Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Introduction to the verb contraster
The English translation of contraster is “to contrast.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kohn-trah-stay.”
The French verb contraster comes from the Latin word “contra” meaning “against” and the suffix “-ster” indicating action. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express contrast or opposition between two ideas or things. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Présent tense followed by the past participle of contraster.
Examples of contraster in the Subjonctif Passé tense:
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Je doute que ces deux couleurs aient réellement contrasté dans la peinture. (I doubt that these two colors truly contrasted in the painting.)
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Il faut que tu aies contrasté les différentes textures pour créer un effet visuel intéressant. (You must have contrasted the different textures to create an interesting visual effect.)
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Bien qu’ils aient contrasté en termes de style, ces deux tableaux partagent une même thématique. (Although they contrasted in terms of style, these two paintings share the same theme.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contraster
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contrasté | Je doute que j’aie contrasté. | I doubt that I contrasted. |
tu | aies contrasté | Il faut que tu aies contrasté. | You must have contrasted. |
il | ait contrasté | Il est possible qu’il ait contrasté. | It’s possible he contrasted. |
elle | ait contrasté | Elle craint qu’elle ait contrasté. | She fears she contrasted. |
on | ait contrasté | On veut qu’on ait contrasté. | We want it to have been contrasted. |
nous | ayons contrasté | Espérons que nous ayons contrasté. | Let’s hope we contrasted. |
vous | ayez contrasté | Il est important que vous ayez contrasté. | It’s important that you contrasted. |
ils | aient contrasté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contrasté. | They doubt they contrasted. |
elles | aient contrasté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contrasté. | They prefer they contrasted. |
Other Conjugations for Contraster.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contraster
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Contraster – 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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