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.
descendre — Present Simple in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | descends | Je descends les escaliers chaque matin. | I go down the stairs every morning. |
| tu | descends | Tu descends à la cave pour chercher du vin. | You go down to the basement to get wine. |
| il/elle | descend | Il descend à la plage au coucher du soleil. | He/she goes down to the beach at sunset. |
| nous | descendons | Nous descendons au centre-ville le week-end. | We go down to the city center on weekends. |
| vous | descendez | Vous descendez la montagne prudemment. | You all go down the mountain carefully. |
| ils/elles | descendent | Ils descendent au rez-de-chaussée pour le petit-déjeuner. | They go down to the first floor for breakfast. |
descendre — Present Perfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | suis descendu | Je suis descendu au premier étage. | I went down to the first floor. |
| tu | es descendu | Tu es descendu trop vite. | You went down too quickly. |
| il/elle | est descendu | Il est descendu à la plage. | He/she went down to the beach. |
| nous | sommes descendus | Nous sommes descendus au centre-ville. | We went down to the city center. |
| vous | êtes descendus | Vous êtes descendus tôt ce matin. | You all went down early this morning. |
| ils/elles | sont descendus | Ils sont descendus au parking. | They went down to the parking lot. |
descendre — Imperfect in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | descendais | Je descendais la rue quand je l'ai vue. | I was going down the street when I saw her. |
| tu | descendais | Tu descendais à la rivière chaque été. | You used to go down to the river every summer. |
| il/elle | descendait | Elle descendait lentement à cause de son genou. | She was going down slowly because of her knee. |
| nous | descendions | Nous descendions la colline quand il a commencé à pleuvoir. | We were going down the hill when it started raining. |
| vous | descendiez | Vous descendiez au marché ensemble. | You all used to go down to the market together. |
| ils/elles | descendaient | Elles descendaient les escaliers quand les lumières se sont éteintes. | They were going down the stairs when the lights went out. |
descendre — Future in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | descendrai | Je descendrai t'aider dans cinq minutes. | I'll go down to help you in five minutes. |
| tu | descendras | Tu descendras au garage demain matin. | You'll go down to the garage tomorrow morning. |
| il/elle | descendra | Il descendra à la réception à huit heures. | He'll go down to the reception at eight. |
| nous | descendrons | Nous descendrons ensemble après le dîner. | We'll go down together after dinner. |
| vous | descendrez | Vous descendrez par l'ascenseur. | You all will go down by the elevator. |
| ils/elles | descendront | Elles descendront à la piscine cet après-midi. | They'll go down to the pool this afternoon. |
descendre — Conditional in French
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example in French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| je | descendrais | Je descendrais si l'ascenseur marchait. | I'd go down if the elevator was working. |
| tu | descendrais | Tu descendrais plus vite avec de meilleures chaussures. | You'd go down faster with better shoes. |
| il/elle | descendrait | Elle descendrait les voir si elle avait le temps. | She'd go down to see them if she had time. |
| nous | descendrions | Nous descendrions à la plage s'il faisait plus chaud. | We'd go down to the beach if it was warmer. |
| vous | descendriez | Vous descendriez plus souvent si vous habitiez plus près. | You all would go down more often if you lived closer. |
| ils/elles | descendraient | Ils descendraient par les escaliers pour éviter la foule. | They'd go down by the stairs to avoid the crowd. |