French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | contreviens | contrevenais | contreviendrai | contreviendrais | contrevienne | contrevinsse | ||
| tu | contreviens | contrevenais | contreviendras | contreviendrais | contreviennes | contrevinsses | ||
| il | contrevient | contrevenait | contreviendra | contreviendrait | contrevienne | contrevînt | ||
| nous | contrevenons | contrevenions | contreviendrons | contreviendrions | contrevenions | contrevinssions | ||
| vous | contrevenez | contreveniez | contreviendrez | contreviendriez | contreveniez | contrevinssiez | ||
| ils | contreviennent | contrevenaient | contreviendront | contreviendraient | contreviennent | contrevinssent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai contrevenu | avais contrevenu | aurai contrevenu | aurais contrevenu | aie contrevenu | eusse contrevenu | ||
| tu | as contrevenu | avais contrevenu | auras contrevenu | aurais contrevenu | aies contrevenu | eusses contrevenu | ||
| il | a contrevenu | avait contrevenu | aura contrevenu | aurait contrevenu | ait contrevenu | eût contrevenu | ||
| nous | avons contrevenu | avions contrevenu | aurons contrevenu | aurions contrevenu | ayons contrevenu | eussions contrevenu | ||
| vous | avez contrevenu | aviez contrevenu | aurez contrevenu | auriez contrevenu | ayez contrevenu | eussiez contrevenu | ||
| ils | ont contrevenu | avaient contrevenu | auront contrevenu | auraient contrevenu | aient contrevenu | eussent contrevenu | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je | contrevins | eus contrevenu | (tu) | contreviens | Present | contrevenant | ||
| tu | contrevins | eus contrevenu | (nous) | contrevenons | Past | contrevenu | ||
| il | contrevint | eut contrevenu | (vous) | contrevenez | Perfect | ayant contrevenu | ||
| nous | contrevînmes | eûmes contrevenu | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | contrevîntes | eûtes contrevenu | (tu) | aie contrevenu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | contrevinrent | eurent contrevenu | (nous) | ayons contrevenu | avoir contrevenu | |||
| (vous) | ayez contrevenu | |||||||
Contrevenir is an irregular -ir verb.



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