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DIMINUER CONJUGATION

to diminish, to decrease, to lessen

PRESENT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminue I diminish
tu tu diminues you diminish
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminue he/she/one diminishes
nous nous diminuons we diminish
vous vous diminuez you diminish
ils /elles ils /elles diminuent they diminish

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' ai diminué I diminished
tu tu as diminué you diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on a diminué he/she/one diminished
nous nous avons diminué we diminished
vous vous avez diminué you diminished
ils /elles ils /elles ont diminué they diminished

IMPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminuais I was diminishing; I used to diminish
tu tu diminuais you were diminishing; you used to diminish
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminuait he was diminishing; he used to diminish
nous nous diminuions we were diminishing; we used to diminish
vous vous diminuiez you were diminishing; you used to diminish
ils /elles ils /elles diminuaient they were diminishing; they used to diminish

SIMPLE FUTURE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminuerai I will diminish
tu tu diminueras you will diminish
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminuera he/she/one will diminish
nous nous diminuerons we will diminish
vous vous diminuerez you will diminish
ils /elles ils /elles diminueront they will diminish

CONDITIONAL

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminuerais I would diminish
tu tu diminuerais you would diminish
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminuerait he/she/one would diminish
nous nous diminuerions we would diminish
vous vous diminueriez you would diminish
ils /elles ils /elles diminueraient they would diminish

PASSÉ SIMPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminuai I diminished
tu tu diminuas you diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminua he/she/one diminished
nous nous diminuâmes we diminished
vous vous diminuâtes you diminished
ils /elles ils /elles diminuèrent they diminished

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminue that I may diminish
tu tu diminues that you may diminish
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminue that he may diminish
nous nous diminuions that we may diminish
vous vous diminuiez that you may diminish
ils /elles ils /elles diminuent that they may diminish

AFFIRMATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu diminue diminish
nous nous diminuons let's diminish
vous vous diminuez diminish

NEGATIVE IMPERATIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
tu tu ne diminue pas don't diminish
nous nous ne diminuons pas let's not diminish
vous vous ne diminuez pas don't diminish

PAST SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aie diminué that I may have diminished
tu tu aies diminué that you may have diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on ait diminué that he may have diminished
nous nous ayons diminué that we may have diminished
vous vous ayez diminué that you may have diminished
ils /elles ils /elles aient diminué that they may have diminished

PLUPERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' avais diminué I had diminished
tu tu avais diminué you had diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on avait diminué he/she/one had diminished
nous nous avions diminué we had diminished
vous vous aviez diminué you had diminished
ils /elles ils /elles avaient diminué they had diminished

FUTURE PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurai diminué I will have diminished
tu tu auras diminué you will have diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on aura diminué he/she/one will have diminished
nous nous aurons diminué we will have diminished
vous vous aurez diminué you will have diminished
ils /elles ils /elles auront diminué they will have diminished

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' aurais diminué I would have diminished
tu tu aurais diminué you would have diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on aurait diminué he/she/one would have diminished
nous nous aurions diminué we would have diminished
vous vous auriez diminué you would have diminished
ils /elles ils /elles auraient diminué they would have diminished

IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
je je diminuasse that I might diminish
tu tu diminuasses that you might diminish
il /elle /on il /elle /on diminuât that he might diminish
nous nous diminuassions that we might diminish
vous vous diminuassiez that you might diminish
ils /elles ils /elles diminuassent that they might diminish

PAST ANTERIOR

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eus diminué I had diminished
tu tu eus diminué you had diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on eut diminué he/she/one had diminished
nous nous eûmes diminué we had diminished
vous vous eûtes diminué you had diminished
ils /elles ils /elles eurent diminué they had diminished

PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
j'j' eusse diminué that I might have diminished
tu tu eusses diminué that you might have diminished
il /elle /on il /elle /on eût diminué that he might have diminished
nous nous eussions diminué that we might have diminished
vous vous eussiez diminué that you might have diminished
ils /elles ils /elles eussent diminué that they might have diminished

PRESENT PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
diminuant diminishing

PAST PARTICIPLE

PronounConjugationTranslationExampleEx.
diminué diminished