ascender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
ascender — to go up
The imperfect subjunctive of ascender uses the 'ascendier-' stem: ascendiera, ascendieras, ascendiera, ascendiéramos, ascendierais, ascendieran.
ascender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations in the past or 'if' clauses, like 'If I were to climb that mountain...'.
Notes on ascender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
It is formed using the third-person plural preterite stem (ascendier-). It is regular in its formation from that stem.
Example Sentences
Si yo ascendiera a jefe, cambiaría las reglas.
If I were promoted to boss, I would change the rules.
yo
Me gustaría que ellos ascendieran el monte.
I would like them to climb the mount.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si ascendieras más despacio, no te cansarías.
If you climbed more slowly, you wouldn't get tired.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Si yo asciendiera...
Correct: Si yo ascendiera...
Why: There is no 'ie' stem change in the imperfect subjunctive; it strictly follows the preterite stem.
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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.).
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.
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.