Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Introduction to the verb contrebalancer
The English translation of the French verb contrebalancer is “to counterbalance” or “to offset.” It is pronounced as “kon-truh-bal-uhn-say.”
The language origin of contrebalancer comes from the combination of the prefix “contre,” meaning “against,” and the verb “balancer,” meaning “to balance.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three examples of using contrebalancer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’avais contrebalancé mes dépenses pour économiser de l’argent. (I had counterbalanced my expenses to save money.)
- Si tu avais contrebalancé ta colère, tu aurais évité cet accident. (If you had counterbalanced your anger, you would have avoided this accident.)
- Il était important que nous ayons contrebalancé les risques avant de prendre une décision. (It was important for us to have counterbalanced the risks before making a decision.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contrebalancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité que je eusse contrebalancé. | I wish I had counterbalanced. |
tu | eusses contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité que tu eusses contrebalancé. | I wish you had counterbalanced. |
il | eût contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité qu’il eût contrebalancé. | I wish he had counterbalanced. |
elle | eût contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elle eût contrebalancé. | I wish she had counterbalanced. |
on | eût contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité qu’on eût contrebalancé. | I wish one had counterbalanced. |
nous | eussions contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité que nous eussions contrebalancé. | I wish we had counterbalanced. |
vous | eussiez contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité que vous eussiez contrebalancé. | I wish you had counterbalanced. |
ils | eussent contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité qu’ils eussent contrebalancé. | I wish they had counterbalanced. |
elles | eussent contrebalancé | J’aurais souhaité qu’elles eussent contrebalancé. | I wish they had counterbalanced. |
Other Conjugations for Contrebalancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contrebalancer
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Contrebalancer – 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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