Passé Simple (Simple Past) 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.” The infinitive form of dérater is pronounced as “day-ra-tay.”
The language origin of dérater can be traced back to the Latin word “deradare,” which means “to miss.” In everyday French, dérater is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense to describe actions or events that occurred in the past. However, it is worth mentioning that the Passé Simple tense is mostly used in written French and is less commonly used in spoken language.
Here are three simple examples of dérater in the Passé Simple tense, along with their English translations:
- J’écrivis une lettre importante, mais je dératai l’adresse. (I wrote an important letter, but I failed the address.)
- Nous préparâmes un délicieux dîner, mais nous dératâmes le dessert. (We prepared a delicious dinner, but we messed up the dessert.)
- Ils réussirent toutes les épreuves du concours, sauf celui-ci, où ils dératèrent. (They passed all the tests of the competition, except for this one, where they failed.)
Please note that the use of the Passé Simple tense is less common in spoken French, and the more frequently used past tense is the Passé Composé.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of dérater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | dératai | J’ai dératé le plan. | I ruined the plan. |
Tu | dératas | Tu dératas l’expérience. | You ruined the experiment. |
Il | dérata | Il dérata la recette. | He ruined the recipe. |
Elle | dérata | Elle dérata le gâteau. | She ruined the cake. |
On | dérata | On dérata tout le travail. | One ruined all the work. |
Nous | dératâmes | Nous dératâmes la soirée. | We ruined the evening. |
Vous | dératâtes | Vous dératâtes le projet. | You ruined the project. |
Ils | dératèrent | Ils dératèrent l’occasion. | They ruined the opportunity. |
Elles | dératèrent | Elles dératèrent la surprise. | They (feminine) ruined the surprise. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
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Dérater – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
Summary
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