Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériver
Introduction to the verb dériver
The English translation of the French verb dériver is “to derive.” It is pronounced as “day-ree-vehr.”
Dériver comes from the Latin word “derivare,” meaning “to draw off, lead away.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a compound past tense used to describe an action that occurred before another past action.
Here are three simple examples of dériver in the Passé Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Nous avions dérivé vers la côte avant que la tempête n’arrive. (We had drifted towards the coast before the storm arrived.)
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Tu avais dérivé tes idées à partir de mes mots. (You had derived your ideas from my words.)
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Ils avaient dérivé leur entreprise vers de nouveaux marchés avant la crise économique. (They had expanded their business into new markets before the economic crisis.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dériver
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dérivé | I had derived |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dérivé | You had derived |
il | il eût | Il eût dérivé | He had derived |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dérivé | She had derived |
on | on eût | On eût dérivé | One had derived |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dérivé | We had derived |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dérivé | You had derived |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dérivé | They had derived |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dérivé | They had derived |
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 (this article)
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
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 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)
Summary
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