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descendre – to go down

french verb conjugation tables

PRESENT
je descends
tu descends
il descend
nous descendons
vous descendez
ils descendent
PASSÉ SIMPLE
je descendis
tu descendis
il descendit
nous descendîmes
vous descendîtes
ils descendirent
IMPERFECT
je descendais
tu descendais
il descendait
nous descendions
vous descendiez
ils descendaient
FUTURE
je descendrai
tu descendras
il descendra
nous descendrons
vous descendrez
ils descendront
PASSÉ COMPOSÉ
je suis descendu(e)
tu es descendu(e)
il/elle est descendu(e)
nous sommes descendu(e)s
vous êtes descendu(e)(s)
ils/elles sont descendu(e)s
PAST PERFECT
je fus descendu(e)
tu fus descendu(e)
il/elle fut descendu(e)
nous fûmes descendu(e)s
vous fûtes descendu(e)(s)
ils/elles furent descendu(e)s
PLUPERFECT
j’étais descendu(e)
tu étais descendu(e)
il/elle était descendu(e)
nous étions descendu(e)s
vous étiez descendu(e)(s)
ils/elles étaient descendu(e)s
PAST FUTURE
je serai descendu(e)
tu seras descendu(e)
il/elle sera descendu(e)
nous serons descendu(e)s
vous serez descendu(e)(s)
ils/elles seront descendu(e)s
PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE
que je descende
que tu descendes
qu’il descende
que nous descendions
que vous descendiez
qu’ils descendent
PAST SUBJUNCTIVE
je sois descendu(e)
tu sois descendu(e)
il/elle soit descendu(e)
nous soyons descendu(e)s
vous soyez descendu(e)(s)
ils/elles soient descendu(e)s
IMPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
que je descendisse
que tu descendisses
qu’il descendît
que nous descendissions
que vous descendissiez
qu’ils descendissent
PLUPERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
que fusse descendu
que tu fusses descendu
qu’il fût descendu
que nous fussions descendu
que vous fussiez descendu
qu’ils fussent descendu
PRESENT CONDITIONAL
je descendrais
tu descendrais
il descendrait
nous descendrions
vous descendriez
ils descendraient
FIRST PAST CONDITIONAL
j’aurais descendu
tu aurais descendu
il aurait descendu
nous aurions descendu
vous auriez descendu
ils auraient descendu
SECOND PAST CONDITIONAL
j’fusse descendu
tu fusses descendu
il fût descendu
nous fussions descendu
vous fussiez descendu
ils fussent descendu
PRESENT IMPERATIVE
descends
descendons
descendez
PRESENT INFINITIVE
descendre
PRESENT PARTICIPLE
descendant
PAST
IMPERATIVE

sois descendu
soyons descendu
soyez descendu
PAST INFINITIVE
être descendu
PAST PARTICIPLE
descendu

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