Descendre – to descend, to go down

French Verb Conjugations

 PresentImperfectFutureConditionalSubjunctiveImperfect subj.
jedescendsdescendaisdescendraidescendraisdescendedescendisse
tudescendsdescendaisdescendrasdescendraisdescendesdescendisses
ildescenddescendaitdescendradescendraitdescendedescendît
nousdescendonsdescendionsdescendronsdescendrionsdescendionsdescendissions
vousdescendezdescendiezdescendrezdescendriezdescendiez descendissiez
ilsdescendentdescendaientdescendrontdescendraientdescendentdescendissent
       
 Passé composéPast perfectFuture perfectPast conditionalPast subjunctivePluperfect subj.
je / j’suis descendu*étais descenduserai descenduserais descendusois descendufusse descendu
tues descenduétais descenduseras descenduserais descendusois descendufusses descendu
ilest descenduétait descendusera descenduserait descendusoit descendufût descendu
noussommes descendusétions descendusserons descendusserions descendussoyons descendusfussions descendus
vousêtes descendu(s)étiez descendu(s)serez descendu(s)seriez descendu(s)soyez descendu(s)fussiez descendu(s)
ilssont descendusétaient descendusseront descendusseraient descendussoient descendusfussent descendus
       
 Passé simplePast anteriorImperativeParticiples 
je / j’descendisfus descendu (tu)descends Presentdescendant
tudescendisfus descendu (nous)descendons Pastdescendu
ildescenditfut descendu (vous)descendez Perfectétant descendu
nousdescendîmesfûmes descendus Past imperative  
vousdescendîtesfûtes descendu(s) (tu)sois descenduPast infinitive
ilsdescendirentfurent descendus (nous)soyons descendus être descendu
    (vous)soyez descendu(s)  

  Descendre is a regular -re verb.

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* The auxiliary verb is sometimes avoirlearn more.

French antonym Antonym: monter  (to go up)

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