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Conjugation of the Italian verb scendere

A list of the common conjugations for the Italian verb scendere, along with their English translations.

scendere is an irregular verb

Infinitive		Scored
scendere	to descend

Present		Scored
io scendo	I descend
tu scendi	you descend
lui scende	he descends
lei scende	she descends
noi scendiamo	we descend
voi scendete	you descend
loro scendono	they descend

Imperfect		Scored
io scendevo	I was descending
tu scendevi	you were descending
lui scendeva	he was descending
lei scendeva	she was descending
noi scendevamo	we were descending
voi scendevate	you were descending
loro scendevano	they were descending

Past Historic / Passato remoto This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passato Prossimo is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
io scesi	I descended
tu scendesti	you descended
lui scese	he descended
lei scese	she descended
noi scendemmo	we descended
voi scendeste	you descended
loro scesero	they descended

Past / Passato prossimo		Scored
io sono sceso	I descended
tu sei sceso	you descended
lui è sceso	he descended
lei è scesa	she descended
noi siamo scesi	we descended
voi siete scesi	you descended
loro sono scesi	they descended
loro sono scese	they descended

Pluperfect / Trapassato prossimo		Scored
io ero sceso	I had descended
tu eri sceso	you had descended
lui era sceso	he had descended
lei era scesa	she had descended
noi eravamo scesi	we had descended
voi eravate scesi	you had descended
loro erano scesi	they had descended
loro erano scese	they had descended

Future		Scored
io scenderò	I will descend
tu scenderai	you will descend
lui scenderà	he will descend
lei scenderà	she will descend
noi scenderemo	we will descend
voi scenderete	you will descend
loro scenderanno	they will descend

Future Perfect / Futuro anteriore The Italian Future Perfect or Futuro anteriore is made with the future tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io sarò sceso	I will have descended
tu sarai sceso	you will have descended
lui sarà sceso	he will have descended
lei sarà scesa	she will have descended
noi saremo scesi	we will have descended
voi sarete scesi	you will have descended
loro saranno scesi	they will have descended
loro saranno scese	they will have descended

Conditional		Scored
io scenderei	I would descend
tu scenderesti	you would descend
lui scenderebbe	he would descend
lei scenderebbe	she would descend
noi scenderemmo	we would descend
voi scendereste	you would descend
loro scenderebbero	they would descend

Conditional Perfect / Condizionale Passato The Italian Conditional Perfect or Condizionale Passato is made with the conditional tense of avere for transitive verbs or essere for reflexive and intransitive verbs and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take essere, or with the direct object for verbs that take avere.		Scored
io sarei sceso	I would have descended
tu saresti sceso	you would have descended
lui sarebbe sceso	he would have descended
lei sarebbe scesa	she would have descended
noi saremmo scesi	we would have descended
voi sareste scesi	you would have descended
loro sarebbero scesi	they would have descended
loro sarebbero scese	they would have descended

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io scenda	(... that) I descend
(... che) tu scenda	(... that) you descend
(... che) lui scenda	(... that) he descends
(... che) lei scenda	(... that) she descends
(... che) noi scendiamo	(... that) we descend
(... che) voi scendiate	(... that) you descend
(... che) loro scendano	(... that) they descend

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... che) io scendessi	(... that) I was descending
(... che) tu scendessi	(... that) you were descending
(... che) lui scendesse	(... that) he was descending
(... che) lei scendesse	(... that) she was descending
(... che) noi scendessimo	(... that) we were descending
(... che) voi scendeste	(... that) you were descending
(... che) loro scendessero	(... that) they were descending

Imperative		Scored
scendi	Descend
scendiamo	Let's descend
scendete	Descend

Present Participle		Scored
scendente	descending

Past Participle		Scored
sceso	descended

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