocated equally.) -
Le gouvernement contingenta les fonds pour le projet.
(The government apportioned the funds for the project.) -
La nourriture a été contingentée en temps de guerre.
(Food was rationed during wartime.)
In these examples, “contingenter” is used to describe the past action of allocating resources, funds, or food.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of contingenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | contingentai | Je contingentai les ressources. | I rationed the resources. |
Tu | contingentas | Tu contingentas le carburant. | You rationed the fuel. |
Il | contingenta | Il contingenta les médicaments. | He rationed the medications. |
Elle | contingenta | Elle contingenta la nourriture. | She rationed the food. |
On | contingenta | On contingenta l’énergie. | One rationed the energy. |
Nous | contingentai | Nous contingentai les fournitures. | We rationed the supplies. |
Vous | contingentai | Vous contingentai les produits. | You rationed the products. |
Ils | contingentèrent | Ils contingentèrent les matériaux. | They rationed the materials. |
Elles | contingèrent | Elles contingèrent les vêtements. | They (feminine) rationed the clothes. |
Other Conjugations for Contingenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
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Contingenter – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
Summary
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