Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Introduction to the verb contremander
The English translation of the French verb contremander is “to countermand” or “to change an order.”
The infinitive form of contremander is pronounced as kohn-truh-mahn-dey.
The word contremander originates from the combination of the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “mander” meaning “to order.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain situation in the past.
Here are 3 simple examples of its usage in this tense, with the respective English translations:
- Il faut que je contremande cette décision. (I must countermand this decision.)
- Je regrette que tu n’aies pas contremandé cette réservation. (I regret that you did not countermand this reservation.)
- J’aurais aimé que nous contremandions notre voyage. (I would have liked us to countermand our trip.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contremander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contremandé | Je crains que j’aie contremandé. | I fear that I countermanded. |
tu | aies contremandé | Il est possible que tu aies contremandé. | It’s possible you countermanded. |
il | ait contremandé | Il est important qu’il ait contremandé. | It’s important he countermanded. |
elle | ait contremandé | Elle préfère qu’elle ait contremandé. | She prefers she countermanded. |
on | ait contremandé | On veut qu’on ait contremandé. | We want it to have been countermanded. |
nous | ayons contremandé | Espérons que nous ayons contremandé. | Let’s hope we countermanded. |
vous | ayez contremandé | Il est possible que vous ayez contremandé. | It’s possible you countermanded. |
ils | aient contremandé | Ils craignent qu’ils aient contremandé. | They fear they countermanded. |
elles | aient contremandé | Elles veulent qu’elles aient contremandé. | They want they countermanded. |
Other Conjugations for Contremander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
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Contremander – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
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