French reference
descendre
to go down; to get off; to take or bring down
Regular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I go down |
| tu | you go down |
| il/elle/on | he/she goes down |
| nous | we go down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) go down |
| ils/elles | they go down |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I went down; I have gone down |
| tu | you went down; you have gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she went down; he/she has gone down |
| nous | we went down; we have gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) went down; you (plural/formal) have gone down |
| ils/elles | they went down; they have gone down |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to go down |
| tu | you used to go down |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to go down |
| nous | we used to go down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to go down |
| ils/elles | they used to go down |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had gone down |
| tu | you had gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she had gone down |
| nous | we had gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had gone down |
| ils/elles | they had gone down |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will go down |
| tu | you will go down |
| il/elle/on | he/she will go down |
| nous | we will go down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will go down |
| ils/elles | they will go down |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have gone down |
| tu | you will have gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have gone down |
| nous | we will have gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have gone down |
| ils/elles | they will have gone down |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to go down |
| tu | you are going to go down |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to go down |
| nous | we are going to go down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to go down |
| ils/elles | they are going to go down |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just gone down |
| tu | you have just gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just gone down |
| nous | we have just gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just gone down |
| ils/elles | they have just gone down |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I went down |
| tu | you went down |
| il/elle/on | he/she went down |
| nous | we went down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) went down |
| ils/elles | they went down |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had gone down |
| tu | you had gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she had gone down |
| nous | we had gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had gone down |
| ils/elles | they had gone down |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would go down |
| tu | you would go down |
| il/elle/on | he/she would go down |
| nous | we would go down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would go down |
| ils/elles | they would go down |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have gone down |
| tu | you would have gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have gone down |
| nous | we would have gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have gone down |
| ils/elles | they would have gone down |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have gone down |
| tu | you would have gone down |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have gone down |
| nous | we would have gone down |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have gone down |
| ils/elles | they would have gone down |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I go down |
| tu | (that) you go down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she goes down |
| nous | (that) we go down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) go down |
| ils/elles | (that) they go down |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have gone down |
| tu | (that) you have gone down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has gone down |
| nous | (that) we have gone down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have gone down |
| ils/elles | (that) they have gone down |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I went down |
| tu | (that) you went down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she went down |
| nous | (that) we went down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) went down |
| ils/elles | (that) they went down |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had gone down |
| tu | (that) you had gone down |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had gone down |
| nous | (that) we had gone down |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had gone down |
| ils/elles | (that) they had gone down |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | go down! |
| nous | let's go down! |
| vous | go down! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have gone down by then! |
| nous | let's have gone down by then! |
| vous | have gone down by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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