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FRENCH VERB

baisser

to go down

  • #343 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: baissé
  • Present participle: baissant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I go down
  2. tu you go down
  3. il, elle, on he/she goes down
  4. nous we go down
  5. vous you go down
  6. ils, elles they go down

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I went down
  2. tu you went down
  3. il, elle, on he/she went down
  4. nous we went down
  5. vous you went down
  6. ils, elles they went down

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to go down
  2. tu you used to go down
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to go down
  4. nous we used to go down
  5. vous you used to go down
  6. ils, elles they used to go down

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will go down
  2. tu you will go down
  3. il, elle, on he/she will go down
  4. nous we will go down
  5. vous you will go down
  6. ils, elles they will go down

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would go down
  2. tu you would go down
  3. il, elle, on he/she would go down
  4. nous we would go down
  5. vous you would go down
  6. ils, elles they would go down

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I go down
  2. tu (that) you go down
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she go down
  4. nous (that) we go down
  5. vous (that) you go down
  6. ils, elles (that) they go down

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu go down!
  2. nous go down! (let’s)
  3. vous go down! (plural, or formal)

How to use baisser

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Les prix baissent un peu après les fêtes.

    Prices go down a bit after the holidays.

  2. Past

    La température a baissé de dix degrés cette nuit.

    The temperature dropped ten degrees last night.

  3. Imperfect

    Le soleil baissait, on a allumé les lampes.

    The sun was going down, so we turned on the lamps.

  4. Future

    Le loyer ne baissera pas, j'ai demandé.

    The rent won't go down, I asked.

  5. Conditional

    Tu baisserais un peu la musique ? Le bébé dort.

    Would you turn the music down a bit? The baby's asleep.

  6. Present subjunctive

    J'attends que les billets baissent pour réserver.

    I'm waiting for the tickets to go down before booking.

  7. Imperative

    Baisse la tête, le plafond est bas ici.

    Lower your head, the ceiling is low here.

Good to know

  • Baisser is to go down (prices, temperature) or to lower something : baisse le son !

Where you hear baisser

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Beginner Level 3

  • Ma fièvre baisse un peu. My fever is going down a little.
  • La fièvre a baissé. The fever has gone down.
  • Avec les comprimés, la fièvre va baisser. With the tablets, the fever is going to go down.
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A Neighbour in Bed

Beginner Level 3 · a baissé

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A Place for the School

Beginner Level 3 · baisser

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