Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Introduction to the verb contrebouter
The English translation of the French verb contrebouter is “to go against” or “to contradict.” It is pronounced as [kɔ̃.tʁə.bu.te].
Contrebouter comes from the combination of the prefix “contre” which means “against” and the verb “bouter” which means “to push.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a past action that is uncertain or hypothetical.
Here are three simple examples of contrebouter used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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Il est possible que tu aies contrebouté mes arguments.
(You may have gone against my arguments.) -
Nous douterions qu’ils aient contrebouté leurs promesses.
(We would doubt that they went against their promises.) -
J’espère qu’elle n’a pas contrebouté les règles du jeu.
(I hope she did not go against the rules of the game.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contrebouter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contrebouté | Je suis étonné que j’aie contrebouté. | I’m surprised that I countered. |
tu | aies contrebouté | Il faut que tu aies contrebouté. | You must have countered. |
il | ait contrebouté | Il est possible qu’il ait contrebouté. | It’s possible he countered. |
elle | ait contrebouté | Elle craint qu’elle ait contrebouté. | She fears she countered. |
on | ait contrebouté | On veut qu’on ait contrebouté. | We want it to have been countered. |
nous | ayons contrebouté | Espérons que nous ayons contrebouté. | Let’s hope we countered. |
vous | ayez contrebouté | Il est important que vous ayez contrebouté. | It’s important that you countered. |
ils | aient contrebouté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contrebouté. | They doubt they countered. |
elles | aient contrebouté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contrebouté. | They prefer they countered. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebouter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebouter
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Contrebouter – 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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