Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Introduction to the verb contourner
The English translation of the French verb contourner is “to bypass” or “to go around.” It is pronounced as “kawn-toor-nay.”
The word contourner comes from the Old French word “contourner,” which means “to go around.” It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Example 1: J’aurais aimé que tu aies contourné le bloc de construction. (I wish you had bypassed the building block.)
Example 2: Il fallait que nous ayons contourner les embouteillages pour arriver à temps. (We had to go around the traffic to arrive on time.)
Example 3: Je doute qu’ils aient réussi à contourner toutes les règles pour tricher. (I doubt they were able to bypass all the rules to cheat.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contourner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contourné | Je suis content que j’aie contourné. | I’m happy that I bypassed. |
tu | aies contourné | Il faut que tu aies contourné. | You must have bypassed. |
il | ait contourné | Il est possible qu’il ait contourné. | It’s possible he bypassed. |
elle | ait contourné | Elle craint qu’elle ait contourné. | She fears she bypassed. |
on | ait contourné | On veut qu’on ait contourné. | We want it to have been bypassed. |
nous | ayons contourné | Espérons que nous ayons contourné. | Let’s hope we bypassed. |
vous | ayez contourné | Il est important que vous ayez contourné. | It’s important that you bypassed. |
ils | aient contourné | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contourné. | They doubt they bypassed. |
elles | aient contourné | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contourné. | They prefer they bypassed. |
Other Conjugations for Contourner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contourner
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Contourner – 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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