Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
Introduction to the verb dérailler
The English translation of the French verb dérailler is “to derail.” It is pronounced as “day-rah-yay.”
The word dérailler comes from the French prefix “dé-” which means “off” or “away” and the word “rail” which means “track.” It was first used in the late 19th century to describe trains coming off their tracks.
In everyday French, dérailler is most often used in the Subjonctif Imparfait tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action or situation in the past. It is often used in conjunction with the word “si” (if) to indicate a condition.
3 Examples:
- Si je n’avais pas déraillé, j’aurais pu arriver à l’heure. (If I hadn’t derailed, I could have arrived on time.)
- J’étais tellement fatigué que j’ai failli dérailler en pleine réunion. (I was so tired that I almost derailed during the meeting.)
- Il ne fallait pas que le train déraille, sinon nous aurions été en retard pour le mariage. (The train couldn’t derail, otherwise we would have been late for the wedding.)
Table of the Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of dérailler
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | déraillasse | Si j’avais peur, je déraillasse. | If I were scared, I would derail. |
tu | déraillasses | Si tu prenais plus de précautions, tu déraillasses moins. | If you took more precautions, you would derail less. |
il | déraillât | S’il avait écouté le contrôleur, il déraillât moins souvent. | If he had listened to the conductor, he would derail less often. |
elle | déraillât | Si elle était plus attentive, elle déraillât moins souvent. | If she were more attentive, she would derail less often. |
on | déraillât | Si on roulait plus doucement, on déraillât moins souvent. | If one drove more slowly, one would derail less often. |
nous | déraillassions | Si nous vérifiions les rails plus souvent, nous déraillassions moins. | If we checked the rails more often, we would derail less. |
vous | déraillassiez | Si vous gardiez votre équilibre, vous déraillassiez moins. | If you kept your balance, you would derail less. |
ils | déraillassent | S’ils freinaient plus tôt, ils déraillassent moins. | If they braked earlier, they would derail less. |
elles | déraillassent | Si elles suivaient les règles, elles déraillassent moins. | If they followed the rules, they would derail less. |
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
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 (this article)
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
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dérailler
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Dérailler – About the French Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Subjonctif Présent
Indicatif Passé Composé
Conditional
Conditional Perfect
Summary
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