Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Ascender in Spanish
To ascend, to climb, to be promoted Irregular Verb
At a glance: Ascender (to ascend, to climb, to be promoted) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: asciendo, asciendes, asciende, ascendemos, ascendéis, ascienden. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ascender
- Ascender in the Indicative Present
- Ascender in the Indicative Preterite
- Ascender in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ascender in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ascender in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ascender in the Indicative Future
- Ascender in the Indicative Conditional
- Ascender in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ascender in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ascender in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ascender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ascender
- Imperative tenses of Ascender
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Ascender conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Ascender is the Spanish verb for "to ascend, to climb, to be promoted". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to ascender include: escalar, trepar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ascender | to ascend, to climb, to be promoted |
| Past participle | ascendido | ascended |
| Gerund | ascendiendo | ascending |
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Ascender in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ascender is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "asciendo", meaning "I ascend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | asciendo | I ascend |
| Tú | asciendes | you ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | asciende | s/he ascends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendemos | we ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascendéis | you (plural) ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascienden | they ascend |
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Ascender in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ascender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "ascendí", meaning "I ascended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascendí | I ascended |
| Tú | ascendiste | you ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascendió | s/he ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendimos | we ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascendisteis | you (plural) ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascendieron | they ascended |
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Ascender in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ascender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "ascendía", meaning "I used to ascend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascendía | I used to ascend |
| Tú | ascendías | you used to ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascendía | s/he used to ascend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendíamos | we used to ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascendíais | you (plural) used to ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascendían | they used to ascend |
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Ascender in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ascender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy ascendiendo", meaning "I am ascending".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy ascendiendo | I am ascending |
| Tú | estás ascendiendo | you are ascending |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está ascendiendo | s/he is ascending |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos ascendiendo | we are ascending |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis ascendiendo | you (plural) are ascending |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están ascendiendo | they are ascending |
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Ascender in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ascender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a ascender", meaning "I am going to ascend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a ascender | I am going to ascend |
| Tú | vas a ascender | you are going to ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a ascender | s/he is going to ascend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a ascender | we are going to ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a ascender | you (plural) are going to ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a ascender | they are going to ascend |
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Ascender in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ascender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "ascenderé", meaning "I will ascend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascenderé | I will ascend |
| Tú | ascenderás | you will ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascenderá | s/he will ascend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascenderemos | we will ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascenderéis | you (plural) will ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascenderán | they will ascend |
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Ascender in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ascender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "ascendería", meaning "I would ascend".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascendería | I would ascend |
| Tú | ascenderías | you would ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascendería | s/he would ascend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascenderíamos | we would ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascenderíais | you (plural) would ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascenderían | they would ascend |
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Ascender in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ascender is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he ascendido", meaning "I have ascended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he ascendido | I have ascended |
| Tú | has ascendido | you have ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha ascendido | s/he has ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos ascendido | we have ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis ascendido | you (plural) have ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han ascendido | they have ascended |
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Ascender in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ascender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había ascendido", meaning "I had ascended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había ascendido | I had ascended |
| Tú | habías ascendido | you had ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había ascendido | s/he had ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos ascendido | we had ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais ascendido | you (plural) had ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían ascendido | they had ascended |
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Ascender in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ascender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré ascendido", meaning "I will have ascended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré ascendido | I will have ascended |
| Tú | habrás ascendido | you will have ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá ascendido | s/he will have ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos ascendido | we will have ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis ascendido | you (plural) will have ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán ascendido | they will have ascended |
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Ascender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ascender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría ascendido", meaning "I would have ascended".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría ascendido | I would have ascended |
| Tú | habrías ascendido | you would have ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría ascendido | s/he would have ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos ascendido | we would have ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais ascendido | you (plural) would have ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían ascendido | they would have ascended |
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Ascender in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "ascienda", meaning "I ascend".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascienda | I ascend |
| Tú | asciendas | you ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascienda | s/he ascends |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendamos | we ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascendáis | you (plural) ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asciendan | they ascend |
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Ascender in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "ascendiera", meaning "I ascended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascendiera | I ascended |
| Tú | ascendieras | you ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascendiera | s/he ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendiéramos | we ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascendierais | you (plural) ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascendieran | they ascended |
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Ascender in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "ascendiere", meaning "I will ascend".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | ascendiere | I will ascend |
| Tú | ascendieres | you will ascend |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascendiere | s/he will ascend |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendiéremos | we will ascend |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascendiereis | you (plural) will ascend |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | ascendieren | they will ascend |
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Ascender in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya ascendido", meaning "I have ascended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya ascendido | I have ascended |
| Tú | hayas ascendido | you have ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya ascendido | s/he has ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos ascendido | we have ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis ascendido | you (plural) have ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan ascendido | they have ascended |
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Ascender in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera ascendido", meaning "I had ascended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera ascendido | I had ascended |
| Tú | hubieras ascendido | you had ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera ascendido | s/he had ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos ascendido | we had ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais ascendido | you (plural) had ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran ascendido | they had ascended |
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Ascender in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere ascendido", meaning "I will have ascended".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere ascendido | I will have ascended |
| Tú | hubieres ascendido | you will have ascended |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere ascendido | s/he will have ascended |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos ascendido | we will have ascended |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis ascendido | you (plural) will have ascended |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren ascendido | they will have ascended |
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Ascender in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "ascienda", meaning "(to you formal) ascend!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | asciende | (to you) ascend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ascienda | (to you formal) ascend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | ascendamos | let's ascend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | ascended | (to you plural) ascend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | asciendan | (to you plural formal) ascend! |
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Ascender in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no ascienda", meaning "(to you formal) don't ascend!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no asciendas | (to you) don't ascend! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no ascienda | (to you formal) don't ascend! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no ascendamos | let's not ascend! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no ascendáis | (to you plural) don't ascend! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no asciendan | (to you plural formal) don't ascend! |
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Frequently asked questions about Ascender
Is ascender a regular or irregular verb?
Ascender is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: Add an i before e for all but nosotras and vosotras in the indicative present (which therefore affects the subjunctive present and the imperatives).
How do you conjugate ascender in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), ascender is conjugated as: yo asciendo, tú asciendes, él/ella/usted asciende, nosotros ascendemos, vosotros ascendéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ascienden. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate ascender in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), ascender is conjugated as: yo ascendí, tú ascendiste, él/ella/usted ascendió, nosotros ascendimos, vosotros ascendisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ascendieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate ascender in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), ascender is conjugated as: yo ascendía, tú ascendías, él/ella/usted ascendía, nosotros ascendíamos, vosotros ascendíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes ascendían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate ascender in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), ascender is conjugated as: yo ascenderé, tú ascenderás, él/ella/usted ascenderá, nosotros ascenderemos, vosotros ascenderéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ascenderán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate ascender in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), ascender is conjugated as: yo ascienda, tú asciendas, él/ella/usted ascienda, nosotros ascendamos, vosotros ascendáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes asciendan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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