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How to conjugate Descontar in Spanish

descontar to discount, to deduct Irregular Verb

At a glance: Descontar (to discount, to deduct) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: descuento, descuentas, descuenta, descontamos, descontáis, descuentan. Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (descuento, descuentas, descuenta, descuentan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (descuente).

Past participle
descontado discounted
Gerund
descontando discounting
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Indicative tenses of Descontar

Descontar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of descontar 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, “descuento”, meaning “I discount”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescuentoI discount
Túdescuentasyou discount
Ella / Él / Usteddescuentas/he discounts
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontamoswe discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontáisyou (plural) discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescuentanthey discount

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (descuento, descuentas, descuenta, descuentan); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Descontar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of descontar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “desconté”, meaning “I discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescontéI discounted
Túdescontasteyou discounted
Ella / Él / Usteddescontós/he discounted
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontamoswe discounted
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontasteisyou (plural) discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescontaronthey discounted

How it’s built: Regular: stem descont- plus the -ar endings.

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Descontar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of descontar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “descontaba”, meaning “I used to discount”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescontabaI used to discount
Túdescontabasyou used to discount
Ella / Él / Usteddescontabas/he used to discount
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontábamoswe used to discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontabaisyou (plural) used to discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescontabanthey used to discount

How it’s built: Regular: stem descont- plus the -ar endings.

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Descontar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of descontar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy descontando”, meaning “I am discounting”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy descontandoI am discounting
Túestás descontandoyou are discounting
Ella / Él / Ustedestá descontandos/he is discounting
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos descontandowe are discounting
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis descontandoyou (plural) are discounting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán descontandothey are discounting

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund descontando.

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Descontar in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a descontarI am going to discount
Túvas a descontaryou are going to discount
Ella / Él / Ustedva a descontars/he is going to discount
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a descontarwe are going to discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a descontaryou (plural) are going to discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a descontarthey are going to discount

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive descontar.

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Descontar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of descontar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “descontaré”, meaning “I will discount”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescontaréI will discount
Túdescontarásyou will discount
Ella / Él / Usteddescontarás/he will discount
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontaremoswe will discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontaréisyou (plural) will discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescontaránthey will discount

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive descontar plus the future endings.

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Descontar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of descontar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “descontaría”, meaning “I would discount”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescontaríaI would discount
Túdescontaríasyou would discount
Ella / Él / Usteddescontarías/he would discount
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontaríamoswe would discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontaríaisyou (plural) would discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescontaríanthey would discount

How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive descontar plus the conditional endings.

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Descontar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of descontar 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 descontado”, meaning “I have discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe descontadoI have discounted
Túhas descontadoyou have discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedha descontados/he has discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos descontadowe have discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis descontadoyou (plural) have discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan descontadothey have discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle descontado.

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Descontar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of descontar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había descontado”, meaning “I had discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía descontadoI had discounted
Túhabías descontadoyou had discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía descontados/he had discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos descontadowe had discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais descontadoyou (plural) had discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían descontadothey had discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle descontado.

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Descontar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of descontar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré descontado”, meaning “I will have discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré descontadoI will have discounted
Túhabrás descontadoyou will have discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá descontados/he will have discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos descontadowe will have discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis descontadoyou (plural) will have discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán descontadothey will have discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle descontado.

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Descontar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of descontar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría descontado”, meaning “I would have discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría descontadoI would have discounted
Túhabrías descontadoyou would have discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría descontados/he would have discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos descontadowe would have discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais descontadoyou (plural) would have discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían descontadothey would have discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle descontado.

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Subjunctive tenses of Descontar

Descontar 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, “descuente”, meaning “I discount”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescuenteI discount
Túdescuentesyou discount
Ella / Él / Usteddescuentes/he discounts
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontemoswe discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontéisyou (plural) discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescuententhey discount

How it’s built: Yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos follow the yo present, descuento (descuente, descuentes, descuente, descuenten); nosotros and vosotros are regular.

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Descontar 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, “descontara”, meaning “I discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescontaraI discounted
Túdescontarasyou discounted
Ella / Él / Usteddescontaras/he discounted
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontáramoswe discounted
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontaraisyou (plural) discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescontaranthey discounted

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, descontaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (descontáramos).

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Descontar 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, “descontare”, meaning “I will discount”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodescontareI will discount
Túdescontaresyou will discount
Ella / Él / Usteddescontares/he will discount
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontáremoswe will discount
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontareisyou (plural) will discount
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescontarenthey will discount

How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, descontaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (descontáremos).

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Descontar 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 descontado”, meaning “I have discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya descontadoI have discounted
Túhayas descontadoyou have discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya descontados/he has discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos descontadowe have discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis descontadoyou (plural) have discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan descontadothey have discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle descontado.

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Descontar 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 descontado”, meaning “I had discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera descontadoI had discounted
Túhubieras descontadoyou had discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera descontados/he had discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos descontadowe had discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais descontadoyou (plural) had discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran descontadothey had discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle descontado.

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Descontar 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 descontado”, meaning “I will have discounted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere descontadoI will have discounted
Túhubieres descontadoyou will have discounted
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere descontados/he will have discounted
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos descontadowe will have discounted
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis descontadoyou (plural) will have discounted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren descontadothey will have discounted

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle descontado.

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Imperative tenses of Descontar

Descontar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “descuente”, meaning “(to you formal) discount!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túdescuenta(to you) discount!
Ella / Él / Usteddescuente(to you formal) discount!
Nosotras / Nosotrosdescontemoslet's discount!
Vosotras / Vosotrosdescontad(to you plural) discount!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesdescuenten(to you plural formal) discount!

How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (descuenta); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (descuente, descontemos, descuenten); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (descontad).

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Descontar in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno descuentes(to you) don't discount!
Ella / Él / Ustedno descuente(to you formal) don't discount!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno descontemoslet's not discount!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno descontéis(to you plural) don't discount!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno descuenten(to you plural formal) don't discount!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no descuentes, no descuente, no descontemos, no descontéis, no descuenten.

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Frequently asked questions about Descontar

Is descontar a regular or irregular verb?

Descontar is an irregular Spanish verb. In the present tense: yo, tú, ella/él and ellas/ellos change o to ue (descuento, descuentas, descuenta, descuentan); nosotros and vosotros are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (descuente).

How do you conjugate descontar in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), descontar is conjugated as: yo descuento, tú descuentas, él/ella/usted descuenta, nosotros descontamos, vosotros descontáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descuentan. 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 descontar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), descontar is conjugated as: yo desconté, tú descontaste, él/ella/usted descontó, nosotros descontamos, vosotros descontasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descontaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate descontar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), descontar is conjugated as: yo descontaba, tú descontabas, él/ella/usted descontaba, nosotros descontábamos, vosotros descontabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes descontaban. 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 descontar in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), descontar is conjugated as: yo descontaré, tú descontarás, él/ella/usted descontará, nosotros descontaremos, vosotros descontaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descontarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate descontar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), descontar is conjugated as: yo descuente, tú descuentes, él/ella/usted descuente, nosotros descontemos, vosotros descontéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descuenten. 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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