Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Introduction to the verb dévirer
The English translation of the French verb dévirer is “to deviate” or “to veer off course.” The infinitive form of dévirer is pronounced as “day-vee-ray.”
The word dévirer comes from the Latin word “deviare” meaning “to turn aside” or “to go astray.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or uncertain past action.
Here are three simple examples of dévirer in the Conditionnel Passé tense and their English translations:
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Si nous avions déviré à gauche au lieu de tourner à droite, nous serions arrivés plus vite. (If we had deviated left instead of turning right, we would have arrived faster.)
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J’aurais dévié de mon chemin pour t’accompagner, mais j’avais un rendez-vous important. (I would have deviated from my path to accompany you, but I had an important appointment.)
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Vous auriez dû dévier de votre plan initial et prendre cette route, elle était moins encombrée. (You should have deviated from your initial plan and taken this road, it was less crowded.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of dévirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais dévié | Si j’avais su, je me serais dévié de la route. | If I had known, I would have deviated from the road. |
tu | aurais dévié | Tu aurais dévié de ta trajectoire. | You would have deviated from your trajectory. |
il | aurait dévié | Il aurait dévié de son chemin. | He would have deviated from his path. |
elle | aurait dévié | Elle aurait dévié vers l’ouest. | She would have deviated towards the west. |
on | aurait dévié | On aurait dévié de la route principale. | One would have deviated from the main road. |
nous | aurions dévié | Nous aurions dévié de la route. | We would have deviated from the road. |
vous | auriez dévié | Vous auriez dévié vers le parking. | You would have deviated towards the parking lot. |
ils | auraient dévié | Ils auraient dévié de leur itinéraire. | They would have deviated from their itinerary. |
elles | auraient dévié | Elles auraient dévié de leur route. | They (female) would have deviated from their route. |
Other Conjugations for Dévirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
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Dévirer – 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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