Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Introduction to the verb dériver
The English translation of the French verb dériver is “to derive.” It is pronounced as “day-ree-vay.”
The word dériver comes from the Latin word “derivare” meaning “to draw off.” In French, it is often used in the sense of “to originate from” or “to be derived from.” In everyday French, dériver is most commonly used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to express a possibility or hypothetical situation in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dériver in the Conditionnel Passé tense:
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Si j’avais étudié plus dur, j’aurais pu dériver une meilleure note. (If I had studied harder, I could have derived a better grade.)
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Ils auraient dérivé des bénéfices considérables s’ils avaient investi plus tôt. (They would have derived significant profits if they had invested earlier.)
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Nous aurions dérivé nos connaissances de ces livres. (We would have derived our knowledge from these books.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dériver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dérivé | Si j’avais su, j’aurais dérivé sur cette route. | If I had known, I would have driven on this road. |
tu | aurais dérivé | Tu aurais dérivé sur cette rivière. | You would have drifted on this river. |
il | aurait dérivé | Il aurait dérivé en mer. | He would have drifted out to sea. |
elle | aurait dérivé | Elle aurait dérivé en bateau. | She would have sailed on a boat. |
on | aurait dérivé | On aurait dérivé vers le sud. | One would have drifted south. |
nous | aurions dérivé | Nous aurions dérivé ensemble. | We would have drifted together. |
vous | auriez dérivé | Vous auriez dérivé sur cette route. | You would have driven on this road. |
ils | auraient dérivé | Ils auraient dérivé sur le lac. | They would have drifted on the lake. |
elles | auraient dérivé | Elles auraient dérivé sur cette rivière. | They (female) would have drifted on this river. |
Other Conjugations for Dériver.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
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Dériver – 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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