Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Introduction to the verb dérider
The English translation of the French verb dérider is “to smooth out” or “to relax”. It is pronounced as “day-ree-day” in the infinitive form.
The word dérider comes from the verb “ridere” in Latin, which means “to laugh”. In French, it is formed by adding the prefix “dé-” (meaning “out” or “undo”) to the verb “ridere”. It can also be related to the Old French word “ridier”, which means “to make merry”.
In everyday French, dérider is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses an action that would have taken place in the past if certain conditions had been met. It is often used to express a hypothetical or unreal situation.
Here are 3 simple examples of dérider in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
- Si tu m’avais écouté, tu aurais déridé la situation. (If you had listened to me, you would have smoothed out the situation.)
- Elle se serait déridée si elle avait su la vérité. (She would have relaxed if she had known the truth.)
- Nous aurions déridé nos amis s’ils étaient venus à la fête. (We would have cheered up our friends if they had come to the party.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dérider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déridé | J’aurais déridé sa tristesse. | I would have cheered up his sadness. |
tu | aurais déridé | Tu aurais déridé son visage. | You would have cheered up her face. |
il | aurait déridé | Il aurait déridé la situation. | He would have brightened up the situation. |
elle | aurait déridé | Elle aurait déridé la fête. | She would have livened up the party. |
on | aurait déridé | On aurait déridé l’ambiance. | One would have lightened up the mood. |
nous | aurions déridé | Nous aurions déridé nos amis. | We would have cheered up our friends. |
vous | auriez déridé | Vous auriez déridé vos invités. | You would have cheered up your guests. |
ils | auraient déridé | Ils auraient déridé la soirée. | They would have brightened up the evening. |
elles | auraient déridé | Elles auraient déridé la salle. | They (female) would have livened up the room. |
Other Conjugations for Dérider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
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Dérider – 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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