Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Introduction to the verb décruer
The English translation of the French verb décruer is “to decrease” or “to decrease gradually.” It is pronounced as [de-krɥe].
The word décruer comes from the Old French word “descroistre” which means “to decrease.” It is derived from the Latin word “discrescere” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, décruer is most often used in the Conditionnel Passé tense to talk about a hypothetical past event or action that did not occur. This tense is formed by using the conditional form of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” followed by the past participle of décruer.
Three simple examples of décruer in the Conditionnel Passé tense are:
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Si j’avais suivi mon régime, j’aurais décru de cinq kilos. (If I had followed my diet, I would have decreased by five kilograms.)
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Tu aurais décru tes dépenses si tu avais été plus attentif. (You would have decreased your expenses if you had been more attentive.)
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Elle aurait décru son temps de travail si elle avait trouvé un meilleur emploi. (She would have decreased her working hours if she had found a better job.)
Table of the Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of décruer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aurais décru | Si j’avais su, j’aurais décru. | I would have decreased. |
tu | aurais décru | Tu aurais décru avant moi. | You would have decreased before me. |
il | aurait décru | Il aurait décru trop vite. | He would have decreased too quickly. |
elle | aurait décru | Elle aurait décru de poids. | She would have decreased in weight. |
on | aurait décru | On aurait décru la population. | One would have decreased the population. |
nous | aurions décru | Nous aurions décru ensemble. | We would have decreased together. |
vous | auriez décru | Vous auriez décru plus tard. | You would have decreased later. |
ils | auraient décru | Ils auraient décru en bourse. | They would have decreased on the stock market. |
elles | auraient décru | Elles auraient décru en nombre. | They (female) would have decreased in number. |
Other Conjugations for Décruer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer (this article)
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
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Décruer – 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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