The French verb diminuer means "to decrease". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of diminuer is je diminue, tu diminues, il/elle diminue, nous diminuons, vous diminuez, ils/elles diminuent. It is a regular -er verb, so every tense takes the standard -er endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is diminuant and its past participle is diminué.
| je | diminue | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | diminues | |
| il/ | diminue | |
| nous | diminuons | |
| vous | diminuez | |
| ils/ | diminuent |
| j' | ai diminué |
|---|---|
| tu | as diminué |
| il/ | a diminué |
| nous | avons diminué |
| vous | avez diminué |
| ils/ | ont diminué |
| je | diminuais |
|---|---|
| tu | diminuais |
| il/ | diminuait |
| nous | diminuions |
| vous | diminuiez |
| ils/ | diminuaient |
| je | diminuerai |
|---|---|
| tu | diminueras |
| il/ | diminuera |
| nous | diminuerons |
| vous | diminuerez |
| ils/ | diminueront |
| je | diminuerais |
|---|---|
| tu | diminuerais |
| il/ | diminuerait |
| nous | diminuerions |
| vous | diminueriez |
| ils/ | diminueraient |
| que je | diminue |
|---|---|
| que tu | diminues |
| qu'il/ | diminue |
| que nous | diminuions |
| que vous | diminuiez |
| qu'ils/ | diminuent |
| tu | diminue |
|---|---|
| nous | diminuons |
| vous | diminuez |
Diminuer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er pattern, with forms such as diminue, diminuons, and diminué.
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Yes, diminuer is regular. Its forms follow the regular -er model.
The forms are diminue, diminues, diminue, diminuons, diminuez, and diminuent.
The present participle is diminuant and the past participle is diminué. The auxiliary is avoir.