Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Introduction to the verb contingenter
The English translation of the French verb contingenter is “to limit” or “to restrict.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kon-tahn-zhantay.”
The word contingenter is derived from the Latin word “contingere” which means “to touch” or “to happen.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of contingenter in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais contingenté mes dépenses avant de partir en voyage. (I had limited my expenses before going on a trip.)
- Tu avais contingenté le nombre d’invités à la fête. (You had restricted the number of guests at the party.)
- Ils avaient contingenté l’utilisation de l’eau en raison de la sécheresse. (They had limited the use of water due to the drought.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contingenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais contingenter | J’avais contingenter la marchandise. | I had rationed the goods. |
tu | tu avais contingenter | Tu avais contingenter les ressources. | You had rationed the resources. |
il | il avait contingenter | Il avait contingenter le stock. | He had rationed the stock. |
elle | elle avait contingenter | Elle avait contingenter le budget. | She had rationed the budget. |
on | on avait contingenter | On avait contingenter les provisions. | One had rationed the provisions. |
nous | nous avions contingenter | Nous avions contingenter les denrées. | We had rationed the supplies. |
vous | vous aviez contingenter | Vous aviez contingenter le carburant. | You had rationed the fuel. |
ils | ils avaient contingenter | Ils avaient contingenter les vivres. | They had rationed the rations. |
elles | elles avaient contingenter | Elles avaient contingenter les dépenses. | They had rationed the expenses. |
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
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 (this article)
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
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Contingenter – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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