Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Introduction to the verb devancer
The English translation of the French verb devancer is “to get ahead of” or “to outpace.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “duh-vahn-say.”
Devancer comes from the Old French word “devancier,” meaning “to go before” or “to anticipate,” which ultimately derives from the Latin word “ante,” meaning “before.” In everyday French, devancer is commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical action or possibility that would happen before another action or event.
Three simple examples of devancer in the Conditionnel Présent tense are:
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Si tu avais plus d’entraînement, tu devancerais sûrement les autres joueurs. (If you had more practice, you would surely outpace the other players.)
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Nous pourrions devancer les bouchons en prenant cette route. (We could get ahead of the traffic by taking this route.)
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Ils devanceraient leur concurrent direct en lançant leur nouveau produit en premier. (They would get ahead of their direct competitor by launching their new product first.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of devancer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | devancerais | Je devancerais mon adversaire. | I would outdo my opponent. |
tu | devancerais | Tu devancerais tes concurrents. | You would get ahead of your competitors. |
il | devancerait | Il devancerait le peloton. | He would be ahead of the pack. |
elle | devancerait | Elle devancerait le temps. | She would beat the clock. |
on | devancerait | On devancerait les autres. | One would surpass the others. |
nous | devancerions | Nous devancerions la technologie. | We would be ahead of technology. |
vous | devanceriez | Vous devanceriez vos rivaux. | You would outpace your rivals. |
ils | devanceraient | Ils devanceraient l’équipe adverse. | They would outdo the opposing team. |
elles | devanceraient | Elles devanceraient leurs adversaires. | They would get ahead of their opponents. |
Other Conjugations for Devancer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb devancer
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Devancer – About the French Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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