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Conjugation of the French verb descendre

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb descendre, along with their English translations.

descendre is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
descendre	to descend

Present		Scored
je descends	I descend
tu descends	you descend
il descend	he descends
elle descend	she descends
nous descendons	we descend
vous descendez	you descend
ils descendent	they descend
elles descendent	they descend

Imperfect		Scored
je descendais	I was descending
tu descendais	you were descending
il descendait	he was descending
elle descendait	she was descending
nous descendions	we were descending
vous descendiez	you were descending
ils descendaient	they were descending
elles descendaient	they were descending

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je descendis	I descended
tu descendis	you descended
il descendit	he descended
elle descendit	she descended
nous descendîmes	we descended
vous descendîtes	you descended
ils descendirent	they descended
elles descendirent	they descended

Passé Composé		Scored
je suis descendu	I descended
tu es descendu	you descended
il est descendu	he descended
elle est descendue	she descended
nous sommes descendus	we descended
vous êtes descendu	you descended
ils sont descendus	they descended
elles sont descendues	they descended

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'étais descendu	I had descended
tu étais descendu	you had descended
il était descendu	he had descended
elle était descendue	she had descended
nous étions descendus	we had descended
vous étiez descendu	you had descended
ils étaient descendus	they had descended
elles étaient descendues	they had descended

Future		Scored
je descendrai	I will descend
tu descendras	you will descend
il descendra	he will descend
elle descendra	she will descend
nous descendrons	we will descend
vous descendrez	you will descend
ils descendront	they will descend
elles descendront	they will descend

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
je serai descendu	I will have descended
tu seras descendu	you will have descended
il sera descendu	he will have descended
elle sera descendue	she will have descended
nous serons descendus	we will have descended
vous serez descendu	you will have descended
ils seront descendus	they will have descended
elles seront descendues	they will have descended

Conditional		Scored
je descendrais	I would descend
tu descendrais	you would descend
il descendrait	he would descend
elle descendrait	she would descend
nous descendrions	we would descend
vous descendriez	you would descend
ils descendraient	they would descend
elles descendraient	they would descend

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
je serais descendu	I would have descended
tu serais descendu	you would have descended
il serait descendu	he would have descended
elle serait descendue	she would have descended
nous serions descendus	we would have descended
vous seriez descendu	you would have descended
ils seraient descendus	they would have descended
elles seraient descendues	they would have descended

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je descende	(... that) I descend
(... que) tu descendes	(... that) you descend
(... que) il descende	(... that) he descends
(... que) elle descende	(... that) she descends
(... que) nous descendions	(... that) we descend
(... que) vous descendiez	(... that) you descend
(... que) ils descendent	(... that) they descend
(... que) elles descendent	(... that) they descend

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je descendisse	(... that) I was descending
(... que) tu descendisses	(... that) you were descending
(... que) il descendît	(... that) he was descending
(... que) elle descendît	(... that) she was descending
(... que) nous descendissions	(... that) we were descending
(... que) vous descendissiez	(... that) you were descending
(... que) ils descendissent	(... that) they were descending
(... que) elles descendissent	(... that) they were descending

Imperative		Scored
descends	Descend
descendons	Let's descend
descendez	Descend

Present Participle		Scored
descendant	descending

Past Participle		Scored
descendu	descended

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