Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Introduction to the verb contre-tirer
The English translation of the French verb contre-tirer is “to counter-shoot” or “to shoot back”. The infinitive form, contre-tirer, is pronounced as “kohn-truh-tee-ray”.
The term contre-tirer is derived from the prefix contre, meaning “against” or “counter”, and the verb tirer, meaning “to shoot”. It is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is one of the six tenses in the subjunctive mood in French. This tense is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Three examples of contre-tirer in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense are:
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Si j’avais su qu’il allait me tirer dessus, j’aurais contre-tiré. (If I had known he was going to shoot at me, I would have counter-shot.)
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Il fallait que je contre-tirasse pour me défendre. (I had to counter-shoot to defend myself.)
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Nous voulions qu’ils contre-tirassent avant de nous approcher. (We wanted them to counter-shoot before approaching us.)
In each of these examples, the verb contre-tirer is conjugated in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to convey a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of contre-tirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contre-tirasse | Si je fusse à la guerre, je contre-tirasse bien. | If I were at war, I would counterfire well. |
tu | contre-tirasses | Si tu étais un soldat, tu contre-tirasses avec précision. | If you were a soldier, you would counterfire with precision. |
il | contre-tirât | Il serait moins fatigué s’il contre-tirât moins. | He would be less tired if he counterfired less. |
elle | contre-tirât | Elle serait plus en sécurité si elle contre-tirât mieux. | She would be safer if she counterfired better. |
on | contre-tirât | Si on contre-tirât avec plus de force, on vaincrait. | If one counterfired with more force, one would win. |
nous | contre-tirassions | Si nous contre-tirassions plus vite, nous gagnerions. | If we counterfired faster, we would win. |
vous | contre-tirassiez | Si vous contre-tirassiez plus tôt, vous éviteriez des pertes. | If you counterfired earlier, you would avoid losses. |
ils | contre-tirassent | S’ils contre-tirassent ensemble, ils seraient plus efficaces. | If they counterfired together, they would be more effective. |
elles | contre-tirassent | Si elles contre-tirassent, ça serait dangereux pour nous. | If they counterfired, it would be dangerous for us. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Tirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-tirer
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Contre-Tirer – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
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