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contrepeser
contrepeser
Old French
Alternative forms
- contrepeiser
- contrepoiser
Verb
contrepeser
Conjugation
This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-ss, *-st are modified to s, st. This verb has a stressed present stem contrepois distinct from the unstressed stem contrepes. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.
Conjugation of contrepeser (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | contrepeser | avoir contrepesé | |||||
| gerund | en contrepesant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | contrepesant | ||||||
| past participle | contrepesé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | il | nos | vos | il | |
| simple tenses |
present | contrepois | contrepoises | contrepoise | contrepesons | contrepesez | contrepoisent |
| imperfect | contrepesoie, contrepeseie, contrepesoe, contrepeseve | contrepesoies, contrepeseies, contrepesoes, contrepeseves | contrepesoit, contrepeseit, contrepesot, contrepeseve | contrepesiiens, contrepesiens | contrepesiiez, contrepesiez | contrepesoient, contrepeseient, contrepesoent, contrepesevent | |
| preterite | contrepesai | contrepesas | contrepesa | contrepesames | contrepesastes | contrepeserent | |
| future | contrepeserai | contrepeseras | contrepesera | contrepeserons | contrepeseroiz, contrepesereiz, contrepeserez | contrepeseront | |
| conditional | contrepeseroie, contrepesereie | contrepeseroies, contrepesereies | contrepeseroit, contrepesereit | contrepeseriiens, contrepeseriens | contrepeseriiez, contrepeseriez | contrepeseroient, contrepesereient | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que jo | que tu | qu’il | que nos | que vos | qu’il | |
| simple tenses |
present | contrepois | contrepois | contrepoist | contrepesons | contrepesez | contrepoisent |
| imperfect | contrepesasse | contrepesasses | contrepesast | contrepesissons, contrepesissiens | contrepesissoiz, contrepesissez, contrepesissiez | contrepesassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nos | vos | – | |
| — | contrepoise | — | contrepesons | contrepesez | — | ||
Descendants
- English: counterpoise (borrowed)