Futur Proche (Near Future) 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.”
The word décliner comes from the Latin word “declinare,” meaning “to turn away” or “to bend down.” In everyday French, décliner is often used in the Futur Proche (near future) tense to talk about something that will happen in the immediate future.
Examples:
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Je vais décliner l’invitation de mon ami pour aller au cinéma. (I am going to decline my friend’s invitation to go to the movies.)
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Nous allons décliner l’offre d’emploi car nous avons déjà trouvé du travail. (We are going to decline the job offer because we have already found work.)
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Ils vont décliner leur responsabilité dans cet accident. (They are going to refuse to take responsibility for this accident.)
Table of the Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of décliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | vais décliner | Je vais décliner l’offre. | I am going to decline the offer. |
tu | vas décliner | Tu vas décliner l’invitation. | You are going to decline the invitation. |
il | va décliner | Il va décliner le poste. | He is going to decline the position. |
elle | va décliner | Elle va décliner la proposition. | She is going to decline the proposal. |
on | va décliner | On va décliner la fête. | We/One are going to decline the party. |
nous | allons décliner | Nous allons décliner le rendez-vous. | We are going to decline the appointment. |
vous | allez décliner | Vous allez décliner l’offre. | You are going to decline the offer. |
ils | vont décliner | Ils vont décliner l’invitation. | They are going to decline the invitation. |
elles | vont décliner | Elles vont décliner l’offre. | They are going to decline the 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 (this article)
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
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 Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense
Formation
1. Conjugate “aller” in the present tense according to the subject pronoun:
2. Add the infinitive of the main verb immediately after “aller.” For example:
Common Everyday Usage
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Past Tense
Conditional Tense
Summary
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