French reference
diminuer
to decrease
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I decrease |
| tu | you decrease |
| il/elle/on | he/she decreases |
| nous | we decrease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) decrease |
| ils/elles | they decrease |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I decreased; I have decreased |
| tu | you decreased; you have decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she decreased; he/she has decreased |
| nous | we decreased; we have decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) decreased; you (plural/formal) have decreased |
| ils/elles | they decreased; they have decreased |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to decrease |
| tu | you used to decrease |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to decrease |
| nous | we used to decrease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to decrease |
| ils/elles | they used to decrease |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had decreased |
| tu | you had decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she had decreased |
| nous | we had decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had decreased |
| ils/elles | they had decreased |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will decrease |
| tu | you will decrease |
| il/elle/on | he/she will decrease |
| nous | we will decrease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will decrease |
| ils/elles | they will decrease |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have decreased |
| tu | you will have decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have decreased |
| nous | we will have decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have decreased |
| ils/elles | they will have decreased |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to decrease |
| tu | you are going to decrease |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to decrease |
| nous | we are going to decrease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to decrease |
| ils/elles | they are going to decrease |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just decreased |
| tu | you have just decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just decreased |
| nous | we have just decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just decreased |
| ils/elles | they have just decreased |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I decreased |
| tu | you decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she decreased |
| nous | we decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) decreased |
| ils/elles | they decreased |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had decreased |
| tu | you had decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she had decreased |
| nous | we had decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had decreased |
| ils/elles | they had decreased |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would decrease |
| tu | you would decrease |
| il/elle/on | he/she would decrease |
| nous | we would decrease |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would decrease |
| ils/elles | they would decrease |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have decreased |
| tu | you would have decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have decreased |
| nous | we would have decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have decreased |
| ils/elles | they would have decreased |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have decreased |
| tu | you would have decreased |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have decreased |
| nous | we would have decreased |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have decreased |
| ils/elles | they would have decreased |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I decrease |
| tu | (that) you decrease |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she decreases |
| nous | (that) we decrease |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) decrease |
| ils/elles | (that) they decrease |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have decreased |
| tu | (that) you have decreased |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has decreased |
| nous | (that) we have decreased |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have decreased |
| ils/elles | (that) they have decreased |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I decreased |
| tu | (that) you decreased |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she decreased |
| nous | (that) we decreased |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) decreased |
| ils/elles | (that) they decreased |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had decreased |
| tu | (that) you had decreased |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had decreased |
| nous | (that) we had decreased |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had decreased |
| ils/elles | (that) they had decreased |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | decrease! |
| nous | let's decrease! |
| vous | decrease! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have decreased by then! |
| nous | let's have decreased by then! |
| vous | have decreased by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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