Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Introduction to the verb dérater
The English translation of the French verb dérater is “to fail” or “to mess up.” It is pronounced as “day-rat-ay” in its infinitive form.
The language origin of dérater can be traced back to the Latin word “de-errare,” which means “to stray.”
In everyday French, dérater is most often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to indicate an action that has been completed in the past. It is often used to describe a mistake or failure that has occurred.
Here are three simple examples of dérater in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai dératé mon examen. (I failed my exam.)
- Elle a dératé sa recette. (She messed up her recipe.)
- Nous avons dératé notre projet. (We failed our project.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dérater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dératé | J’ai dératé le jardin. | I got rid of the rats in the garden. |
tu | as dératé | Tu as dératé la cuisine. | You got rid of the rats in the kitchen. |
il | a dératé | Il a dératé la cave. | He got rid of the rats in the basement. |
elle | a dératé | Elle a dératé le grenier. | She got rid of the rats in the attic. |
on | a dératé | On a dératé la maison. | We got rid of the rats in the house. |
nous | avons dératé | Nous avons dératé l’entrepôt. | We got rid of the rats in the warehouse. |
vous | avez dératé | Vous avez dératé le garage. | You got rid of the rats in the garage. |
ils | ont dératé | Ils ont dératé le jardin public. | They got rid of the rats in the public garden. |
elles | ont dératé | Elles ont dératé le parc. | They got rid of the rats in the park. |
Other Conjugations for Dérater.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
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Dérater – 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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