French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | descends | descendais | descendrai | descendrais | descende | descendisse | ||
| tu | descends | descendais | descendras | descendrais | descendes | descendisses | ||
| il | descend | descendait | descendra | descendrait | descende | descendît | ||
| nous | descendons | descendions | descendrons | descendrions | descendions | descendissions | ||
| vous | descendez | descendiez | descendrez | descendriez | descendiez | descendissiez | ||
| ils | descendent | descendaient | descendront | descendraient | descendent | descendissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| je / j’ | suis descendu* | étais descendu | serai descendu | serais descendu | sois descendu | fusse descendu | ||
| tu | es descendu | étais descendu | seras descendu | serais descendu | sois descendu | fusses descendu | ||
| il | est descendu | était descendu | sera descendu | serait descendu | soit descendu | fût descendu | ||
| nous | sommes descendus | étions descendus | serons descendus | serions descendus | soyons descendus | fussions descendus | ||
| vous | êtes descendu(s) | étiez descendu(s) | serez descendu(s) | seriez descendu(s) | soyez descendu(s) | fussiez descendu(s) | ||
| ils | sont descendus | étaient descendus | seront descendus | seraient descendus | soient descendus | fussent descendus | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | descendis | fus descendu | (tu) | descends | Present | descendant | ||
| tu | descendis | fus descendu | (nous) | descendons | Past | descendu | ||
| il | descendit | fut descendu | (vous) | descendez | Perfect | étant descendu | ||
| nous | descendîmes | fûmes descendus | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | descendîtes | fûtes descendu(s) | (tu) | sois descendu | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | descendirent | furent descendus | (nous) | soyons descendus | être descendu | |||
| (vous) | soyez descendu(s) | |||||||
Descendre is a regular -re verb.
Listening
* The auxiliary verb is sometimes avoir – learn more.
Antonym: monter (to go up)
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