was going down, was descending
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Second | — | descendiez |
| Third | descendait | descendaient |
Il descendait lentement la rue.
He walked slowly down the street.
Mais pendant qu'il descendait pas devant, elle montait par la porte de derrière.
But while he wasn’t getting off at the front, she was getting on through the back door.
— Pierrot le Fou (1965)
Elle descendait les escaliers.
She was going down the stairs.
Quand on descendait à terre, impossible de pisser droit.
When we went down to earth, it was impossible to pee straight.
— La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan (1998)
Vingt minutes plus tard, M. Andermatt descendait de son automobile.
Twenty minutes later, Mr. Andermatt got out of his car.
Mon épouse, Zhang Yongcheng, descendait d'un Ministre impérial.
My wife, Zhang Yongcheng, was descended from an imperial minister.
— The Grandmaster (2013)
Le soleil descendait derrière les collines, et nous attendions toujours.
The sun was sinking behind the hills, and we were still waiting.
Il est tombé quand on descendait l'escalier.
He fell when we were going down the stairs.
— Une femme fantastique (2017)