Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) 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” in its infinitive form.
The word décruer comes from the Old French word “decroistre,” which means “to decrease.” It is derived from the Latin word “decrescere,” which has the same meaning.
In everyday French, décruer is most often used in the Plus-que-parfait tense, which is the past tense that expresses an action that occurred before another past action. In this tense, décruer is conjugated as “avais décru,” which means “had decreased.”
Here are three simple examples of its usage in the Plus-que-parfait tense with their English translations:
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J’avais décru mes dépenses avant de perdre mon travail.
(I had reduced my expenses before losing my job.) -
Il avait décru sa vitesse en approchant du virage.
(He had decreased his speed while approaching the turn.) -
Nous avions décru nos effectifs pour faire des économies.
(We had reduced our workforce to save money.)
Table of the Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of décruer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’avais décrué | J’avais décrué le feu. | I had turned down the fire. |
tu | tu avais décrué | Tu avais décrué le son. | You had turned down the sound. |
il | il avait décrué | Il avait décrué la lumière. | He had turned down the light. |
elle | elle avait décrué | Elle avait décrué la musique. | She had turned down the music. |
on | on avait décrué | On avait décrué le ventilateur. | One had turned down the fan. |
nous | nous avions décrué | Nous avions décrué le chauffage. | We had turned down the heat. |
vous | vous aviez décrué | Vous aviez décrué la vitesse. | You had turned down the speed. |
ils | ils avaient décrué | Ils avaient décrué le volume. | They had turned down the volume. |
elles | elles avaient décrué | Elles avaient décrué la télévision. | They had turned down the television. |
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
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 (this article)
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 Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense
Tense Formation
Common everyday usage patterns
Sequencing of past events
Background information
Hypothetical or reported speech
Interactions with other tenses
Summary
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