Passé Composé (Present Perfect) 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 reduce.” It is pronounced as “day-crew-ay.”
The word décruer comes from the Old French word “descroistre,” which means “to decrease.” It is derived from the Latin word “decrescere,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, décruer is often used in the Passé Composé tense to talk about actions that have been completed in the past and have resulted in a decrease or reduction. It can also be used to talk about a decrease in physical size or quantity.
Here are three simple examples of décruer used in the Passé Composé tense with their English translations:
- J’ai décrué ma consommation de sucre. (I have decreased my sugar intake.)
- Elle a décrué ses dépenses mensuelles. (She has reduced her monthly expenses.)
- Nous avons décrué la taille de notre jardin. (We have decreased the size of our garden.)
Table of the Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of décruer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | ai décrué | J’ai décrué en vitesse. | I decreased speed. |
tu | as décrué | Tu as décrué ton effort. | You reduced your effort. |
il | a décrué | Il a décrué en taille. | He decreased in size. |
elle | a décrué | Elle a décrué en popularité. | She decreased in popularity. |
on | a décrué | On a décrué en consommation. | We decreased consumption. |
nous | avons décrué | Nous avons décrué notre budget. | We decreased our budget. |
vous | avez décrué | Vous avez décrué votre production. | You decreased your production. |
ils | ont décrué | Ils ont décrué leurs activités. | They decreased their activities. |
elles | ont décrué | Elles ont décrué en nombre. | They 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 (this article)
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
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 Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense
Formation of the Passé Composé
Set the auxiliary verb with either
Conjugate the auxiliary verb
Add the past participle
Common everyday usage patterns
Narrating Past Events
Sequential Actions
Describing Completed Actions
Interactions with other tenses
Imperfect Tense
Conditional and Future Tenses
Summary
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