il 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.
Three more forms worth knowing
Not among the five TEF/TCF-scored tenses above, but common past A1–A2.
Passé récentjust happened
| je | viens de descendre |
|---|---|
| tu | viens de descendre |
| il/elle | vient de descendre |
| nous | venons de descendre |
| vous | venez de descendre |
| ils/elles | viennent de descendre |
Impératifcommands — no je/il/ils form
| tu | descends |
|---|---|
| nous | descendons |
| vous | descendez |
Gérondifwhile doing — one invariant form
en descendant
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.