ascender Imperfect Conjugation
ascender — to go up
The imperfect of ascender is regular: ascendía, ascendías, ascendía, ascendíamos, ascendíais, ascendían.
ascender Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a slow, ongoing ascent or to talk about how someone used to get promoted frequently in the past.
Notes on ascender in the Imperfect
This tense is regular. All forms use the 'ía' endings typical of -er verbs.
Example Sentences
El camino ascendía suavemente por el bosque.
The path rose gently through the forest.
él/ella/usted
Mientras ascendíamos, el aire se volvía más frío.
While we were climbing, the air was getting colder.
nosotros
Antes, los precios no ascendían tanto.
Before, prices didn't use to rise so much.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Nosotros ascendiamose.
Correct: Nosotros ascendíamos.
Why: Always remember the written accent on the 'í' for all imperfect forms of -er verbs.
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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.
Future
yo: ascenderé
The future tense of ascender is regular: add endings to the infinitive (ascenderé, ascenderás, etc.).
Conditional
yo: ascendería
The conditional of ascender is regular: add 'ía' endings to the infinitive (ascendería, ascenderías, 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.