Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Introduction to the verb dévaler
The English translation of dévaler is “to rush down” or “to run down”. It is pronounced as [deh-va-leh].
Dévaler comes from the Old French word “desvaler” which is derived from the Latin word “dis-” meaning “down” and “vallum” meaning “slope”. In everyday French, dévaler is often used in the Futur Proche tense to express an immediate or imminent action in the near future.
Example 1: Je vais dévaler la colline en vélo. (I am going to rush down the hill on my bike.)
Example 2: Tu vas dévaler les escaliers si tu cours. (You are going to run down the stairs if you run.)
Example 3: Ils vont dévaler la piste de ski en snowboard. (They are going to rush down the ski slope on their snowboard.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of dévaler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais dévaler | Je vais dévaler la colline. | I am going to run down the hill. |
tu | vas dévaler | Tu vas dévaler la piste. | You are going to ski down the slope. |
il | va dévaler | Il va dévaler les escaliers. | He is going to run down the stairs. |
elle | va dévaler | Elle va dévaler la montagne. | She is going to ski down the mountain. |
on | va dévaler | On va dévaler la pente. | We/One are going to slide down the slope. |
nous | allons dévaler | Nous allons dévaler la rivière en canoë. | We are going to paddle down the river. |
vous | allez dévaler | Vous allez dévaler la falaise en rappel. | You are going to rappel down the cliff. |
ils | vont dévaler | Ils vont dévaler la rue en skate. | They are going to skate down the street. |
elles | vont dévaler | Elles vont dévaler la colline en VTT. | They are going to mountain bike down the hill. |
Other Conjugations for Dévaler.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler (this article)
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévaler
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Dévaler – 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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