Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Introduction to the verb dévier
The English translation of the French verb dévier is “to deviate” or “to divert.” The infinitive form of dévier is pronounced as “day-vee-ay.”
Dévier comes from the Middle French word “devier,” which means “to turn away.” It is derived from the Latin word “divertire,” which has the same meaning. In everyday French, dévier is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a past action that is hypothetical or uncertain.
Here are three examples of its usage in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, along with their English translations:
- Il fallait que je déviasse mes plans pour aller à la réunion. (I had to deviate from my plans to attend the meeting.)
- J’aurais aimé que tu ne dévies pas de notre itinéraire initial. (I wish you hadn’t deviated from our original itinerary.)
- Nous aurions préféré que le train ne déviate pas de sa trajectoire. (We would have preferred if the train had not deviated from its path.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévier
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse dévié | J’aurais aimé que je eusse dévié. | I wish I had deviated. |
tu | eusses dévié | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses dévié. | I wish you had deviated. |
il | eût dévié | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût dévié. | I wish he had deviated. |
elle | eût dévié | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût dévié. | I wish she had deviated. |
on | eût dévié | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût dévié. | I wish one had deviated. |
nous | eussions dévié | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions dévié. | I wish we had deviated. |
vous | eussiez dévié | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez dévié. | I wish you had deviated. |
ils | eussent dévié | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent dévié. | I wish they had deviated. |
elles | eussent dévié | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent dévié. | I wish they had deviated. |
Other Conjugations for Dévier.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb dévier
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Dévier – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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