Contraindre (to force) conjugation

French
14 examples

Conjugation of contraindre

Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present tense
je contrains
I force
tu contrains
you force
il/elle/on contraint
he/she/it forces
nous contraignons
we force
vous contraignez
you all force
ils/elles contraignent
they force
Present perfect tense
j’ai contraint
I forced
tu as contraint
you forced
il/elle/on a contraint
he/she/it forced
nous avons contraint
we forced
vous avez contraint
you all forced
ils/elles ont contraint
they forced
Past impf. tense
je contraignais
I was forcing
tu contraignais
you were forcing
il/elle/on contraignait
he/she/it was forcing
nous contraignions
we were forcing
vous contraigniez
you all were forcing
ils/elles contraignaient
they were forcing
Future tense
je contraindrai
I will force
tu contraindras
you will force
il/elle/on contraindra
he/she/it will force
nous contraindrons
we will force
vous contraindrez
you all will force
ils/elles contraindront
they will force
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Past perfect tense
j’avais contraint
I had forced
tu avais contraint
you had forced
il/elle/on avait contraint
he/she/it had forced
nous avions contraint
we had forced
vous aviez contraint
you all had forced
ils/elles avaient contraint
they had forced
Past preterite tense
je contraignis
I forced
tu contraignis
you forced
il/elle/on contraignit
he/she/it forced
nous contraignîmes
we forced
vous contraignîtes
you all forced
ils/elles contraignirent
they forced
Past anterior tense
j’eus contraint
I had forced
tu eus contraint
you had forced
il/elle/on eut contraint
he/she/it had forced
nous eûmes contraint
we had forced
vous eûtes contraint
you all had forced
ils/elles eurent contraint
they had forced
Future perfect tense
j’aurai contraint
I will have forced
tu auras contraint
you will have forced
il/elle/on aura contraint
he/she/it will have forced
nous aurons contraint
we will have forced
vous aurez contraint
you all will have forced
ils/elles auront contraint
they will have forced
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Present subjunctive tense
que je contraigne
that I force
que tu contraignes
that you force
qu’il/elle/on contraigne
that he/she/it force
que nous contraignions
that we force
que vous contraigniez
that you all force
qu’ils/elles contraignent
that they force
Present perf. subjunctive tense
que j’aie contraint
that I have forced
que tu aies contraint
that you have forced
qu’il/elle/on ait contraint
that he/she/it have forced
que nous ayons contraint
that we have forced
que vous ayez contraint
that you all have forced
qu’ils/elles aient contraint
that they have forced
Imperfect subjunctive tense
que je contraignisse
that I would force
que tu contraignisses
that you would force
qu’il/elle/on contraignît
that he/she/it would force
que nous contraignissions
that we would force
que vous contraignissiez
that you all would force
qu’ils/elles contraignissent
that they would force
Past perfect subjunctive tense
que j’eusse contraint
that I had forced
que tu eusses contraint
that you had forced
qu’il/elle/on eût contraint
that he/she/it had forced
que nous eussions contraint
that we had forced
que vous eussiez contraint
that you all had forced
qu’ils/elles eussent contraint
that they had forced
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
Conditional mood
je contraindrais
I would force
tu contraindrais
you would force
il/elle/on contraindrait
he/she/it would force
nous contraindrions
we would force
vous contraindriez
you all would force
ils/elles contraindraient
they would force
Conditional perfect tense
j’aurais contraint
I would have forced
tu aurais contraint
you would have forced
il/elle/on aurait contraint
he/she/it would have forced
nous aurions contraint
we would have forced
vous auriez contraint
you all would have forced
ils/elles auraient contraint
they would have forced
Imperative mood
-
contrains
force!
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contraignons
let's force!
contraignez
force!
-
Past perfect imperative mood
-
aie contraint
have forced
-
ayons contraint
let's have forced
ayez contraint
have forced
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Examples of contraindre

Example in FrenchTranslation in English
"Il ne faut pas les contraindre"Thou shall not use force.
"Tu oublies que tu as des armes pour la contraindre.You forget that you have means and ways to force her.
- Je vais devoir vous y contraindre.- Then I will have to force you.
A quoi peuvent-ils nous contraindre ?They can't use force, can they?
Ah! Quelle cruauté de vouloir me contraindreAh, what cruelty to wish to force upon me
"De temps à autre, les flammes et la fumée sortaient en telle abondance accompagnées d'étincelles et de bruits horribles qu'il fut contraint de rengaîner et recourir à une autre arme appelée Prière-Incessante." ("The pilgrim's progress" de J.Bunyan)"And ever and anon the flame and smoke would come out in such abundance with sparks and hideous noises that Christian was forced to put up his sword and betake himself to another weapon called All Prayer."
"Paul Glouski fut contraint de pénétrer ce transporteur "à la suite d'un farce enfantine, puis disparait à jamais.""Paul Glouski was forced inside this conveyance against his will in a childish prank and was never seen or heard from again."
"Un bon général... pleure "lorsqu'il est contraint d'envoyer ses troupes au combat.A good general weeps when he is forced to send his troops into action.
"du poste de directeur général de la cinématographie, "décision à laquelle je me vois contraint pour des raisons de santé....my resignation as Director General of Motion Pictures a deoision I am forced to make for reasons of health.
- Attends! J'ai ataqué une banque, fauché une Rolls, un camion de tomates, la voiture de Maître Duroc que j'ai... contraint à me suivre sous la menace...I robbed the bank, hi-jacked the Rolls, the truck with tomatoes, the car of Mr. Duroc, whom I... forced to go with me by threatening him.
Moi-même, j'ai tendance à faire ça, et je me contrains à aller jusqu'au bout.l myself tend to do that and... l force myself... l push myself to the limit.
Si tu contrains les choses à être comme elles le Sont d'habitude, c'est ce qui arrive, non ?If you force things to be as usual, they'll be as usual. Don't you think?
Si Lucie hésite, contraignez-la, dites-lui... que Darnay veut qu'elle parte avant l'exécution.And if Lucie hesitates, you must force her. Tell her that it's Darnay's wish that she leave Paris before the execution.
Parce qu'ils ont menacé ta vie me contraignant au silence.Because they made threats against your life, forcing my silence.

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