Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Introduction to the verb dévaler
The English translation of the French verb dévaler is “to rush down” or “to go down quickly”. The infinitive form is pronounced “day-vah-lay”.
Dévaler comes from the Latin word “vallare” which means “to surround with a rampart”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Passé tense, which is a past subjunctive tense that expresses a hypothetical or uncertain action or event.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense with their English translations:
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Il était important que tu aies dévalé l’escalier avec précaution. (It was important that you had rushed down the stairs carefully.)
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Je regrette que nous ayons dévalé la montagne si vite. (I regret that we had gone down the mountain so quickly.)
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Il était presque certain que le chat ait dévalé le toit. (It was almost certain that the cat had rushed down the roof.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of dévaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | sois dévalé | Il faut que je sois dévalé avant le coucher du soleil. | I must have descended before sunset. |
tu | sois dévalé | Tu préfères que je sois dévalé ou que je prenne la route plus longue? | Would you rather I descended or take the longer route? |
il | soit dévalé | Il est possible qu’il soit dévalé en bas de la colline. | It’s possible he descended down the hill. |
elle | soit dévalée | Elle souhaite qu’elle soit dévalée avant la pluie. | She wishes she had descended before the rain. |
on | soit dévalé | On veut qu’on soit dévalé avant le coucher du soleil. | We want to have descended before sunset. |
nous | soyons dévalés | Nous devons faire attention à ce que nous soyons dévalés avant la nuit. | We must make sure we have descended before nightfall. |
vous | soyez dévalés | Il est important que vous soyez dévalés rapidement. | It’s important that you descended quickly. |
ils | soient dévalés | Ils doutent qu’ils soient dévalés avant la nuit. | They doubt they descended before nightfall. |
elles | soient dévalées | Elles préfèrent qu’elles soient dévalées plutôt que de faire face à la tempête. | They prefer to have descended rather than face the storm. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
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Dévaler – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
Conditional
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