Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive 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 “duh-vee-reh.”
The word dévirer comes from the Old French word “desvirer,” which means “to turn away.” It is derived from the Latin word “de-,” meaning “away,” and “virare,” meaning “to turn.” In everyday French, dévirer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which is used to express a hypothetical or unreal action or situation that took place in the past.
Examples:
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J’aurais préféré que tu ne dévires pas du sujet. (I would have preferred if you had not deviated from the topic.)
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Ils avaient peur que nous dévirions de notre plan initial. (They were afraid that we would deviate from our initial plan.)
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Je suis désolé que vous ayez déviré de votre trajectoire. (I am sorry that you deviated from your trajectory.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of dévirer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse déviré | J’aurais aimé que je eusse déviré. | I wish I had drifted. |
tu | eusses déviré | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses déviré. | I wish you had drifted. |
il | eût déviré | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût déviré. | I wish he had drifted. |
elle | eût déviré | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût déviré. | I wish she had drifted. |
on | eût déviré | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût déviré. | I wish one had drifted. |
nous | eussions déviré | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions déviré. | I wish we had drifted. |
vous | eussiez déviré | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez déviré. | I wish you had drifted. |
ils | eussent déviré | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent déviré. | I wish they had drifted. |
elles | eussent déviré | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent déviré. | I wish they had drifted. |
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
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 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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