Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Introduction to the verb contreplaquer
The English translation of the French verb contreplaquer is “to plywood.” The infinitive form is pronounced “kawn-truh-plah-kay.”
The word contreplaquer is a combination of the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “plaquer” meaning “to glue” or “to stick.” It is a verb that originated in the field of carpentry and is used to describe the action of covering or lining something with plywood.
In everyday French, contreplaquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or desired action in the past. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb avoir or être in the Subjonctif Présent tense, followed by the past participle of contreplaquer.
Three examples of its usage in this tense are:
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Il fallait que je contreplaquasse le mur pour qu’il soit plus solide. (It was necessary for me to plywood the wall so that it would be more solid.)
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J’aurais aimé que tu aies contreplaqué la porte avant qu’elle ne se détériore. (I would have liked for you to have plywooded the door before it deteriorated.)
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Il aurait été préférable que nous ayons contreplaqué le plancher pour éviter les infiltrations d’eau. (It would have been preferable for us to have plywooded the floor to avoid water leaks.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of contreplaquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contreplaqué | Je doute que j’aie contreplaqué. | I doubt that I countered. |
tu | aies contreplaqué | Il faut que tu aies contreplaqué. | You must have countered. |
il | ait contreplaqué | Il est possible qu’il ait contreplaqué. | It’s possible he countered. |
elle | ait contreplaqué | Elle craint qu’elle ait contreplaqué. | She fears she countered. |
on | ait contreplaqué | On veut qu’on ait contreplaqué. | We want it to have been countered. |
nous | ayons contreplaqué | Espérons que nous ayons contreplaqué. | Let’s hope we countered. |
vous | ayez contreplaqué | Il est important que vous ayez contreplaqué. | It’s important that you countered. |
ils | aient contreplaqué | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contreplaqué. | They doubt they countered. |
elles | aient contreplaqué | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contreplaqué. | They prefer they countered. |
Other Conjugations for Contreplaquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreplaquer
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Contreplaquer – 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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