descendre
to go down, to get offRegular -reil ਵਾਲੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੋਈ ਅੰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੱਗਦਾ, ਪਰ je, tu ਅਤੇ il ਤਿੰਨੇ ਇੱਕੋ ਜਿਹੇ ਸੁਣਦੇ ਹਨ — -s ਚੁੱਪ ਹੈ।
| Person | Presentnow, habits | Passé composécompleted past | Imparfaitongoing past | Futur procheabout to | Futur simplewill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | descendssounds the same as another form in this tense | suis descendu(e) | descendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vais descendre | descendraisounds the same as another form in this tense |
| tu | descendssounds the same as another form in this tense | es descendu(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | descendaissounds the same as another form in this tense | vas descendresounds the same as another form in this tense | descendrassounds the same as another form in this tense |
| il/elle | descendsounds the same as another form in this tense | est descendu(e)sounds the same as another form in this tense | descendaitsounds the same as another form in this tense | va descendresounds the same as another form in this tense | descendrasounds the same as another form in this tense |
| nous | descendons | sommes descendu(e)s | descendions | allons descendre | descendronssounds the same as another form in this tense |
| vous | descendez | êtes descendu(e)(s) | descendiez | allez descendre | descendrezsounds the same as another form in this tense |
| ils/elles | descendent | sont descendu(e)s | descendaientsounds the same as another form in this tense | vont descendre | descendrontsounds the same as another form in this tense |
Now, and habits. descends covers both "I go down, to get off" and "I am go down, to get offing" — French has no separate continuous form.
A completed past action. être conjugates and descendu does not — suis descendu(e).
An ongoing or habitual past. Built on the nous-present stem, so descendons gives you descendais.
About to happen. aller conjugates; descendre never moves — the easier future to produce under pressure.
Will happen. Built on descendr-, which is just the infinitive, so only the endings are new.
What this table tells you about descendre
The past participle is descendu, and it takes être in the passé composé — so it agrees with the subject: elle est descendue, ils sont descendus.
The futur simple is built on descendr-, which is just the infinitive — the endings are the whole story, nothing new to learn for this tense.
In the present, je, tu and il/elle are one sound: descends, descend — indistinguishable spoken. Only nous, vous and ils/elles carry an audible ending.
The imparfait is built on the nous-present stem, so once you know descendons you already know descendais, descendait and descendaient. Futur proche keeps descendre untouched.