Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Introduction to the verb en contrebalancer
The English translation of en contrebalancer is “to balance out” or “to counterbalance”. The infinitive form, en contrebalancer, is pronounced as “ahn kon-truh-bal-on-say”.
The language origin of en contrebalancer is from the French words “contre” meaning “against” and “balancer” meaning “to balance”. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is a compound tense used to express an action that happened before another action in the past.
Some examples of its usage in this tense with English translations are:
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Nous aurions en contrebalancé nos dépenses si nous avions su que nos revenus allaient diminuer. (We would have balanced out our expenses if we had known that our income would decrease.)
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Il aurait fallu que je t’aide en contrebalançant tes efforts pour que tu réussisses ton examen. (I should have helped you balance out your efforts so that you could pass your exam.)
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J’aurais préféré que tu en contrebalances tes commentaires négatifs avec des compliments. (I would have preferred if you balanced out your negative comments with compliments.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of en contrebalancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé que je eusse contrebalancé. | I wish I had counterbalanced. |
tu | eusses contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses contrebalancé. | I wish you had counterbalanced. |
il | eût contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût contrebalancé. | I wish he had counterbalanced. |
elle | eût contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût contrebalancé. | I wish she had counterbalanced. |
on | eût contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût contrebalancé. | I wish one had counterbalanced. |
nous | eussions contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions contrebalancé. | I wish we had counterbalanced. |
vous | eussiez contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez contrebalancé. | I wish you had counterbalanced. |
ils | eussent contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent contrebalancé. | I wish they had counterbalanced. |
elles | eussent contrebalancé | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent contrebalancé. | I wish they had counterbalanced. |
Other Conjugations for En Contrebalancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb en contrebalancer
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En 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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