ascender Present Subjunctive Conjugation
ascender — to go up
The present subjunctive of ascender follows the 'e' to 'ie' stem change: ascienda, asciendas, ascienda, ascendamos, ascendáis, asciendan.
ascender Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you hope someone gets promoted (Espero que asciendas) or when it's unlikely a number will rise.
Notes on ascender in the Present Subjunctive
It follows the same stem-changing pattern as the present indicative (e > ie), but with -ar verb endings (a, as, a, amos, áis, an).
Example Sentences
Dudo que el precio ascienda más.
I doubt the price will rise any further.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que ascendamos juntos.
It is important that we climb together.
nosotros
Quiero que asciendas a gerente.
I want you to be promoted to manager.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Que nosotros asciendamos.
Correct: Que nosotros ascendamos.
Why: The 'nosotros' form never takes the stem change in the present subjunctive for -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.
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.).
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.