Descendre — to go down | French Verb Chart

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Descendre›to go down

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Présent (Indicatif)

je descendsI go down
tu descendsyou go down
il / elle descendhe / she goes down
nous descendonswe go down
vous descendezyou go down
ils / elles descendentthey go down

Passé composé (Indicatif)

je suis descendu(e)I went down
tu es descendu(e)you went down
il est descenduhe went down
elle est descendueshe went down
nous sommes descendu(e)swe went down
ils sont descendusthey went down

Imparfait (Indicatif)

je descendaisI was going down
tu descendaisyou were
il descendaithe was
nous descendionswe were
vous descendiezyou were
ils descendaientthey were

Futur simple (Indicatif)

je descendraiI will go down
tu descendrasyou will
il descendrahe will
nous descendronswe will
vous descendrezyou will
ils descendrontthey will

Conditionnel présent

je descendraisI would go down
tu descendraisyou would
il descendraithe would
nous descendrionswe would
vous descendriezyou would
ils descendraientthey would

Subjonctif présent

que je descendethat I go down
que tu descendesthat you
qu’il descendethat he
que nous descendionsthat we
que vous descendiezthat you
qu’ils descendentthat they

Impératif, Participe & Infinitif

descendreinfinitive
descendantpresent participle
en descendantgerund (gérondif)
descendupast participle
descends · descendons · descendezimperative
êtreauxiliary in compound tenses

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📘 How to use Descendre

Regular -re conjugation, but takes être in the past (a « house of être » verb): je suis descendu.
BUT avec un objet → avoir: j’ai descendu les valises (I brought the cases down).
Descendre = to go/come down, to get off (a bus/train): je descends à la prochaine.

🔑 Key forms

Participe passédescendu(e) (être / avoir with object)

Gérondifen descendant

Impératifdescends ! · descendons ! · descendez !

Good to knowFamily (regular -re): attendre, vendre, entendre, perdre. Opposite: monter (same être/avoir rule).

🔊 Common expressions

Je descends à la prochaine station.I’m getting off at the next stop.

Elle est descendue au rez-de-chaussée.She went down to the ground floor.

Descends, on t’attend !Come down, we’re waiting!

J’ai descendu les poubelles.I took the bins down.

🔊 Example sentences

On descend par l’escalier.We go down by the stairs.

Ils sont descendus du train.They got off the train.

Le prix a descendu.The price came down.

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auxiliary (no object) = ___ (house of être)

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être

with an object (j’ai descendu les valises) = ___ (transitive)

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avoir

to get off at the next stop = descendre à la ___ (transport)

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prochaine

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Descendre conjugation FAQ

What is the present tense of descendre?

je descends, tu descends, il / elle descend, nous descendons, vous descendez, ils / elles descendent. Full charts for every tense are above, each form with audio.

What is the past participle of descendre?

descendu(e) — the passé composé is « je suis descendu(e) ». Descendre uses être as its auxiliary verb. Because it takes être, the past participle agrees: elle est descendue, ils sont descendu(e)s.