Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) 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.” The infinitive form of dévier is pronounced as “deh-vee-ay.”
Dévier comes from the Latin word “deviare” which means “to turn or wander off path.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or uncertain action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dévier in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je déviasse du chemin pour éviter la foule. (I had to deviate from the path to avoid the crowd.)
- Je craignais qu’il déviât de son plan initial. (I was afraid that he would deviate from his initial plan.)
- Il était important que nous ne déviassions pas de nos valeurs. (It was important that we didn’t deviate from our values.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déviasse | Si j’avais du temps, je déviasse de mon itinéraire. | If I had time, I would deviate from my route. |
tu | déviasses | Si tu te trompais, tu déviasses vers la droite. | If you were wrong, you would turn right. |
il | déviât | Il serait content si il déviât de sa routine. | He would be happy if he deviated from his routine. |
elle | déviât | Elle serait surprise si elle déviât des règles. | She would be surprised if she deviated from the rules. |
on | déviât | Si on déviât au sud, on trouverait le chemin. | If one deviated south, one would find the way. |
nous | déviassions | Si nous déviassions ensemble, on se perdrait. | If we deviated together, we would get lost. |
vous | déviassiez | Si vous déviassiez sur la droite, vous arriveriez plus vite. | If you deviated to the right, you would arrive faster. |
ils | déviassent | S’ils déviassent de leur objectif, ils échoueraient. | If they deviated from their goal, they would fail. |
elles | déviassent | Si elles déviassent de leur chemin, elles se perdraient. | If they deviated from their path, they would get lost. |
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 (this article)
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
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 Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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