Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Introduction to the verb dévier
The English translation of the French verb dévier is “to deviate” or “to divert.” It is pronounced as “deh-vee-ay.”
Dévier comes from the Latin word “deviare” which means “to go off course.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or past event that did not occur.
Examples:
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Si j’avais écouté tes conseils, je n’aurais pas dévié de mon plan initial. (If I had listened to your advice, I wouldn’t have deviated from my initial plan.)
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Il aurait dû être à l’heure, mais il a dévié de sa route pour éviter un embouteillage. (He should have been on time, but he diverted from his route to avoid a traffic jam.)
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Nous aurions pu arriver plus tôt, mais nous avons dévié du chemin pour faire un détour touristique. (We could have arrived earlier, but we deviated from the path to take a tourist detour.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dévier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dévié | Si j’avais su, j’aurais dévié. | I would have deviated. |
tu | aurais dévié | Tu aurais dévié plus tôt. | You would have deviated earlier. |
il | aurait dévié | Il aurait dévié de sa trajectoire. | He would have deviated from his trajectory. |
elle | aurait dévié | Elle aurait dévié de son chemin. | She would have deviated from her path. |
on | aurait dévié | On aurait dévié du plan initial. | One would have deviated from the original plan. |
nous | aurions dévié | Nous aurions dévié notre route. | We would have deviated our route. |
vous | auriez dévié | Vous auriez dévié à gauche. | You would have deviated to the left. |
ils | auraient dévié | Ils auraient dévié de leur plan. | They would have deviated from their plan. |
elles | auraient dévié | Elles auraient dévié vers l’Est. | They (female) would have deviated towards the East. |
Other Conjugations for Dévier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
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Dévier – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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