Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Introduction to the verb contremarquer
The English translation of the French verb contremarquer is “to countermark” or “to mark over”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kawn-truh-mar-kay”.
Contremarquer comes from the French prefix “contre-” meaning “against” and the verb “marquer” meaning “to mark”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense. This tense is used to describe an action that had already been completed before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of contremarquer being used in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their respective English translations:
- J’avais contremarqué le numéro de série avant de le mettre dans la boîte. (I had countermarked the serial number before putting it in the box.)
- Les employés avaient contremarqué les paquets pour éviter toute confusion. (The employees had marked over the packages to avoid any confusion.)
- Tu avais contremarqué ta signature pour empêcher toute falsification. (You had marked over your signature to prevent any forgery.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contremarquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais contremarqué | J’avais contremarqué les erreurs. | I had marked the errors. |
tu | tu avais contremarqué | Tu avais contremarqué les changements. | You had marked the changes. |
il | il avait contremarqué | Il avait contremarqué les différences. | He had marked the differences. |
elle | elle avait contremarqué | Elle avait contremarqué les corrections. | She had marked the corrections. |
on | on avait contremarqué | On avait contremarqué les fautes. | One had marked the mistakes. |
nous | nous avions contremarqué | Nous avions contremarqué les modifications. | We had marked the modifications. |
vous | vous aviez contremarqué | Vous aviez contremarqué les améliorations. | You had marked the improvements. |
ils | ils avaient contremarqué | Ils avaient contremarqué les révisions. | They had marked the revisions. |
elles | elles avaient contremarqué | Elles avaient contremarqué les révisions. | They had marked the revisions. |
Other Conjugations for Contremarquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremarquer
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Contremarquer – 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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