Key facts

Abaisser

To lower · to lower/to reduce/to humiliate

B2Regular
Stem
abaiss
Past participle
abaissé

Examples

J'abaisse le prix.

I lower the price.

Il n'abaisse pas la vitre.

He doesn't lower the window.

Nous abaissions tout.

We were lowering everything.

Nous avons abaissé ça.

We lowered that.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 1
J'abaisse
Ilower
Tuabaisses
Youlower
Ilabaisse
Helowers
Nousabaissons
Welower
Vousabaissez
Youlower
Ilsabaissent
Theylower

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais abaisser
Iam going to lower
Tuvas abaisser
Youare going to lower
Ilva abaisser
Heis going to lower
Nousallons abaisser
Weare going to lower
Vousallez abaisser
Youare going to lower
Ilsvont abaisser
Theyare going to lower

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'abaisser
Ihave just lowered
Tuviens d'abaisser
Youhave just lowered
Ilvient d'abaisser
Hehas just lowered
Nousvenons d'abaisser
Wehave just lowered
Vousvenez d'abaisser
Youhave just lowered
Ilsviennent d'abaisser
Theyhave just lowered

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai abaissé
Ihave lowered
Tuas abaissé
Youhave lowered
Ila abaissé
Hehas lowered
Nousavons abaissé
Wehave lowered
Vousavez abaissé
Youhave lowered
Ilsont abaissé
Theyhave lowered

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'abaisserais
Iwould lower
Tuabaisserais
Youwould lower
Ilabaisserait
Hewould lower
Nousabaisserions
Wewould lower
Vousabaisseriez
Youwould lower
Ilsabaisseraient
Theywould lower

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'abaisserai
Iwill lower
Tuabaisseras
Youwill lower
Ilabaissera
Hewill lower
Nousabaisserons
Wewill lower
Vousabaisserez
Youwill lower
Ilsabaisseront
Theywill lower

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'abaissais
Iwas lowering
Tuabaissais
Youwere lowering
Ilabaissait
Hewas lowering
Nousabaissions
Were lowering
Vousabaissiez
Youwere lowering
Ilsabaissaient
Theywere lowering

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)abaisse
Youlower
(Nous)abaissons
Welower
(Vous)abaissez
Youlower

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

abaissant
lowering

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en abaissant
lowering

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