Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Introduction to the verb dériveter
The English translation of the French verb dériveter is “to detach.” It is pronounced as “day-ree-vet-ay” in its infinitive form.
Dériveter comes from the Latin word “derivare” meaning “to divert or to turn aside.” In everyday French, it is most commonly used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about actions that were completed before another action in the past.
Examples:
- Nous avions dériveté le bateau avant que l’orage ne commence. (We had detached the boat before the storm started.)
- Vous aviez dériveté les feuilles avant de les jeter à la poubelle. (You had detached the leaves before throwing them in the trash.)
- Ils avaient dériveté les fils électriques avant de commencer les travaux de construction. (They had detached the electrical wires before starting the construction work.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of dériveter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse dériveté | I had derived |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses dérivoté | You had derived |
il | il eût | Il eût dériveté | He had derived |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût dériveté | She had derived |
on | on eût | On eût dériveté | One had derived |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes dériveté | We had derived |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes dériveté | You had derived |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent dériveté | They had derived |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent dériveté | They had derived |
Other Conjugations for Dériveter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dériveter
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Dériveter – 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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