Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Introduction to the verb déférer
The English translation of the French verb déférer is “to defer” or “to refer.” The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced as “day-fair-ray.”
Déférer comes from the Latin word “deferre,” meaning “to carry or bring down.” It entered the French language in the 14th century and was used in legal contexts, meaning to “refer a case to a higher authority.”
In present-day French, déférer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is used to express actions that would have happened in the past under certain conditions. It is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of déférer.
Here are three simple examples of déférer in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their English translations:
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Si j’avais été à l’audience, j’aurais déféré l’affaire à un expert.
Translation: If I had been at the hearing, I would have referred the case to an expert. -
Ils auraient dû déférer la décision au conseil d’administration.
Translation: They should have referred the decision to the board of directors. -
Si nous avions suivi leurs conseils, nous n’aurions pas déféré aux demandes de l’opposition.
Translation: If we had followed their advice, we wouldn’t have deferred to the demands of the opposition.
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déférer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déféré | Si j’avais su, je t’aurais déféré. | I would have deferred to you. |
tu | aurais déféré | Tu aurais déféré à l’autorité. | You would have deferred to authority. |
il | aurait déféré | Il aurait déféré à leurs demandes. | He would have deferred to their requests. |
elle | aurait déféré | Elle aurait déféré à ses parents. | She would have deferred to her parents. |
on | aurait déféré | On aurait déféré aux règles. | One would have deferred to the rules. |
nous | aurions déféré | Nous aurions déféré au juge. | We would have deferred to the judge. |
vous | auriez déféré | Vous auriez déféré à la logique. | You would have deferred to logic. |
ils | auraient déféré | Ils auraient déféré à leur chef. | They would have deferred to their boss. |
elles | auraient déféré | Elles auraient déféré à leur patronne. | They (female) would have deferred to their boss. |
Other Conjugations for Déférer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déférer
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Déférer – 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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