Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Introduction to the verb contester
The English translation of the French verb contester is “to challenge” or “to contest.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kon-tes-tay.”
Contester comes from the Latin word “contestari,” which means “to call to witness” or “to invoke,” and it entered the French language in the 15th century. In everyday French, contester is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express a past action that may have been doubted or contested.
Here are three examples of contester used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Il doutait que je n’eusse contesté sa décision. (He doubted that I had contested his decision.)
- Il était certain que je l’eusse contesté jusqu’au bout. (He was certain that I had challenged him until the end.)
- Elle pensait que nous l’eussions déjà contesté avant. (She thought that we had already challenged it before.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contester
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contesté | J’aurais aimé que je eusse contesté. | I wish I had contested. |
tu | eusses contesté | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses contesté. | I wish you had contested. |
il | eût contesté | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût contesté. | I wish he had contested. |
elle | eût contesté | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût contesté. | I wish she had contested. |
on | eût contesté | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût contesté. | I wish one had contested. |
nous | eussions contesté | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions contesté. | I wish we had contested. |
vous | eussiez contesté | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez contesté. | I wish you had contested. |
ils | eussent contesté | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent contesté. | I wish they had contested. |
elles | eussent contesté | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent contesté. | I wish they had contested. |
Other Conjugations for Contester.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contester
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Contester – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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