Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Introduction to the verb contre-sceller
The English translation of the French verb contre-sceller is “to seal against” or “to counter-seal”. The infinitive form of contre-sceller is pronounced “kohn-truh-suh-leh”.
The language origin of contre-sceller comes from the French words “contre”, meaning “against”, and “sceller”, meaning “to seal”. It is often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a past subjunctive tense used to express a hypothetical or unreal past action.
Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:
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J’avais peur qu’il ne contre-scellât le contrat avant que je puisse le lire. (I was afraid that he would counter-seal the contract before I could read it.)
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Elle regrettait que nous n’ayons pas contre-scellé l’accord à temps. (She regretted that we had not sealed the agreement in time.)
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Il était essentiel que vous eussiez contre-scellé les documents avant la réunion. (It was essential that you had counter-sealed the documents before the meeting.)
English translations:
- I was afraid that he would counter-seal the contract before I could read it.
- She regretted that we had not sealed the agreement in time.
- It was essential that you had counter-sealed the documents before the meeting.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contre-sceller
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse contre-scellé. | I wish I had sealed. |
tu | eusses contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses contre-scellé. | I wish you had sealed. |
il | eût contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût contre-scellé. | I wish he had sealed. |
elle | eût contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût contre-scellé. | I wish she had sealed. |
on | eût contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût contre-scellé. | I wish one had sealed. |
nous | eussions contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions contre-scellé. | I wish we had sealed. |
vous | eussiez contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez contre-scellé. | I wish you had sealed. |
ils | eussent contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent contre-scellé. | I wish they had sealed. |
elles | eussent contre-scellé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent contre-scellé. | I wish they had sealed. |
Other Conjugations for Contre-Sceller.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contre-sceller
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Contre-Sceller – 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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