Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Introduction to the verb dérayer
The English translation of the French verb dérayer is “to derail” or “to go off track.” It is pronounced “day-ray-yay.”
The language origin of dérayer comes from the French word “rayer,” which means “to scratch” or “to mark.” This verb is usually used in everyday French in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has been completed in the past.
Examples:
- J’ai déraillé sur mon vélo hier. – I derailed on my bike yesterday.
- Le train a déraillé à cause de la neige. – The train derailed because of the snow.
- Nous avons déraillé de notre itinéraire en suivant les panneaux touristiques. – We derailed from our itinerary by following the tourist signs.
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dérayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dérayé | J’ai dérayé le train. | I derailed the train. |
tu | as dérayé | Tu as dérayé ton vélo. | You derailed your bike. |
il | a dérayé | Il a dérayé le convoi. | He derailed the convoy. |
elle | a dérayé | Elle a dérayé le wagon. | She derailed the wagon. |
on | a dérayé | On a dérayé le métro. | We derailed the subway. |
nous | avons dérayé | Nous avons dérayé le tramway. | We derailed the tram. |
vous | avez dérayé | Vous avez dérayé le train à grande vitesse. | You derailed the high-speed train. |
ils | ont dérayé | Ils ont dérayé le chemin de fer. | They derailed the railroad. |
elles | ont dérayé | Elles ont dérayé le chemin de randonnée. | They derailed the hiking path. |
Other Conjugations for Dérayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
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Dérayer – 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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