French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | conteste | contestais | contesterai | contesterais | conteste | contestasse | ||
| tu | contestes | contestais | contesteras | contesterais | contestes | contestasses | ||
| il | conteste | contestait | contestera | contesterait | conteste | contestât | ||
| nous | contestons | contestions | contesterons | contesterions | contestions | contestassions | ||
| vous | contestez | contestiez | contesterez | contesteriez | contestiez | contestassiez | ||
| ils | contestent | contestaient | contesteront | contesteraient | contestent | contestassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai contesté | avais contesté | aurai contesté | aurais contesté | aie contesté | eusse contesté | ||
| tu | as contesté | avais contesté | auras contesté | aurais contesté | aies contesté | eusses contesté | ||
| il | a contesté | avait contesté | aura contesté | aurait contesté | ait contesté | eût contesté | ||
| nous | avons contesté | avions contesté | aurons contesté | aurions contesté | ayons contesté | eussions contesté | ||
| vous | avez contesté | aviez contesté | aurez contesté | auriez contesté | ayez contesté | eussiez contesté | ||
| ils | ont contesté | avaient contesté | auront contesté | auraient contesté | aient contesté | eussent contesté | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | contestai | eus contesté | (tu) | conteste | Present | contestant | ||
| tu | contestas | eus contesté | (nous) | contestons | Past | contesté | ||
| il | contesta | eut contesté | (vous) | contestez | Perfect | ayant contesté | ||
| nous | contestâmes | eûmes contesté | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | contestâtes | eûtes contesté | (tu) | aie contesté | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | contestèrent | eurent contesté | (nous) | ayons contesté | avoir contesté | |||
| (vous) | ayez contesté | |||||||
Contester is a regular -er verb.



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