Ella VerbsTo reject, to dismiss, to discard Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Descartar (to reject, to dismiss, to discard) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: descarto, descartas, descarta, descartamos, descartáis, descartan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Descartar is the Spanish verb for "to reject, to dismiss, to discard". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to descartar include: rechazar, despedir, destituir, desechar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | descartar | to reject, to dismiss, to discard |
| Past participle | descartado | rejected |
| Gerund | descartando | rejecting |
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The Indicative Present of descartar 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, "descarto", meaning "I reject".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descarto | I reject |
| Tú | descartas | you reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descarta | s/he rejects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartamos | we reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartáis | you (plural) reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartan | they reject |
The Indicative Preterite of descartar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "descarté", meaning "I rejected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descarté | I rejected |
| Tú | descartaste | you rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descartó | s/he rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartamos | we rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartasteis | you (plural) rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartaron | they rejected |
The Indicative Imperfect of descartar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "descartaba", meaning "I used to reject".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descartaba | I used to reject |
| Tú | descartabas | you used to reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descartaba | s/he used to reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartábamos | we used to reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartabais | you (plural) used to reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartaban | they used to reject |
The Indicative Present Continuous of descartar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy descartando", meaning "I am rejecting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy descartando | I am rejecting |
| Tú | estás descartando | you are rejecting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está descartando | s/he is rejecting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos descartando | we are rejecting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis descartando | you (plural) are rejecting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están descartando | they are rejecting |
The Indicative Informal Future of descartar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a descartar", meaning "I am going to reject".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a descartar | I am going to reject |
| Tú | vas a descartar | you are going to reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a descartar | s/he is going to reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a descartar | we are going to reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a descartar | you (plural) are going to reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a descartar | they are going to reject |
The Indicative Future of descartar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "descartaré", meaning "I will reject".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descartaré | I will reject |
| Tú | descartarás | you will reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descartará | s/he will reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartaremos | we will reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartaréis | you (plural) will reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartarán | they will reject |
The Indicative Conditional of descartar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "descartaría", meaning "I would reject".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descartaría | I would reject |
| Tú | descartarías | you would reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descartaría | s/he would reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartaríamos | we would reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartaríais | you (plural) would reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartarían | they would reject |
The Indicative Present Perfect of descartar 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 descartado", meaning "I have rejected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he descartado | I have rejected |
| Tú | has descartado | you have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha descartado | s/he has rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos descartado | we have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis descartado | you (plural) have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han descartado | they have rejected |
The Indicative Past Perfect of descartar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había descartado", meaning "I had rejected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descartado | I had rejected |
| Tú | habías descartado | you had rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había descartado | s/he had rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos descartado | we had rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais descartado | you (plural) had rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían descartado | they had rejected |
The Indicative Future Perfect of descartar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré descartado", meaning "I will have rejected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré descartado | I will have rejected |
| Tú | habrás descartado | you will have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá descartado | s/he will have rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos descartado | we will have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis descartado | you (plural) will have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán descartado | they will have rejected |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of descartar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría descartado", meaning "I would have rejected".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descartado | I would have rejected |
| Tú | habrías descartado | you would have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría descartado | s/he would have rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos descartado | we would have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais descartado | you (plural) would have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían descartado | they would have rejected |
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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, "descarte", meaning "I reject".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descarte | I reject |
| Tú | descartes | you reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descarte | s/he rejects |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartemos | we reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartéis | you (plural) reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descarten | they reject |
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, "descartara", meaning "I rejected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descartara | I rejected |
| Tú | descartaras | you rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descartara | s/he rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartáramos | we rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartarais | you (plural) rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartaran | they rejected |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "descartare", meaning "I will reject".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descartare | I will reject |
| Tú | descartares | you will reject |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descartare | s/he will reject |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartáremos | we will reject |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartareis | you (plural) will reject |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descartaren | they will reject |
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 descartado", meaning "I have rejected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descartado | I have rejected |
| Tú | hayas descartado | you have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya descartado | s/he has rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos descartado | we have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis descartado | you (plural) have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan descartado | they have rejected |
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 descartado", meaning "I had rejected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descartado | I had rejected |
| Tú | hubieras descartado | you had rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera descartado | s/he had rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos descartado | we had rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais descartado | you (plural) had rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran descartado | they had rejected |
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 descartado", meaning "I will have rejected".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere descartado | I will have rejected |
| Tú | hubieres descartado | you will have rejected |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere descartado | s/he will have rejected |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos descartado | we will have rejected |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis descartado | you (plural) will have rejected |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren descartado | they will have rejected |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "descarte", meaning "(to you formal) reject!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | descarta | (to you) reject! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descarte | (to you formal) reject! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descartemos | let's reject! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descartad | (to you plural) reject! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descarten | (to you plural formal) reject! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no descarte", meaning "(to you formal) don't reject!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no descartes | (to you) don't reject! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no descarte | (to you formal) don't reject! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no descartemos | let's not reject! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no descartéis | (to you plural) don't reject! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no descarten | (to you plural formal) don't reject! |
Descartar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
In the present tense (presente), descartar is conjugated as: yo descarto, tú descartas, él/ella/usted descarta, nosotros descartamos, vosotros descartáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descartan. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), descartar is conjugated as: yo descarté, tú descartaste, él/ella/usted descartó, nosotros descartamos, vosotros descartasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descartaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), descartar is conjugated as: yo descartaba, tú descartabas, él/ella/usted descartaba, nosotros descartábamos, vosotros descartabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes descartaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), descartar is conjugated as: yo descartaré, tú descartarás, él/ella/usted descartará, nosotros descartaremos, vosotros descartaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descartarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), descartar is conjugated as: yo descarte, tú descartes, él/ella/usted descarte, nosotros descartemos, vosotros descartéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descarten. 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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