Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Introduction to the verb décliner
The English translation of the French verb décliner is “to decline” or “to refuse.” It is pronounced as “day-klee-nay” in the infinitive form.
The word décliner comes from the Latin verb declinare, which means “to turn away” or “to avoid.” In everyday French, décliner is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which expresses a hypothetical or possible action that would have happened in the past.
Here are three simple examples of décliner being used in the Conditionnel Passé tense with their respective English translations:
- Si j’avais eu le temps, j’aurais décliné l’invitation. (If I had had the time, I would have declined the invitation.)
- Il aurait décliné toutes les offres d’emploi s’il avait eu le choix. (He would have declined all job offers if he had had the choice.)
- Nous aurions décliné leur proposition si elle ne nous convenait pas. (We would have declined their offer if it didn’t suit us.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décliné | Si j’avais plus de temps, je t’aurais décliné. | I would have declined it if I had more time. |
tu | aurais décliné | Tu aurais décliné l’invitation. | You would have declined the invitation. |
il | aurait décliné | Il aurait décliné l’offre. | He would have turned down the offer. |
elle | aurait décliné | Elle aurait décliné sa responsabilité. | She would have declined her responsibility. |
on | aurait décliné | On aurait décliné cette demande. | One would have declined this request. |
nous | aurions décliné | Nous aurions décliné l’offre. | We would have declined the offer. |
vous | auriez décliné | Vous auriez décliné notre proposition. | You would have declined our proposal. |
ils | auraient décliné | Ils auraient décliné l’invitation. | They would have declined the invitation. |
elles | auraient décliné | Elles auraient décliné cette offre. | They (female) would have declined this offer. |
Other Conjugations for Décliner.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
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Décliner – About the French Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Expressing Unreal Past Scenarios
Polite Requests or Suggestions
Expressing Doubt or Uncertainty
Interactions with Other Tenses
Conditional Present
Indicative Past Tenses
Conditional Future
Summary
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