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How to conjugate Descender in Spanish

To descend, to go down Irregular Verb

Introduction

Descender is the Spanish verb for "to descend, to go down". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Similar verbs to descender include: bajar.

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitivedescenderto descend, to go down
Past participledescendidodescended
Gerunddescendiendodescending
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Indicative Tenses of Descender

Descender in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of descender 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, "desciendo", meaning "I descend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodesciendo I descend
desciendes you descend
Ella / Él / Usteddesciende s/he descends, you (formal) descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendemoswe descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescendéisyou (plural) descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescienden they descend,

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Descender in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of descender is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "descendí", meaning "I descended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescendíI descended
descendisteyou descended
Ella / Él / Usteddescendiós/he descended, you (formal) descended
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendimoswe descended
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescendisteisyou (plural) descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescendieronthey descended,

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Descender in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of descender is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "descendía", meaning "I used to descend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescendíaI used to descend
descendíasyou used to descend
Ella / Él / Usteddescendías/he used to descend, you (formal) used to descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendíamoswe used to descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescendíaisyou (plural) used to descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescendíanthey used to descend,

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Descender in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of descender is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy descendiendo", meaning "I am descending".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy descendiendoI am descending
estás descendiendoyou are descending
Ella / Él / Ustedestá descendiendos/he is descending, you (formal) are descending
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos descendiendowe are descending
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis descendiendoyou (plural) are descending
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán descendiendothey are descending,

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Descender in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of descender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a descender", meaning "I am going to descend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a descenderI am going to descend
vas a descenderyou are going to descend
Ella / Él / Ustedva a descenders/he is going to descend, you (formal) are going to descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a descenderwe are going to descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a descenderyou (plural) are going to descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a descenderthey are going to descend,

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Descender in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of descender is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "descenderé", meaning "I will descend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescenderéI will descend
descenderásyou will descend
Ella / Él / Usteddescenderás/he will descend, you (formal) will descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescenderemoswe will descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescenderéisyou (plural) will descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescenderánthey will descend,

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Descender in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of descender is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "descendería", meaning "I would descend".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescenderíaI would descend
descenderíasyou would descend
Ella / Él / Usteddescenderías/he would descend, you (formal) would descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescenderíamoswe would descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescenderíaisyou (plural) would descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescenderíanthey would descend,

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Descender in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of descender 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 descendido", meaning "I have descended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe descendidoI have descended
has descendidoyou have descended
Ella / Él / Ustedha descendidos/he has descended, you (formal) have descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos descendidowe have descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis descendidoyou (plural) have descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan descendidothey have descended,

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Descender in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of descender is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había descendido", meaning "I had descended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía descendidoI had descended
habías descendidoyou had descended
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía descendidos/he had descended, you (formal) had descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos descendidowe had descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais descendidoyou (plural) had descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían descendidothey had descended,

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Descender in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of descender is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré descendido", meaning "I will have descended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré descendidoI will have descended
habrás descendidoyou will have descended
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá descendidos/he will have descended, you (formal) will have descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos descendidowe will have descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis descendidoyou (plural) will have descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán descendidothey will have descended,

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Descender in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of descender is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría descendido", meaning "I would have descended".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría descendidoI would have descended
habrías descendidoyou would have descended
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría descendidos/he would have descended, you (formal) would have descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos descendidowe would have descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais descendidoyou (plural) would have descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían descendidothey would have descended,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Descender

Descender 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, "descienda", meaning "I descend".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yodescienda I descend
desciendas you descend
Ella / Él / Usteddescienda s/he descends, you (formal) descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendamoswe descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescendáisyou (plural) descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdesciendan they descend,

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Descender 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, "descendiera", meaning "I descended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescendieraI descended
descendierasyou descended
Ella / Él / Usteddescendieras/he descended, you (formal) descended
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendiéramoswe descended
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescendieraisyou (plural) descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescendieranthey descended,

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Descender 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, "descendiere", meaning "I will descend".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescendiereI will descend
descendieresyou will descend
Ella / Él / Usteddescendieres/he will descend, you (formal) will descend
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendiéremoswe will descend
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescendiereisyou (plural) will descend
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescendierenthey will descend,

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Descender 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 descendido", meaning "I have descended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya descendidoI have descended
hayas descendidoyou have descended
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya descendidos/he has descended, you (formal) have descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos descendidowe have descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis descendidoyou (plural) have descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan descendidothey have descended,

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Descender 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 descendido", meaning "I had descended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera descendidoI had descended
hubieras descendidoyou had descended
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera descendidos/he had descended, you (formal) had descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos descendidowe had descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais descendidoyou (plural) had descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran descendidothey had descended,

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Descender 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 descendido", meaning "I will have descended".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere descendidoI will have descended
hubieres descendidoyou will have descended
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere descendidos/he will have descended, you (formal) will have descended
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos descendidowe will have descended
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis descendidoyou (plural) will have descended
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren descendidothey will have descended,

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Imperative Tenses of Descender

Descender in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "descienda", meaning "(to you formal) descend!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
desciende (to you) descend!
Ella / Él / Usteddescienda (to you formal) descend!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescendamoslet's descend!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescended(to you plural) descend!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdesciendan (to you plural formal) descend!

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Descender in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no descienda", meaning "(to you formal) don't descend!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no desciendas (to you) don't descend!
Ella / Él / Ustedno descienda (to you formal) don't descend!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno descendamoslet's not descend!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno descendáis(to you plural) don't descend!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno desciendan (to you plural formal) don't descend!

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