Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Introduction to the verb contester
The English translation of the French verb contester is “to contest” or “to challenge.” It is pronounced as kɔ̃.tɛs.te in its infinitive form.
Contester comes from the Latin verb contestari, meaning “to call to witness” or “to summon.” In modern French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses an action that happened before another action in the past. It is used to express doubt, uncertainty, or a contrary opinion.
Here are three examples of contester in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
- Il fallait que je conteste sa décision. (I had to contest his decision.)
- Nous doutons qu’il ait contesté le résultat de l’élection. (We doubt that he contested the election results.)
- Vous avez été surpris qu’elle ait contesté la validité du contrat. (You were surprised that she contested the validity of the contract.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contesté | Je doute que j’aie contesté. | I doubt that I contested. |
tu | aies contesté | Il faut que tu aies contesté. | You must have contested. |
il | ait contesté | Il est possible qu’il ait contesté. | It’s possible he contested. |
elle | ait contesté | Elle craint qu’elle ait contesté. | She fears she contested. |
on | ait contesté | On veut qu’on ait contesté. | We want it to have been contested. |
nous | ayons contesté | Espérons que nous ayons contesté. | Let’s hope we contested. |
vous | ayez contesté | Il est important que vous ayez contesté. | It’s important that you contested. |
ils | aient contesté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contesté. | They doubt they contested. |
elles | aient contesté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contesté. | They prefer they contested. |
Other Conjugations for Contester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
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Contester – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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