ascender Conditional Conjugation
ascender — to go up
The conditional of ascender is regular: add 'ía' endings to the infinitive (ascendería, ascenderías, etc.).
ascender Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say you 'would climb' a mountain if you had gear, or that someone 'would be promoted' under certain conditions.
Notes on ascender in the Conditional
This tense is regular. Like the future, it uses the whole infinitive as the stem.
Example Sentences
Yo ascendería si tuviera mejores botas.
I would climb if I had better boots.
yo
¿Ascenderías a ese puesto por menos dinero?
Would you move up to that position for less money?
tú
Dijeron que las ventas ascenderían este mes.
They said that sales would rise this month.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Yo ascenderia (without accent).
Correct: Yo ascendería.
Why: All conditional forms require an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: asciendo
The present tense of ascender features an 'e' to 'ie' stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: ascendí
The preterite of ascender is completely regular: ascendí, ascendiste, ascendió, ascendimos, ascendisteis, ascendieron.
Imperfect
yo: ascendía
The imperfect of ascender is regular: ascendía, ascendías, ascendía, ascendíamos, ascendíais, ascendían.
Future
yo: ascenderé
The future tense of ascender is regular: add endings to the infinitive (ascenderé, ascenderás, etc.).
Present Subjunctive
yo: ascienda
The present subjunctive of ascender follows the 'e' to 'ie' stem change: ascienda, asciendas, ascienda, ascendamos, ascendáis, asciendan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: ascendiera
The imperfect subjunctive of ascender uses the 'ascendier-' stem: ascendiera, ascendieras, ascendiera, ascendiéramos, ascendierais, ascendieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: asciende
The imperative uses the stem-changed 'asciend-' for most commands, but 'ascended' for vosotros.
Negative Imperative
yo: no asciendas
The negative imperative of ascender is identical to the present subjunctive: no asciendas, no ascienda, no ascendamos, no ascendáis, no asciendan.