descendre — to go downFrench Verbs

descendre (to go down)French Verbs Conjugation Tables

Learn to conjugate descendre (to go down) across all tenses in French. Each tense includes real example sentences in French and English, used in Rhythmica's music-based learning system.

descendrePresent Simple in French

descendre Present Simple conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jedescendsJe descends les escaliers chaque matin.I go down the stairs every morning.
tudescendsTu descends à la cave pour chercher du vin.You go down to the basement to get wine.
il/elledescendIl descend à la plage au coucher du soleil.He/she goes down to the beach at sunset.
nousdescendonsNous descendons au centre-ville le week-end.We go down to the city center on weekends.
vousdescendezVous descendez la montagne prudemment.You all go down the mountain carefully.
ils/ellesdescendentIls descendent au rez-de-chaussée pour le petit-déjeuner.They go down to the first floor for breakfast.

descendrePresent Perfect in French

descendre Present Perfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jesuis descenduJe suis descendu au premier étage.I went down to the first floor.
tues descenduTu es descendu trop vite.You went down too quickly.
il/elleest descenduIl est descendu à la plage.He/she went down to the beach.
noussommes descendusNous sommes descendus au centre-ville.We went down to the city center.
vousêtes descendusVous êtes descendus tôt ce matin.You all went down early this morning.
ils/ellessont descendusIls sont descendus au parking.They went down to the parking lot.

descendreImperfect in French

descendre Imperfect conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jedescendaisJe descendais la rue quand je l'ai vue.I was going down the street when I saw her.
tudescendaisTu descendais à la rivière chaque été.You used to go down to the river every summer.
il/elledescendaitElle descendait lentement à cause de son genou.She was going down slowly because of her knee.
nousdescendionsNous descendions la colline quand il a commencé à pleuvoir.We were going down the hill when it started raining.
vousdescendiezVous descendiez au marché ensemble.You all used to go down to the market together.
ils/ellesdescendaientElles descendaient les escaliers quand les lumières se sont éteintes.They were going down the stairs when the lights went out.

descendreFuture in French

descendre Future conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jedescendraiJe descendrai t'aider dans cinq minutes.I'll go down to help you in five minutes.
tudescendrasTu descendras au garage demain matin.You'll go down to the garage tomorrow morning.
il/elledescendraIl descendra à la réception à huit heures.He'll go down to the reception at eight.
nousdescendronsNous descendrons ensemble après le dîner.We'll go down together after dinner.
vousdescendrezVous descendrez par l'ascenseur.You all will go down by the elevator.
ils/ellesdescendrontElles descendront à la piscine cet après-midi.They'll go down to the pool this afternoon.

descendreConditional in French

descendre Conditional conjugation
PronounConjugationExample in FrenchEnglish
jedescendraisJe descendrais si l'ascenseur marchait.I'd go down if the elevator was working.
tudescendraisTu descendrais plus vite avec de meilleures chaussures.You'd go down faster with better shoes.
il/elledescendraitElle descendrait les voir si elle avait le temps.She'd go down to see them if she had time.
nousdescendrionsNous descendrions à la plage s'il faisait plus chaud.We'd go down to the beach if it was warmer.
vousdescendriezVous descendriez plus souvent si vous habitiez plus près.You all would go down more often if you lived closer.
ils/ellesdescendraientIls descendraient par les escaliers pour éviter la foule.They'd go down by the stairs to avoid the crowd.
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