Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Introduction to the verb déraper
The English translation of the French verb déraper is “to skid” or “to slip”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-rah-peh”.
Déraper comes from the Old French word “raper” meaning “to scratch” or “to scrape”. It originates from the Gallo-Romance word “rapare” which ultimately comes from the Latin word “rapere” meaning “to seize” or “to snatch”. In everyday French, déraper is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which indicates a past conditional action.
Examples:
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Si j’avais freiné plus tôt, je n’aurais pas dérapé sur la route mouillée. (If I had braked earlier, I wouldn’t have skidded on the wet road.)
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Il n’aurait pas dérapé sur la glace s’il avait mis des pneus neige. (He wouldn’t have slipped on the ice if he had put on snow tires.)
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Nous aurions dérapé dans la boue si le sol n’était pas gelé. (We would have skidded in the mud if the ground wasn’t frozen.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déraper
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dérapé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais dérapé. | I would have skidded. |
tu | aurais dérapé | Tu aurais dérapé. | You would have skidded. |
il | aurait dérapé | Il aurait dérapé en montagne. | He would have skidded in the mountains. |
elle | aurait dérapé | Elle aurait dérapé sur la glace. | She would have skidded on the ice. |
on | aurait dérapé | On aurait dérapé dans la rue. | One would have skidded on the street. |
nous | aurions dérapé | Nous aurions dérapé en voiture. | We would have skidded in the car. |
vous | auriez dérapé | Vous auriez dérapé dans la boue. | You would have skidded in the mud. |
ils | auraient dérapé | Ils auraient dérapé en vélo. | They would have skidded on the bike. |
elles | auraient dérapé | Elles auraient dérapé sur la piste. | They (female) would have skidded on the track. |
Other Conjugations for Déraper.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déraper
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Déraper – 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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