Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Introduction to the verb déclinquer
The English translation of the French verb déclinquer is “to decline” or “to deteriorate”. It is pronounced as “day-kleen-kay”.
Déclinquer comes from the French word “décliner”, which means “to decline” or “to refuse”. It is derived from the Latin word “declinare”, which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, déclinquer is most often used in the Passé Antérieur tense, which is a past tense that expresses an action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by conjugating the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense and adding the past participle of the verb.
Example 1: J’ai déclinqué mes responsabilités (I declined my responsibilities).
Example 2: Il a déclinqué l’offre d’emploi (He refused the job offer).
Example 3: Elle est déclinquée en santé (She has declined in health).
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of déclinquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse déclinqué | I had declined |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses déclinqué | You had declined |
il | il eût | Il eût déclinqué | He had declined |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût déclinqué | She had declined |
on | on eût | On eût déclinqué | One had declined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes déclinqué | We had declined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes déclinqué | You had declined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent déclinqué | They had declined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent déclinqué | They had declined |
Other Conjugations for Déclinquer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb déclinquer
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Déclinquer – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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