Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Introduction to the verb controuver
The English translation of the French verb controuver is “to invent” or “to make up.” It is pronounced as “kohn-truh-voo-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word controuver comes from the prefix “con-” meaning “together” and the verb “trouver” meaning “to find.” It was first used in the 13th century and has evolved over time to have its current meaning of “to invent.”
In everyday French, controuver is most often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past. It is often used in storytelling or when recounting a past event with a sense of doubt or skepticism.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
- Je doute qu’il ait controuvé cette histoire. (I doubt he made up this story.)
- Il est possible qu’elle ait controuvé une excuse pour ne pas venir. (It’s possible she made up an excuse not to come.)
- Nous croyons qu’ils ont controuvé une fausse justification pour justifier leur action. (We believe they made up a false justification to justify their action.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of controuver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie contrevou | Je doute que j’aie contrevou. | I doubt that I contrived. |
tu | aies contrevou | Il faut que tu aies contrevou. | You must have contrived. |
il | ait contrevou | Il est possible qu’il ait contrevou. | It’s possible he contrived. |
elle | ait contrevou | Elle craint qu’elle ait contrevou. | She fears she contrived. |
on | ait contrevou | On veut qu’on ait contrevou. | We want it to have been contrived. |
nous | ayons contrevou | Espérons que nous ayons contrevou. | Let’s hope we contrived. |
vous | ayez contrevou | Il est important que vous ayez contrevou. | It’s important that you contrived. |
ils | aient contrevou | Ils doutent qu’ils aient contrevou. | They doubt it was contrived. |
elles | aient contrevou | Elles préfèrent qu’elles aient contrevou. | They prefer it was contrived. |
Other Conjugations for Controuver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb controuver
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Controuver – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
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