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détourner
to divert, to turn away; to hijack; to embezzle
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I divert |
| tu | you divert |
| il/elle/on | he/she diverts |
| nous | we divert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) divert |
| ils/elles | they divert |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I diverted; I have diverted |
| tu | you diverted; you have diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she diverted; he/she has diverted |
| nous | we diverted; we have diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) diverted; you (plural/formal) have diverted |
| ils/elles | they diverted; they have diverted |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to divert |
| tu | you used to divert |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to divert |
| nous | we used to divert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to divert |
| ils/elles | they used to divert |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had diverted |
| tu | you had diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had diverted |
| nous | we had diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had diverted |
| ils/elles | they had diverted |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will divert |
| tu | you will divert |
| il/elle/on | he/she will divert |
| nous | we will divert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will divert |
| ils/elles | they will divert |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have diverted |
| tu | you will have diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have diverted |
| nous | we will have diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have diverted |
| ils/elles | they will have diverted |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to divert |
| tu | you are going to divert |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to divert |
| nous | we are going to divert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to divert |
| ils/elles | they are going to divert |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just diverted |
| tu | you have just diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just diverted |
| nous | we have just diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just diverted |
| ils/elles | they have just diverted |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I diverted |
| tu | you diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she diverted |
| nous | we diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) diverted |
| ils/elles | they diverted |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had diverted |
| tu | you had diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she had diverted |
| nous | we had diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had diverted |
| ils/elles | they had diverted |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would divert |
| tu | you would divert |
| il/elle/on | he/she would divert |
| nous | we would divert |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would divert |
| ils/elles | they would divert |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have diverted |
| tu | you would have diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have diverted |
| nous | we would have diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have diverted |
| ils/elles | they would have diverted |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have diverted |
| tu | you would have diverted |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have diverted |
| nous | we would have diverted |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have diverted |
| ils/elles | they would have diverted |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I divert |
| tu | (that) you divert |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she diverts |
| nous | (that) we divert |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) divert |
| ils/elles | (that) they divert |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have diverted |
| tu | (that) you have diverted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has diverted |
| nous | (that) we have diverted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have diverted |
| ils/elles | (that) they have diverted |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I diverted |
| tu | (that) you diverted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she diverted |
| nous | (that) we diverted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) diverted |
| ils/elles | (that) they diverted |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had diverted |
| tu | (that) you had diverted |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had diverted |
| nous | (that) we had diverted |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had diverted |
| ils/elles | (that) they had diverted |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | divert! |
| nous | let's divert! |
| vous | divert! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have diverted by then! |
| nous | let's have diverted by then! |
| vous | have diverted by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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