Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Introduction to the verb contre-passer
The English translation for contre-passer is “to go through again” or “to pass by again”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “kohn-truh-pah-seh”.
The word contre-passer comes from the French words “contre”, meaning against, and “passer”, meaning to pass. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the subjunctive mood.
Three simple examples of using contre-passer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense are:
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J’avais peur que tu ne sois contre-passé par ce même chemin. (I was afraid that you had gone through the same path again.)
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Il fallait que je contre-passe par la douane pour récupérer mes bagages. (I had to go through customs again to retrieve my luggage.)
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Elle croyait que son ex-mari l’avait contre-passée en lui demandant de revenir. (She thought that her ex-husband had gone through her again by asking her to come back.)
The translations for these examples would be:
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I was afraid that you had gone through the same path again.
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I had to go through customs again to retrieve my luggage.
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She thought that her ex-husband had gone through her again by asking her to come back.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contre-passer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contre-passé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse contre-passé. | I wish I had gone through. |
tu | eusses contre-passé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses contre-passé. | I wish you had gone through. |
il | eût contre-passé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût contre-passé. | I wish he had gone through. |
elle | eût contre-passé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût contre-passé. | I wish she had gone through. |
on | eût contre-passé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût contre-passé. | I wish one had gone through. |
nous | eussions contre-passé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions contre-passé. | I wish we had gone through. |
vous | eussiez contre-passé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez contre-passé. | I wish you had gone through. |
ils | eussent contre-passé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent contre-passé. | I wish they had gone through. |
elles | eussent contre-passé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent contre-passé. | I wish they had gone through. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Passer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-passer
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Contre-Passer – 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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