Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Introduction to the verb dérailler
The English translation of the French verb “dérailler” is “to derail.” The infinitive form of dérailler is pronounced as “deh-ray-yay.”
The word “dérailler” originates from the combination of the prefix “dé-” (meaning “off” or “away”) and the word “rail,” referring to a train track. It is most commonly used in everyday French in the Passé Simple tense, which is a literary tense used predominantly in written French.
Here are three simple examples of dérailler in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
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Le train dérailla brusquement.
(The train derailed suddenly.) -
Les wagons déraillèrent en raison de la mauvaise voie ferrée.
(The carriages derailed due to the poor railway track.) -
Suite à une erreur de maintenance, le convoi dérailla à grande vitesse.
(Due to a maintenance error, the convoy derailed at high speed.)
Please note that the Passé Simple tense is primarily used in formal or written French, and in spoken French, the compound past tense (Passé Composé) is commonly used to express past events.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of dérailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déraillai | Je déraillai à grande vitesse. | I derailed at high speed. |
Tu | déraillas | Tu déraillas sur les rails. | You derailed on the tracks. |
Il | dérailla | Il dérailla près du pont. | He derailed near the bridge. |
Elle | dérailla | Elle dérailla lors du virage. | She derailed during the turn. |
On | dérailla | On dérailla à cause du mauvais temps. | One derailed because of the bad weather. |
Nous | déraillâmes | Nous déraillâmes à la gare. | We derailed at the station. |
Vous | déraillâtes | Vous déraillâtes sur la ligne droite. | You derailed on the straight line. |
Ils | déraillèrent | Ils déraillèrent avec le poids. | They derailed with the weight. |
Elles | déraillèrent | Elles déraillèrent sans préavis. | They (feminine) derailed without warning. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
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Dérailler – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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