Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Introduction to the verb contrebuter
The English translation of the French verb contrebuter is “to contribute” or “to make a contribution.” It is pronounced “kohn-truh-boo-tay.”
The language origin of contrebuter can be traced back to the Latin word “contribuere,” meaning “to bring together, add, unite.” In everyday French, the verb is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive form used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of contrebuter in the Subjonctif Passé tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies contrebuté à cet événement car tu as une grande expérience dans le domaine. (I wish you had contributed to this event because you have a lot of experience in this field.)
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Il est important que chacun ait contrebuté à la cause pour qu’elle puisse avancer. (It is important that everyone has contributed to the cause so that it can move forward.)
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Nous aurions aimé que vous ayez contrebuté plus tôt, mais mieux vaut tard que jamais. (We would have liked you to have contributed earlier, but better late than never.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contrebuter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contrebûté | Je doute que j’aie contrebûté. | I doubt that I contributed. |
tu | aies contrebûté | Il faut que tu aies contrebûté. | You must have contributed. |
il | ait contrebûté | Il est possible qu’il ait contrebûté. | It’s possible he contributed. |
elle | ait contrebûté | Elle craint qu’elle ait contrebûté. | She fears she contributed. |
on | ait contrebûté | On veut qu’on ait contrebûté. | We want it to have been contributed. |
nous | ayons contrebûté | Espérons que nous ayons contrebûté. | Let’s hope we contributed. |
vous | ayez contrebûté | Il est important que vous ayez contrebûté. | It’s important that you contributed. |
ils | aient contrebûté | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contrebûté. | They doubt they contributed. |
elles | aient contrebûté | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contrebûté. | They prefer they contributed. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebuter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebuter
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Contrebuter – 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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