The French verb descendre means "to go down". Below are its 7 tenses as tables, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of descendre is je descends, tu descends, il/elle descend, nous descendons, vous descendez, ils/elles descendent. It is a regular -re verb, so every tense takes the standard -re endings. The tables below cover 7 tenses, from the present to the imperative. Its present participle is descendant and its past participle is descendu.
| je | descends | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | descends | |
| il/ | descend | |
| nous | descendons | |
| vous | descendez | |
| ils/ | descendent |
| je | suis descendu |
|---|---|
| tu | es descendu |
| il/ | est descendu |
| nous | sommes descendus |
| vous | êtes descendus |
| ils/ | sont descendus |
| je | descendais |
|---|---|
| tu | descendais |
| il/ | descendait |
| nous | descendions |
| vous | descendiez |
| ils/ | descendaient |
| je | descendrai |
|---|---|
| tu | descendras |
| il/ | descendra |
| nous | descendrons |
| vous | descendrez |
| ils/ | descendront |
| je | descendrais |
|---|---|
| tu | descendrais |
| il/ | descendrait |
| nous | descendrions |
| vous | descendriez |
| ils/ | descendraient |
| que je | descende |
|---|---|
| que tu | descendes |
| qu'il/ | descende |
| que nous | descendions |
| que vous | descendiez |
| qu'ils/ | descendent |
| tu | descends |
|---|---|
| nous | descendons |
| vous | descendez |
Descendre is regular. It follows the regular -re pattern, with forms such as descends, descendons, and descendrai. The compound past uses être, with the masculine participle descendu.
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Yes, descendre is regular. Its forms follow the regular -re model, including descends, descendons, and descendrai.
The present forms are descends, descends, descend, descendons, descendez, and descendent.
Descendre uses être in the compound past. Its masculine singular past participle is descendu.