Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Introduction to the verb dévirer
The English translation of the French verb dévirer is “to deviate.” It is pronounced as “deh-vee-reh” in its infinitive form.
The word dévirer is derived from the Latin word “deviare,” meaning “to turn aside.” It entered the French language in the 12th century and has since evolved to mean “to stray from the path” or “to deviate from the norm.”
In everyday French, dévirer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that was completed before another past action.
Example 1: J’avais dévié de ma route avant de me rendre compte que j’étais perdu. (I had deviated from my route before realizing I was lost.)
Example 2: Elle avait complètement dévié de son régime pendant les vacances. (She had completely deviated from her diet during the holidays.)
Example 3: Nous avions dévié du sujet principal lors de notre réunion. (We had deviated from the main topic during our meeting.)
English translations:
- I had deviated
- She had deviated
- We had deviated.
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais déviré | J’avais déviré la situation. | I had turned the situation. |
tu | tu avais déviré | Tu avais déviré les roues. | You had turned the wheels. |
il | il avait déviré | Il avait déviré la voiture. | He had turned the car. |
elle | elle avait déviré | Elle avait déviré l’avion. | She had turned the plane. |
on | on avait déviré | On avait déviré le bateau. | One had turned the boat. |
nous | nous avions déviré | Nous avions déviré le volant. | We had turned the steering wheel. |
vous | vous aviez déviré | Vous aviez déviré la moto. | You had turned the motorcycle. |
ils | ils avaient déviré | Ils avaient déviré le camion. | They had turned the truck. |
elles | elles avaient déviré | Elles avaient déviré le train. | They had turned the train. |
Other Conjugations for Dévirer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer (this article)
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévirer
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Dévirer – 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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