Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
Introduction to the verb dérider
The English translation of the French verb dérider is “to make someone smile or laugh.” It is pronounced “day-ree-day.”
Dérider comes from the French words “dé-” meaning “un” or “remove” and “rid” meaning “wrinkles.” It is most often used in everyday French in the Conditionnel Présent tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or possible action in the present or future.
Here are three simple examples of its usage in this tense, along with their English translations:
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Si tu me déridais, je serais beaucoup plus heureux. (If you made me smile, I would be much happier.)
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Il faudrait que tu dérides cette situation avec une blague. (You would have to make this situation less tense with a joke.)
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Nous nous dériderions si nous avions plus de temps libre. (We would relax if we had more free time.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dérider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dériderais | Je dériderais mon ami. | I would cheer up my friend. |
tu | dériderais | Tu dériderais ta mère. | You would cheer up your mother. |
il | dériderait | Il dériderait les enfants. | He would cheer up the children. |
elle | dériderait | Elle dériderait ses amis. | She would cheer up her friends. |
on | dériderait | On dériderait tout le monde. | One would cheer up everyone. |
nous | dériderions | Nous dériderions le groupe. | We would cheer up the group. |
vous | dérideriez | Vous dérideriez la soirée. | You would cheer up the evening. |
ils | dérideraient | Ils dérideraient leur famille. | They would cheer up their family. |
elles | dérideraient | Elles dérideraient leur journée. | They would cheer up their day. |
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérider
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 Présent (Conditional Present) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Polite Requests
Expressing Hypothetical Situations
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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