Past of the French verb contenir
The past tense conjugations for the French verb contenir, along with their English translations.Verb phrases
| Imperfect | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je contenais | I was containing | |
| tu contenais | you were containing | |
| il contenait | he was containing | |
| elle contenait | she was containing | |
| nous contenions | we were containing | |
| vous conteniez | you were containing | |
| ils contenaient | they were containing | |
| elles contenaient | they were containing | |
| Past Historic / Passé Simple | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| je contins | I contained | |
| tu contins | you contained | |
| il contint | he contained | |
| elle contint | she contained | |
| nous contînmes | we contained | |
| vous contîntes | you contained | |
| ils continrent | they contained | |
| elles continrent | they contained | |
| Passé Composé | Scored | |
|---|---|---|
| j'ai contenu | I have contained | |
| tu as contenu | you have contained | |
| il a contenu | he has contained | |
| elle a contenu | she has contained | |
| nous avons contenu | we have contained | |
| vous avez contenu | you have contained | |
| ils ont contenu | they have contained | |
| elles ont contenu | they have contained | |
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