Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Introduction to the verb dérider
The English translation of the French verb dérider is “to make someone smile/laugh” or “to soften someone’s expression.” The infinitive form of dérider is pronounced as “day-ree-day.”
The word dérider comes from the Latin word “deridere” meaning “to laugh at.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe past actions that occurred before another past action.
Examples:
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J’eus déridé mes enfants avant qu’ils préparent le dîner. (I had made my children smile before they prepared dinner.)
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Ils eurent déridé leur patron avec une blague avant qu’il ne parte en vacances. (They had made their boss laugh with a joke before he left for vacation.)
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Elle eut déridé son mari en lui offrant un cadeau après leur dispute. (She had softened her husband’s expression by giving him a gift after their argument.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dérider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déridé | I had smoothed out |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déridé | You had smoothed out |
il | il eût | Il eût déridé | He had smoothed out |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déridé | She had smoothed out |
on | on eût | On eût déridé | One had smoothed out |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déridé | We had smoothed out |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déridé | You had smoothed out |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déridé | They had smoothed out |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déridé | They had smoothed out |
Other Conjugations for Dérider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
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Dérider – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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