L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Introduction to the verb décesser
The English translation of the French verb décesser is “to cease” or “to stop.” It is pronounced as “day-seh-say.”
The word décesser comes from the Latin word “decessare” meaning “to die,” and it entered the French language in the 12th century. In everyday French, décesser is often used in its infinitive form, L’infinitif Présent, to express an action of stopping or ceasing. Here are three examples of its usage in this tense with their respective English translations:
- Je dois décesser de parler maintenant. (I must stop talking now.)
- Nous devons décesser de travailler à 18 heures. (We have to stop working at 6 pm.)
- Ils ont décessé de fumer depuis deux ans. (They have stopped smoking for two years.)
Table of the L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of décesser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | cesse | Je cesse de fumer. | I stop smoking. |
tu | cesses | Tu cesses de travailler. | You stop working. |
il | cesse | Il cesse de pleuvoir. | It stops raining. |
elle | cesse | Elle cesse de parler. | She stops talking. |
on | cesse | On cesse de m’appeler. | We stop calling me. |
nous | cessons | Nous cessons de manger. | We stop eating. |
vous | cessez | Vous cessez de fumer. | You stop smoking. |
ils | cessent | Ils cessent de jouer. | They stop playing. |
elles | cessent | Elles cessent de danser. | They stop dancing. |
Other Conjugations for Décesser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décesser (this article)
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Décesser – About the French L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense
Forming the Infinitive Present
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
As a Verb’s Dictionary Form
After Modal Verbs
As an Imperative
In Infinitive Clauses
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Tense
Future Tense
Conditional Tense
Passé Composé
Imperfect Tense
Subjunctive and Conditional Moods
Summary
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