Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Introduction to the verb décider
The English translation of the French verb décider is “to decide.” The infinitive form “décider” is pronounced as day-see-deh.
Décider comes from the Latin word “decidere,” which means “to cut off.” In everyday French, décider is commonly used in the Passé Simple tense to express actions or decisions that occurred in the past. However, the Passé Simple is a literary tense and is not frequently used in spoken French.
Here are three simple examples of décider in the Passé Simple tense with their respective English translations:
- Il décida de partir en vacances. (He decided to go on vacation.)
- Nous décidâmes de ne pas y aller. (We decided not to go.)
- Les dirigeants décidèrent de reporter la réunion. (The leaders decided to postpone the meeting.)
Note: In everyday French, the Passé Composé tense is typically used to talk about past actions instead of the Passé Simple.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of décider
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | décidai | J’ai décidai de partir. | I decided to leave. |
Tu | décidas | Tu décidas de rester. | You decided to stay. |
Il | décida | Il décida de partir. | He decided to leave. |
Elle | décida | Elle décida de rester. | She decided to stay. |
On | décida | On décida de partir. | One decided to leave. |
Nous | décidâmes | Nous décidâmes de partir. | We decided to leave. |
Vous | décidâtes | Vous décidâtes de rester. | You decided to stay. |
Ils | décidèrent | Ils décidèrent de partir. | They decided to leave. |
Elles | décidèrent | Elles décidèrent de rester. | They (feminine) decided to stay. |
Other Conjugations for Décider.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider (You’re reading it right now!)
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décider
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Décider – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
Formation
Usage
Narration
Historical Context
Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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