Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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 “deh-rah-yay” in its infinitive form.
The word dérailler comes from the French word “rail,” meaning “rail” or “track,” and the prefix “de,” meaning “off” or “away from.” In everyday French, dérailler is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe an action that has already happened in the past.
Three simple examples of dérailler in the Passé Composé tense are:
- Le train a déraillé hier. (The train derailed yesterday.)
- J’ai déraillé en vélo ce matin. (I derailed on my bike this morning.)
- L’accident s’est produit à cause d’un déraillement. (The accident happened because of a derailment.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dérailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai déraillé | J’ai déraillé du train. | I derailed from the train. |
tu | as déraillé | Tu as déraillé en vélo. | You derailed on the bike. |
il | a déraillé | Il a déraillé sur la voie. | He derailed on the track. |
elle | a déraillé | Elle a déraillé en voiture. | She derailed in the car. |
on | a déraillé | On a déraillé du chemin. | We derailed from the path. |
nous | avons déraillé | Nous avons déraillé en train. | We derailed on the train. |
vous | avez déraillé | Vous avez déraillé sur la route. | You derailed on the road. |
ils | ont déraillé | Ils ont déraillé du wagon. | They derailed from the wagon. |
elles | ont déraillé | Elles ont déraillé du métro. | They derailed from the subway. |
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 (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
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 Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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