Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Introduction to the verb contrister
The English translation of the French verb contrister is “to sadden” or “to grieve.” It is pronounced as “kon-tris-te.”
Contrister comes from the Latin word “contristare” meaning “to sadden.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a conditional or uncertain action or state in the past.
Here are three simple examples of contrister being used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Il était triste que je me sois contristé. (He was sad that I had been saddened.)
- Nous aurions été contristés si nous avions su la vérité. (We would have been saddened if we had known the truth.)
- J’aurais aimé qu’ils ne se soient pas contristés de cette façon. (I would have liked for them to not have been saddened in this way.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of contrister
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | contristasse | Je me sentirais triste si je contristasse ma famille. | I would feel sad if I made my family sad. |
tu | contristasses | Si tu n’arrivais pas à l’heure, tu contristasses ton professeur. | If you didn’t arrive on time, you would disappoint your teacher. |
il | contristât | Il serait déçu si il contristât sa petite amie. | He would be disappointed if he made his girlfriend sad. |
elle | contristât | Elle serait triste si elle contristât son ami. | She would be sad if she made her friend sad. |
on | contristât | Si on contristât ses parents, ça causerait des problèmes. | If one made one’s parents sad, it would cause problems. |
nous | contristassions | Si nous contristassions tout le monde, personne ne voudrait nous parler. | If we made everyone sad, no one would want to talk to us. |
vous | contristassiez | Si vous contristassiez votre famille, ils ne vous inviteraient pas. | If you made your family sad, they wouldn’t invite you. |
ils | contristassent | S’ils contristassent leurs amis, ils auraient du mal à se faire pardonner. | If they made their friends sad, they would have a hard time being forgiven. |
elles | contristassent | Si elles contristassent leur professeur, elles auraient de mauvaises notes. | If they made their teacher sad, they would get bad grades. |
Other Conjugations for Contrister.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister (this article)
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrister
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Contrister – 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
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