Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Introduction to the verb déraper
The English translation of the French verb déraper is “to skid” or “to slip”. The infinitive form of déraper is pronounced as “day-rah-pay”.
The word déraper comes from the Latin word “rapere” meaning “to seize” or “to snatch”. In everyday French, déraper is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe a sudden or unexpected movement or slip.
Examples:
- J’ai dérapé en voiture hier soir. (I skidded in my car last night.)
- Il a dérapé sur une peau de banane et est tombé. (He slipped on a banana peel and fell.)
- Nous avons dérapé sur la glace et sommes tombés. (We skidded on the ice and fell.)
In these examples, déraper is used to describe a sudden or accidental movement, either in a vehicle or on a surface. In the Passé Composé tense, it is used to indicate that the action happened in the past and is now completed.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of déraper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dérapé | J’ai dérapé sur la glace. | I skidded on the ice. |
tu | as dérapé | Tu as dérapé en vélo. | You slipped on your bike. |
il | a dérapé | Il a dérapé en voiture. | He skidded in his car. |
elle | a dérapé | Elle a dérapé sur la piste. | She slipped on the track. |
on | a dérapé | On a dérapé dans la boue. | We slipped in the mud. |
nous | avons dérapé | Nous avons dérapé sur le gravier. | We skidded on the gravel. |
vous | avez dérapé | Vous avez dérapé sur la neige. | You slipped on the snow. |
ils | ont dérapé | Ils ont dérapé sur le tapis. | They slipped on the carpet. |
elles | ont dérapé | Elles ont dérapé dans l’eau. | They slipped in the water. |
Other Conjugations for Déraper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
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Déraper – About the French Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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