Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Introduction to the verb contreventer
The English translation of the French verb contreventer is “to shield against” or “to protect against.” It is pronounced “cohn-truh-vahn-teh.”
The word contreventer comes from the prefix contre- meaning “against” and the verb vent meaning “wind.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that occurred before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of contreventer used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’espère que tu avais contreventé les fenêtres avant la tempête. (I hope you had protected the windows before the storm.)
- Ils auraient mieux fait de contreventer la maison, maintenant elle est complètement inondée. (They should have shielded the house, now it is completely flooded.)
- Il était important que nous ayons contreventé nos plantes avant le gel. (It was important that we had shielded our plants before the frost.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of contreventer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contreventé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse contreventé. | I wish I had braced. |
tu | eusses contreventé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses contreventé. | I wish you had braced. |
il | eût contreventé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût contreventé. | I wish he had braced. |
elle | eût contreventé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût contreventé. | I wish she had braced. |
on | eût contreventé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût contreventé. | I wish one had braced. |
nous | eussions contreventé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions contreventé. | I wish we had braced. |
vous | eussiez contreventé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez contreventé. | I wish you had braced. |
ils | eussent contreventé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent contreventé. | I wish they had braced. |
elles | eussent contreventé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent contreventé. | I wish they had braced. |
Other Conjugations for Contreventer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb contreventer
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Contreventer – 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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