Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Introduction to the verb décliner
The English translation of décliner is “to decline” or “to refuse.” The infinitive form is pronounced “day-klee-nay.”
Décliner comes from the Latin word “declinare,” meaning “to turn aside” or “to decline.” In everyday French, it is most often used to express the act of refusing or rejecting something or to indicate a decrease or decline in something.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, décliner is used to indicate a past action that occurred before another past action. It is formed by combining the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the passé simple tense with the past participle of décliner.
Examples of décliner in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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J’ai décliné l’offre avant de partir en vacances. (I had declined the offer before going on vacation.)
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Tu as décliné son invitation pour la troisième fois. (You had declined his invitation for the third time.)
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Nous sommes déclinés toute responsabilité dans cette affaire. (We had declined any responsibility in this matter.)
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eusse | J’eusse décliné | I had declined |
tu | tu eusses | Tu eusses décliné | You had declined |
il | il eût | Il eût décliné | He had declined |
elle | elle eût | Elle eût décliné | She had declined |
on | on eût | On eût décliné | One had declined |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décliné | We had declined |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décliné | You had declined |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décliné | They had declined |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décliné | They had declined |
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
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner (this article)
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 Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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