Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Introduction to the verb diminuer
The English translation of the French verb diminuer is “to decrease” or “to diminish”. The infinitive form is pronounced “dee-mee-nyoo-ey”.
Diminuer comes from the Latin word “diminuere”, meaning “to lessen” or “to reduce”. It entered the French language in the 12th century.
In everyday French, diminuer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense to talk about actions that will have been completed in the future. It is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of diminuer.
Examples:
- Je vais avoir diminué mon empreinte carbone avant la fin de l’année. (I will have decreased my carbon footprint before the end of the year.)
- Nous serons arrivés à diminuer nos dépenses mensuelles grâce à notre nouveau budget. (We will have managed to decrease our monthly expenses thanks to our new budget.)
- Tu auras diminué ton temps de travail d’ici le mois prochain. (You will have reduced your working hours by next month.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of diminuer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai diminué | J’aurai diminué mon salaire. | I will have decreased my salary. |
tu | tu auras diminué | Tu auras diminué ta part du gâteau. | You will have decreased your share of the cake. |
il | il aura diminué | Il aura diminué sa vitesse. | He will have decreased his speed. |
elle | elle aura diminué | Elle aura diminué son stress. | She will have decreased her stress. |
on | on aura diminué | On aura diminué la pollution. | One/We will have decreased the pollution. |
nous | nous aurons diminué | Nous aurons diminué nos dépenses. | We will have decreased our expenses. |
vous | vous aurez diminué | Vous aurez diminué votre consommation. | You will have decreased your consumption. |
ils | ils auront diminué | Ils auront diminué leur production. | They will have decreased their production. |
elles | elles auront diminué | Elles auront diminué leur taille. | They will have decreased their size. |
Other Conjugations for Diminuer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb diminuer
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Diminuer – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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