Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Introduction to the verb dérager
The English translation of the French verb dérager is “to bother” or “to disturb.” The infinitive form, dérager, is pronounced “deh-rah-zhay.”
The word dérager comes from the Old French word “deragier,” meaning “to disturb” or “to throw into disorder.” It is derived from the Latin word “derectus,” meaning “out of order.”
In everyday French, dérager is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past perfect tense in English. This tense is used to talk about an action that had happened before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of dérager in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais dérangé mon frère en entrant dans sa chambre. (I had bothered my brother by entering his room.)
- Tu m’avais dérangé pendant que je travaillais. (You had disturbed me while I was working.)
- Ils avaient dérangé nos plans en annulant la réunion. (They had disrupted our plans by canceling the meeting.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dérager
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dérangé | J’avais dérangé les voisins. | I had disturbed the neighbors. |
tu | tu avais dérangé | Tu avais dérangé le professeur. | You had disturbed the teacher. |
il | il avait dérangé | Il avait dérangé mes affaires. | He had disturbed my belongings. |
elle | elle avait dérangé | Elle avait dérangé le sommeil de son frère. | She had disturbed her brother’s sleep. |
on | on avait dérangé | On avait dérangé la réunion. | One had disturbed the meeting. |
nous | nous avions dérangé | Nous avions dérangé le voisinage. | We had disturbed the neighborhood. |
vous | vous aviez dérangé | Vous aviez dérangé le concert. | You had disturbed the concert. |
ils | ils avaient dérangé | Ils avaient dérangé le calme. | They had disturbed the peace. |
elles | elles avaient dérangé | Elles avaient dérangé la tranquillité. | They had disturbed the tranquility. |
Other Conjugations for Dérager.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérager
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Dérager – About the French Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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