Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Introduction to the verb contingenter
The English translation of the French verb contingenter is to allocate or to limit. It is pronounced as “kon-tin-john-tay”.
The word contingenter is derived from the Latin word “contingere” which means “to touch or happen to”. In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il est possible que nous ayons contingenter les dépenses pour ce projet. (It is possible that we allocated the expenses for this project.)
- J’aurais préféré que tu aies contingenter tes achats avant de partir en voyage. (I would have preferred if you had limited your purchases before going on a trip.)
- Il est peu probable que les autorités aient contingenter l’importation de ces produits. (It is unlikely that the authorities limited the import of these products.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contingenter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contingenté | Je doute que j’aie contingenté. | I doubt that I have allocated. |
tu | aies contingenté | Il faut que tu aies contingenté. | You must have allocated. |
il | ait contingenté | Il est possible qu’il ait contingenté. | It’s possible he allocated. |
elle | ait contingenté | Elle craint qu’elle ait contingenté. | She fears she allocated. |
on | ait contingenté | On veut qu’on ait contingenté. | We want it to have been allocated. |
nous | ayons contingenté | Espérons que nous ayons contingenté. | Let’s hope we allocated. |
vous | ayez contingenté | Il est important que vous ayez contingenté. | It’s important that you allocated. |
ils | aient contingenté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contingenté. | They doubt they allocated. |
elles | aient contingenté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contingenté. | They prefer they allocated. |
Other Conjugations for Contingenter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contingenter
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Contingenter – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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