degradar Present Conjugation
degradar — to demote
Present actions with 'degradar': degrado, degradas, degrada, degradamos, degradáis, degradan.
degradar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening now, habitual actions, or general truths. You might use it to say 'He demotes his subordinates often' or 'This process degrades the signal quality'.
Notes on degradar in the Present
'Degradar' is regular in the present indicative. It follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an.
Example Sentences
Yo no degrado la información sensible.
I do not degrade sensitive information.
yo
El sistema degrada la calidad de video cuando la red está lenta.
The system degrades video quality when the network is slow.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú siempre degradas los comentarios negativos?
Do you always demote the negative comments?
tú
Nosotros degradamos los niveles de acceso anualmente.
We demote the access levels annually.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present for a specific completed past action.
Correct: Use the preterite for completed past actions (e.g., 'degradó').
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not for single events that finished in the past.
Mistake: Incorrect 'vosotros' form (degradais).
Correct: The correct 'vosotros' form is 'degradáis'.
Why: The accent on the 'a' is necessary for this form.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: degradé
Completed past actions with 'degradar': degradé, degradaste, degradó, degradamos, degradasteis, degradaron.
Imperfect
yo: degradaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions with 'degradar': degradaba, degradabas, degradaba, degradábamos, degradabais, degradaban.
Future
yo: degradaré
Future actions with 'degradar': degradaré, degradarás, degradará, degradaremos, degradaréis, degradarán.
Conditional
yo: degradaría
Hypothetical actions with 'degradar': degradaría, degradarías, degradaría, degradaríamos, degradaríais, degradarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: degrade
Present subjunctive for 'degradar' (degrade, degrademos, degraden). Used for wishes, doubts, and emotions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: degradara
Past subjunctive for 'degradar' (e.g., degradara, degradaras, degradase). Used for hypothetical pasts or wishes.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: degrada
Direct commands with 'degradar': degrada (tú), degrade (usted), degrademos (nosotros), degraden (ustedes), degradad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no degrades
Negative commands for 'degradar': no degrademos (nosotros), no degraden (ustedes), no degradéis (vosotros), no degrad(es) (tú), no degrade (usted).