Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Introduction to the verb contrebuter
The English translation of the French verb contrebuter is “to contribute” or “to make a contribution.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-byoo-tay.”
The word contrebuter comes from the French words “contre” which means “against” or “towards” and “buter” which means “to hit” or “to bump.” In every day French, it is most often used in the subjunctive imperfect tense to express a wish or desire for something to have contributed to a certain situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the subjunctive imperfect tense:
-
Je souhaiterais que tu contrebutes plus à nos projets. (I wish you would contribute more to our projects.)
-
Il fallait que nous contrebutassions chacun à notre tour pour atteindre notre objectif. (We had to take turns contributing in order to reach our goal.)
-
J’aurais aimé que vous contrebutiez à la réalisation de mon rêve. (I would have liked for you to contribute to making my dream come true.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of contrebuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
---|---|---|---|
je | contrebutasse | Si j’étais riche, je contrebutasse. | If I were rich, I would contribute. |
tu | contrebutasses | Si tu participais, tu contrebutasses. | If you participated, you would contribute. |
il | contrebutât | Il serait content si il contrebutât. | He would be happy if he contributed. |
elle | contrebutât | Elle serait surprise si elle contrebutât. | She would be surprised if she contributed. |
on | contrebutât | Si on contrebutât plus, on aiderait plus de personnes. | If one contributed more, one would help more people. |
nous | contrebutassions | Si nous contrebutassions ensemble, nous pourrions faire plus. | If we contributed together, we could do more. |
vous | contrebutassiez | Si vous contrebutassiez, vous pourriez faire une différence. | If you contributed, you could make a difference. |
ils | contrebutassent | S’ils contrebutassent plus, ils pourraient aider davantage. | If they contributed more, they could help more. |
elles | contrebutassent | Si elles contrebutassent, elles pourraient faire une différence. | If they contributed, they could make a difference. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter (this article)
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Struggling with French verbs or the language in general? Why not use our free French Grammar Checker – no registration required!
Get a FREE Download Study Sheet of this Conjugation 🔥
Simply right click the image below, click “save image” and get your free reference for the contrebuter Subjonctif Imparfait tense conjugation!
Contrebuter – 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
Summary
I hope you enjoyed this article on the verb contrebuter. Still in a learning mood? Check out another TOTALLY random French verb conjugation!