Imparfait (Imperfect) 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 diminish.” The infinitive form of décruer is pronounced as “day-kru-ay.”
The verb décruer originates from the Old French word “descroistre,” which comes from the Latin word “decrescere,” meaning “to decrease” or “to grow smaller.” In everyday French, décruer is commonly used in the imparfait tense to describe ongoing or continuous actions or states in the past.
Here are three examples of décruer in the imparfait tense with their English translations:
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Les températures décruaient lentement chaque jour.
(The temperatures were decreasing slowly each day.) -
Les ventes décruaient régulièrement depuis le début de l’année.
(The sales were decreasing steadily since the beginning of the year.) -
La population du village décruait progressivement pendant les années 90.
(The population of the village was gradually decreasing during the 90s.)
Table of the Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of décruer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | décruais | Je décruais en taille. | I was decreasing in size. |
tu | décruais | Tu décruais en confiance. | You were losing confidence. |
il | décruait | Il décruait en popularité. | He was decreasing in popularity. |
elle | décruait | Elle décruait en énergie. | She was losing energy. |
on | décruait | On décruait en nombre. | We were decreasing in number. |
nous | décruions | Nous décruions en poids. | We were losing weight. |
vous | décruiez | Vous décruiez en compétence. | You were losing skill. |
ils | décruaient | Ils décruaient en vitesse. | They were decreasing in speed. |
elles | décruaient | Elles décruaient en taille. | They were decreasing in size. |
Other Conjugations for Décruer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer (You’re reading it right now!)
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décruer
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Décruer – About the French Imparfait Tense
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Formation of the Imparfait Tense
For regular -er verbs:
For regular -ir verbs
For regular -re verbs
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Description of Past Habits
Background Information
Mental and Emotional States
It’s employed to express emotions, thoughts, or physical sensations in the past. For example: “J’étais content quand il est arrivé.” (I was happy when he arrived.)
Ongoing Actions
Points to Note About the Imparfait Tense
Passé Composé vs. Imparfait
Conditional
Si Clauses
Narration
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