Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Introduction to the verb contremander
The English translation of the French verb contremander is “to countermand.” It is pronounced as “kawn-truh-mawn-dey.”
The language origin of contremander can be traced back to the Old French word “contremander” which comes from the prefix “contre” meaning “against” and the verb “mander” meaning “to command.” In everyday French, contremander is most often used in the subjonctif plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past subjunctive tense, to express actions that took place before another past action or event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
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J’étais très surprise qu’il eût contremandé sa réservation sans me prévenir.
(I was very surprised that he had countermanded his reservation without informing me.) -
Il fallait qu’ils eussent contremandé l’ordre avant qu’elle ne le reçoive.
(They had to have countermanded the order before she received it.) -
Nous étions contents qu’elle eût contremandé sa décision et décidé de rester.
(We were happy that she had countermanded her decision and decided to stay.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contremander
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contremandé | Il faut que j’eusse contremandé la réunion. | I had to have cancelled the meeting. |
tu | eusses contremandé | Il fallait que tu eusses contremandé la réunion. | You had to have cancelled the meeting. |
il | eût contremandé | Il était nécessaire qu’il eût contremandé la réunion. | He had to have cancelled the meeting. |
elle | eût contremandé | Il était nécessaire qu’elle eût contremandé la réunion. | She had to have cancelled the meeting. |
on | eût contremandé | Il fallait qu’on eût contremandé la réunion. | One had to have cancelled the meeting. |
nous | eussions contremandé | Il fallait que nous eussions contremandé la réunion. | We had to have cancelled the meeting. |
vous | eussiez contremandé | Il fallait que vous eussiez contremandé la réunion. | You had to have cancelled the meeting. |
ils | eussent contremandé | Il fallait que ils eussent contremandé la réunion. | They had to have cancelled the meeting. |
elles | eussent contremandé | Il fallait que elles eussent contremandé la réunion. | They had to have cancelled the meeting. |
Other Conjugations for Contremander.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contremander
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Contremander – 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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