Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Introduction to the verb décliner
The English translation of the French verb “décliner” is “to decline”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “day-klee-nay”.
The verb “décliner” comes from the Latin word “declinare” which means “to bend down” or “to turn aside”. In everyday French, it is most often used in the Passé Simple tense to express actions that occurred in the past and are seen as completed.
Example 1: Elle déclina l’invitation.
Translation: She declined the invitation.
Example 2: Jules déclina poliment l’offre d’emploi.
Translation: Jules politely declined the job offer.
Example 3: L’entreprise déclina rapidement après la faillite.
Translation: The company declined rapidly after the bankruptcy.
Table of the Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of décliner
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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Je | déclinai | J’ai décliné l’invitation. | I declined the invitation. |
Tu | déclinas | Tu déclinas l’offre. | You declined the offer. |
Il | déclina | Il déclina l’invitation. | He declined the invitation. |
Elle | déclina | Elle déclina l’offre. | She declined the offer. |
On | déclina | On déclina la proposition. | One declined the proposal. |
Nous | déclinâmes | Nous déclinâmes l’invitation. | We declined the invitation. |
Vous | déclinâtes | Vous déclinâtes l’offre. | You declined the offer. |
Ils | déclinèrent | Ils déclinèrent la proposition. | They declined the proposal. |
Elles | déclinèrent | Elles déclinèrent la proposition. | They (feminine) declined the proposal. |
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 (You’re reading it right now!)
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
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
Conditionnel Passé II (Conditional Past II) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
L’impératif Passé (Imperative Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
L’infinitif Passé (Infinitive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Le Participe Présent (Present Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
Le Participe Passé (Past Participle) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décliner
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Décliner – About the French Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense
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Interactions with other tenses
Passé Composé
Imparfait
Conditional and Subjunctive
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