Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Introduction to the verb dériver
The English translation of the French verb dériver is “to derive” or “to originate from.” It is pronounced “day-ree-vay” in its infinitive form.
Dériver comes from the Old French word “deriver” which means “to divert” or “to turn aside.” It has Latin roots, derived from the word “deripere” which means “to take away” or “to remove.”
In everyday French, dériver is commonly used in the Conditionnel Présent tense to express a hypothetical or possible action. It is often used to talk about a potential consequence or outcome.
Here are three simple examples of dériver in the Conditionnel Présent tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais plus de temps, je pourrais dériver une solution à ce problème. (If I had more time, I could come up with a solution to this problem.)
- Si tu prenais plus de risques, tu pourrais dériver plus de profits. (If you took more risks, you could derive more profits.)
- Si nous ne trouvons pas une solution rapidement, cela pourrait dériver en une crise. (If we don’t find a solution quickly, this could lead to a crisis.)
Table of the Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of dériver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | dériverais | Je dériverais vers une autre ville. | I would drive to another city. |
tu | dériverais | Tu dériverais au gré du courant. | You would drift with the current. |
il | dériverait | Il dériverait en bateau. | He would sail. |
elle | dériverait | Elle dériverait sur la rivière. | She would float on the river. |
on | dériverait | On dériverait vers la mer. | One would drift towards the sea. |
nous | dériverions | Nous dériverions sur le lac. | We would go boating on the lake. |
vous | dériveriez | Vous dériveriez sur la rivière. | You would float on the river. |
ils | dériveraient | Ils dériveraient en canot. | They would canoe. |
elles | dériveraient | Elles dériveraient avec le vent. | They would drift with the wind. |
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 (this article)
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
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 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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