Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) 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 weaken.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-klin-kay.”
Déclinquer comes from the Latin word declinare, meaning “to bend” or “to turn away.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense, which is the conditional perfect tense in English. This tense is used to express something that would have happened in the past if a certain condition had been met.
Here are three simple examples of déclinquer in the Conditionnel Passé tense, with their English translations:
- Si j’avais écouté ses conseils, je n’aurais pas déclinqué aussi rapidement. (If I had listened to his advice, I wouldn’t have declined so quickly.)
- Nous aurions pu éviter la faillite si nous n’avions pas déclinqué nos responsabilités. (We could have avoided bankruptcy if we hadn’t shirked our responsibilities.)
- Elle aurait été plus heureuse si elle n’avait pas déclinqué ses rêves pour son travail. (She would have been happier if she hadn’t given up her dreams for her job.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of déclinquer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais déclinqué | Si j’avais le temps, je l’aurais déclinqué. | If I had the time, I would have rejected it. |
tu | aurais déclinqué | Tu aurais déclinqué le poste. | You would have declined the job. |
il | aurait déclinqué | Il aurait déclinqué l’offre. | He would have turned down the offer. |
elle | aurait déclinqué | Elle aurait déclinqué l’invitation. | She would have declined the invitation. |
on | aurait déclinqué | On aurait déclinqué l’idée. | One would have rejected the idea. |
nous | aurions déclinqué | Nous aurions déclinqué l’offre. | We would have declined the offer. |
vous | auriez déclinqué | Vous auriez déclinqué le projet. | You would have rejected the project. |
ils | auraient déclinqué | Ils auraient déclinqué la proposition. | They would have turned down the proposal. |
elles | auraient déclinqué | Elles auraient déclinqué l’offre. | They (female) would have declined the offer. |
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
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 (this article)
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 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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