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Conjugation of the French verb contribuer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb contribuer, along with their English translations.

contribuer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
contribuer	to contribute

Present		Scored
je contribue	I contribute
tu contribues	you contribute
il contribue	he contributes
elle contribue	she contributes
nous contribuons	we contribute
vous contribuez	you contribute
ils contribuent	they contribute
elles contribuent	they contribute

Imperfect		Scored
je contribuais	I was contributing
tu contribuais	you were contributing
il contribuait	he was contributing
elle contribuait	she was contributing
nous contribuions	we were contributing
vous contribuiez	you were contributing
ils contribuaient	they were contributing
elles contribuaient	they were contributing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je contribuai	I contributed
tu contribuas	you contributed
il contribua	he contributed
elle contribua	she contributed
nous contribuâmes	we contributed
vous contribuâtes	you contributed
ils contribuèrent	they contributed
elles contribuèrent	they contributed

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai contribué	I have contributed
tu as contribué	you have contributed
il a contribué	he has contributed
elle a contribué	she has contributed
nous avons contribué	we have contributed
vous avez contribué	you have contributed
ils ont contribué	they have contributed
elles ont contribué	they have contributed

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais contribué	I had contributed
tu avais contribué	you had contributed
il avait contribué	he had contributed
elle avait contribué	she had contributed
nous avions contribué	we had contributed
vous aviez contribué	you had contributed
ils avaient contribué	they had contributed
elles avaient contribué	they had contributed

Future		Scored
je contribuerai	I will contribute
tu contribueras	you will contribute
il contribuera	he will contribute
elle contribuera	she will contribute
nous contribuerons	we will contribute
vous contribuerez	you will contribute
ils contribueront	they will contribute
elles contribueront	they will contribute

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai contribué	I will have contributed
tu auras contribué	you will have contributed
il aura contribué	he will have contributed
elle aura contribué	she will have contributed
nous aurons contribué	we will have contributed
vous aurez contribué	you will have contributed
ils auront contribué	they will have contributed
elles auront contribué	they will have contributed

Conditional		Scored
je contribuerais	I would contribute
tu contribuerais	you would contribute
il contribuerait	he would contribute
elle contribuerait	she would contribute
nous contribuerions	we would contribute
vous contribueriez	you would contribute
ils contribueraient	they would contribute
elles contribueraient	they would contribute

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais contribué	I would have contributed
tu aurais contribué	you would have contributed
il aurait contribué	he would have contributed
elle aurait contribué	she would have contributed
nous aurions contribué	we would have contributed
vous auriez contribué	you would have contributed
ils auraient contribué	they would have contributed
elles auraient contribué	they would have contributed

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je contribue	(... that) I contribute
(... que) tu contribues	(... that) you contribute
(... que) il contribue	(... that) he contributes
(... que) elle contribue	(... that) she contributes
(... que) nous contribuions	(... that) we contribute
(... que) vous contribuiez	(... that) you contribute
(... que) ils contribuent	(... that) they contribute
(... que) elles contribuent	(... that) they contribute

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je contribuasse	(... that) I was contributing
(... que) tu contribuasses	(... that) you were contributing
(... que) il contribuât	(... that) he was contributing
(... que) elle contribuât	(... that) she was contributing
(... que) nous contribuassions	(... that) we were contributing
(... que) vous contribuassiez	(... that) you were contributing
(... que) ils contribuassent	(... that) they were contributing
(... que) elles contribuassent	(... that) they were contributing

Imperative		Scored
contribue	Contribute
contribuons	Let's contribute
contribuez	Contribute

Present Participle		Scored
contribuant	contributing

Past Participle		Scored
contribué	contributed

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