Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérater
Introduction to the verb dérater
The English translation of the French verb dérater is “to mess up” or “to botch.” The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-ra-tay.”
Dérater comes from the Old French verb “dérater,” meaning “to destroy” or “to ruin.” It is derived from the Latin word “detractare,” which means “to diminish” or “to take away.”
In everyday French, dérater is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense of the past tense. This tense is used to talk about an action that happened before another past action. For example, “I had already messed up the recipe before my guests arrived.”
Here are three simple examples of dérater in the Plus-que-parfait tense:
- J’avais dératé le gâteau avant de le mettre au four. (I had messed up the cake before putting it in the oven.)
- Tu avais dératé le projet avant que je ne t’aide à le réparer. (You had botched the project before I helped you fix it.)
- Ils avaient dératé leurs révisions avant de passer l’examen. (They had messed up their studying before taking the exam.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dérater
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais dératé | J’avais dératé le gâteau. | I had messed up the cake. |
tu | tu avais dératé | Tu avais dératé le projet. | You had messed up the project. |
il | il avait dératé | Il avait dératé le plan. | He had messed up the plan. |
elle | elle avait dératé | Elle avait dératé le discours. | She had messed up the speech. |
on | on avait dératé | On avait dératé l’opération. | One had messed up the operation. |
nous | nous avions dératé | Nous avions dératé la réunion. | We had messed up the meeting. |
vous | vous aviez dératé | Vous aviez dératé le rapport. | You had messed up the report. |
ils | ils avaient dératé | Ils avaient dératé le système. | They had messed up the system. |
elles | elles avaient dératé | Elles avaient dératé le programme. | They had messed up the program. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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