Old French [ edit ] contretenir
to resist (to repel; to fight off) Conjugation [ edit ] This verb conjugates as a third-group verb. This verb has a stressed present stem contretien distinct from the unstressed stem contreten , as well as other irregularities. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
simple
compound
infinitive
contretenir avoir contretenu
gerund
en contretenant
gerund of avoir
present participle
contretenant
past participle
contretenu
person
singular
plural
first
second
third
first
second
third
indicative
jo
tu
il
nos
vos
il
simple
present
contretieng contretien contretiens contretient contretenons contretenez contretienent
imperfect
contretenoie contreteneie contretenoies contreteneies contretenoit contreteneit contreteniiens contreteniens contreteniiez contreteniez contretenoient contreteneient
preterite
contretin contretenis contretint contretenimes contretenistes contretindrent contretinrent
future
contretendrai contretendras contretendra contretendrons contretendroiz contretendreiz contretendrez contretendront
conditional
contretendroie contretendreie contretendroies contretendreies contretendroit contretendreit contretendriiens contretendriens contretendriiez contretendriez contretendroient contretendreient
compound
present perfect
present tense of avoir
pluperfect
imperfect tense of avoir
past anterior
preterite tense of avoir
future perfect
future tense of avoir
conditional perfect
conditional tense of avoir
subjunctive
que jo
que tu
qu’il
que nos
que vos
qu’il
simple
present
contretiegne contretiegnes contretiegne contretiegniens contretiegnons contretiegniez contretiegnent
imperfect
contretenisse contretenisses contretenist contretenissons contretenissiens contretenissoiz contretenissez contretenissiez contretenissent
compound
past
present subjunctive of avoir
pluperfect
imperfect subjunctive of avoir
imperative
–
tu
–
nos
vos
–
—
contretien —
contretenons contretenez —