Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Introduction to the verb contre-braquer
The English translation of the French verb contre-braquer is “countersteer.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “kawn-truh-brah-kay.”
The language origin of contre-braquer can be broken down into two parts: “contre,” which means “against” or “opposite,” and “braquer,” which means “to steer” or “to turn.” Therefore, contre-braquer can be literally translated as “steer against” or “steer in the opposite direction.”
In everyday French, contre-braquer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense to express an action that would have happened in the past if certain conditions had been met. It is often used in hypothetical or unreal situations, similar to the English subjunctive mood.
Example 1: Si j’avais su que tu venais, j’aurais contre-braqué pour te rencontrer. (If I had known you were coming, I would have countersteered to meet you.)
Example 2: Elle aurait contre-braqué si elle avait vu le piéton traverser la rue. (She would have countersteered if she had seen the pedestrian crossing the street.)
Example 3: Si j’avais eu plus de temps, je me serais entraîné à contre-braquer dans les virages. (If I had had more time, I would have practiced countersteering in turns.)
In all three examples, the action of contre-braquer is conditional on a specific situation or circumstance in the past. The Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense is commonly used in French to express this kind of hypothetical or unreal action.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contre-braquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contre-braqué | Je regrette que je eusse contre-braqué. | I wish I had counter steered. |
tu | eusses contre-braqué | Je regrette que tu eusses contre-braqué. | I wish you had counter steered. |
il | eût contre-braqué | Je regrette qu’il eût contre-braqué. | I wish he had counter steered. |
elle | eût contre-braqué | Je regrette qu’elle eût contre-braqué. | I wish she had counter steered. |
on | eût contre-braqué | Je regrette qu’on eût contre-braqué. | I wish one had counter steered. |
nous | eussions contre-braqué | Je regrette que nous eussions contre-braqué. | I wish we had counter steered. |
vous | eussiez contre-braqué | Je regrette que vous eussiez contre-braqué. | I wish you had counter steered. |
ils | eussent contre-braqué | Je regrette qu’ils eussent contre-braqué. | I wish they had counter steered. |
elles | eussent contre-braqué | Je regrette qu’elles eussent contre-braqué. | I wish they had counter steered. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Braquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-braquer
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Contre-Braquer – 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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