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FRENCH VERB

décevoir

to disappoint

  • #472 most used
  • Irregular -ir verb
  • Past participle: déçu
  • Present participle: décevant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I disappoint
  2. tu you disappoint
  3. il, elle, on he/she disappoints
  4. nous we disappoint
  5. vous you disappoint
  6. ils, elles they disappoint

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I disappointed
  2. tu you disappointed
  3. il, elle, on he/she disappointed
  4. nous we disappointed
  5. vous you disappointed
  6. ils, elles they disappointed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to disappoint
  2. tu you used to disappoint
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to disappoint
  4. nous we used to disappoint
  5. vous you used to disappoint
  6. ils, elles they used to disappoint

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will disappoint
  2. tu you will disappoint
  3. il, elle, on he/she will disappoint
  4. nous we will disappoint
  5. vous you will disappoint
  6. ils, elles they will disappoint

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would disappoint
  2. tu you would disappoint
  3. il, elle, on he/she would disappoint
  4. nous we would disappoint
  5. vous you would disappoint
  6. ils, elles they would disappoint

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I disappoint
  2. tu (that) you disappoint
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she disappoint
  4. nous (that) we disappoint
  5. vous (that) you disappoint
  6. ils, elles (that) they disappoint

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu disappoint!
  2. nous disappoint! (let’s)
  3. vous disappoint! (plural, or formal)

How to use décevoir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ce restaurant ne déçoit jamais, je te le promets.

    This restaurant never disappoints, I promise you.

  2. Past

    La fin du livre m'a un peu déçue.

    The end of the book disappointed me a bit.

  3. Imperfect

    Il décevait ses parents à chaque bulletin.

    He disappointed his parents with every report card.

  4. Future

    Ce film ne te décevra pas, crois-moi.

    This film won't disappoint you, believe me.

  5. Conditional

    Ça me décevrait beaucoup que tu ne viennes pas.

    It would really disappoint me if you didn't come.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'ai peur que le résultat vous déçoive.

    I'm afraid the result may disappoint you.

  7. Imperative

    Ne nous déçois pas, toute la famille compte sur toi.

    Don't let us down, the whole family is counting on you.

Good to know

  • Décevoir is a false friend : it means to disappoint, not to deceive, which is tromper.
  • Je suis déçu is the everyday I'm disappointed.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.