Conjugation of the verb descend in English in all tenses

Here are the conjugation tables for the verb descend in English.

Conjugation of the verb descend in the present tenses

Present Tense

  • I descend
  • you descend
  • he|she|it descends
  • we descend
  • you descend
  • they descend

Present Continuous

  • I am descending
  • you are descending
  • he|she|it is descending
  • we are descending
  • you are descending
  • they are descending

Present Perfect

  • I have descended
  • you have descended
  • he|she|it has descended
  • we have descended
  • you have descended
  • they have descended

Present Perfect Continuous

  • I have been descending
  • you have been descending
  • he|she|it has been descending
  • we have been descending
  • you have been descending
  • they have been descending

How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.

Conjugation of the verb descend in the past tenses

Simple past

  • I descended
  • you descended
  • he|she|it descended
  • we descended
  • you descended
  • they descended

Past continuous

  • I was descending
  • you were descending
  • he|she|it was descending
  • we were descending
  • you were descending
  • they were descending

Past perfect

  • I had descended
  • you had descended
  • he|she|it had descended
  • we had descended
  • you had descended
  • they had descended

Past perfect continuous

  • I had been descending
  • you had been descending
  • he|she|it had been descending
  • we had been descending
  • you had been descending
  • they had been descending

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.

Conjugation of the verb descend in the futur tenses

Future

  • I will descend
  • you will descend
  • he|she|it will descend
  • we will descend
  • you will descend
  • they will descend

Future continuous

  • I will be descending
  • you will be descending
  • he|she|it will be descending
  • we will be descending
  • you will be descending
  • they will be descending

Future perfect

  • I will have descended
  • you will have descended
  • he|she|it will have descended
  • we will have descended
  • you will have descended
  • they will have descended

Future perfect continuous

  • I will have been descending
  • you will have been descending
  • he|she|it will have been descending
  • we will have been descending
  • you will have been descending
  • they will have been descending

How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.

The different forms of the participle in English, for the verb to descend

Present participle

  • descending

Past participle

  • descended

Perfect Participle

  • having descended

The imperative in English, for the verb to descend

Imperative

  • descend
  • let's descend
  • descend

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