Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Introduction to the verb contrecarrer
The English translation of the French verb contrecarrer is “to counteract” or “to foil.” The infinitive form of contrecarrer is pronounced as “kohn-truh-kah-reh.”
The word contrecarrer comes from the Latin term “contra carrum,” meaning “against the cart.” It entered the French language in the 16th century and is derived from the verb “carreer,” which means “to run.” In everyday French, contrecarrer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of how contrecarrer is used in the Subjonctif Passé tense with their English translations:
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Il était important que nous ayons contrecarré ses plans. (It was important that we had countered his plans.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies contrecarré ses intentions. (I would have liked it if you had foiled his intentions.)
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Il se peut que nous ayons contrecarré leurs tentatives de sabotage. (It’s possible that we have countered their sabotage attempts.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contrecarrer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contrecarré | Je doute que j’aie contrecarré ses plans. | I doubt that I thwarted his plans. |
tu | aies contrecarré | Il faut que tu aies contrecarré ses efforts. | You must have countered his efforts. |
il | ait contrecarré | Il est possible qu’il ait contrecarré notre stratégie. | It’s possible he foiled our strategy. |
elle | ait contrecarré | Elle craint qu’elle ait contrecarré nos projets. | She fears she thwarted our plans. |
on | ait contrecarré | On veut qu’on ait contrecarré leur influence. | We want to have countered their influence. |
nous | ayons contrecarré | Espérons que nous ayons contrecarré leurs manœuvres. | Let’s hope we thwarted their maneuvers. |
vous | ayez contrecarré | Il est important que vous ayez contrecarré leurs intentions. | It’s important that you countered their intentions. |
ils | aient contrecarré | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contrecarré nos plans. | They doubt they foiled our plans. |
elles | aient contrecarré | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contrecarré leurs projets. | They prefer they thwarted their plans. |
Other Conjugations for Contrecarrer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrecarrer
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Contrecarrer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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