Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Introduction to the verb dévoyer
The English translation of the French verb dévoyer is “to lead astray” or “to mislead.” It is pronounced as “day-vwah-yay.”
Dévoyer comes from the Old French word “desvoier,” which means “to go off track” or “to deviate.” It is derived from the Latin word “disviare,” which means “to go astray.”
In everyday French, dévoyer is often used in the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) tense to describe actions that have been completed in the past. It is typically used to describe someone who has been led astray or misled by someone else.
Here are three simple examples of dévoyer in the Passé Composé tense, with their respective English translations:
- J’ai été dévoyé par mes amis. (I was led astray by my friends.)
- Elle a dévoyé ses collègues pour obtenir une promotion. (She misled her colleagues to get a promotion.)
- Nous avons dévoyé nos enfants en leur donnant trop de liberté. (We led our children astray by giving them too much freedom.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of dévoyer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai dévoyé | J’ai dévoyé mon ami. | I led my friend astray. |
tu | as dévoyé | Tu as dévoyé le chemin. | You led the way astray. |
il | a dévoyé | Il a dévoyé la justice. | He corrupted justice. |
elle | a dévoyé | Elle a dévoyé ses principes. | She abandoned her principles. |
on | a dévoyé | On a dévoyé la discussion. | We derailed the discussion. |
nous | avons dévoyé | Nous avons dévoyé l’attention. | We diverted the attention. |
vous | avez dévoyé | Vous avez dévoyé les normes. | You violated the standards. |
ils | ont dévoyé | Ils ont dévoyé le projet. | They led the project astray. |
elles | ont dévoyé | Elles ont dévoyé la conversation. | They diverted the conversation. |
Other Conjugations for Dévoyer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer (this article)
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévoyer
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Dévoyer – 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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