Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Introduction to the verb dérayer
The English translation of the French verb dérayer is “to clear away” or “to remove obstacles”. The infinitive form is pronounced “deh-ray-ay”.
The word dérayer comes from the Old French word “desreer” which means “to clear the way”. It is most often used in everyday French in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is equivalent to the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to describe an action that was completed before another past action.
Examples:
- J’avais dérayé la route avant que la voiture ne passe. (I had cleared the road before the car passed.)
- Elle avait dérayé tous les meubles pour faire de la place pour la fête. (She had removed all the furniture to make room for the party.)
- Nous avions dérayé les mauvaises herbes pour planter les fleurs. (We had cleared away the weeds to plant the flowers.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dérayer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus dérayé | I had unburdened |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus dérayé | You had unburdened |
il | il eut | Il eut dérayé | He had unburdened |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut dérayé | She had unburdened |
on | on eut | On eut dérayé | One had unburdened |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dérayé | We had unburdened |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dérayé | You had unburdened |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dérayé | They had unburdened |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dérayé | They had unburdened |
Other Conjugations for Dérayer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérayer
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Dérayer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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