Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Introduction to the verb dérailler
The English translation of the French verb dérailler is “to derail.” It is pronounced as “day-rah-yay.”
The word dérailler comes from the French word “rail” which means “rail” or “track” and the prefix “de-” which indicates negation or separation. Therefore, dérailler literally means “to go off the rails.”
In everyday French, dérailler is most often used in the Futur Proche tense, which is the immediate future tense formed with the auxiliary verb “aller” followed by the infinitive form of the main verb.
Three simple examples of dérailler used in the Futur Proche tense are:
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Je vais dérailler si je continue à travailler autant. (I am going to derail if I continue to work this much.)
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Tu vas dérailler si tu prends cette route. (You are going to derail if you take this route.)
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Ils vont dérailler s’ils ne prennent pas le temps de se reposer. (They are going to derail if they don’t take the time to rest.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of dérailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais dérailler | Je vais dérailler. | I am going to derail. |
tu | vas dérailler | Tu vas dérailler. | You are going to derail. |
il | va dérailler | Il va dérailler. | He is going to derail. |
elle | va dérailler | Elle va dérailler. | She is going to derail. |
on | va dérailler | On va dérailler. | We/One are going to derail. |
nous | allons dérailler | Nous allons dérailler. | We are going to derail. |
vous | allez dérailler | Vous allez dérailler. | You are going to derail. |
ils | vont dérailler | Ils vont dérailler. | They are going to derail. |
elles | vont dérailler | Elles vont dérailler. | They are going to derail. |
Other Conjugations for Dérailler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
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Dérailler – About the French Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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