Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desciendo | |
| tú | desciendes | |
| él / ella / usted | desciende | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descendemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descendéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descienden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descendí | |
| tú | descendiste | |
| él / ella / usted | descendió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descendimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descendisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descendieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descendía | |
| tú | descendías | |
| él / ella / usted | descendía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descendíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descendíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descendían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descenderé | |
| tú | descenderás | |
| él / ella / usted | descenderá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descenderemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descenderéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descenderán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descendería | |
| tú | descenderías | |
| él / ella / usted | descendería | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descenderíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descenderíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | descenderían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descienda | |
| tú | desciendas | |
| él / ella / usted | descienda | |
| nosotros / nosotras | descendamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | descendáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desciendan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to descend
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations