descargar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
descargar — to download
The affirmative commands for descargar are: descarga (tú), descargue (usted), descarguemos (nosotros), descargad (vosotros), descarguen (ustedes).
descargar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use these for direct instructions, like a button on a website or telling a friend to grab a file.
Notes on descargar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is regular (descarga). All other forms use the 'gu' spelling change from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Descarga la aplicación ahora!
Download the app now!
tú
Descargue el PDF aquí.
Download the PDF here.
Descarguen los archivos antes de la reunión.
Download the files before the meeting.
Common Mistakes
Mistake: descargad for tú commands.
Correct: descarga
Why: In Spain, 'descargad' is for 'vosotros' (you all). For a single friend 'tú', use 'descarga'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: descargo
The present tense of descargar is regular: descargo, descargas, descarga, descargamos, descargáis, descargan.
Preterite
yo: descargué
The preterite of descargar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'descargué'.
Imperfect
yo: descargaba
The imperfect of descargar is regular: descargaba, descargabas, descargaba, descargábamos, descargabais, descargaban.
Future
yo: descargaré
The future of descargar is regular: descargaré, descargarás, descargará, descargaremos, descargaréis, descargarán.
Conditional
yo: descargaría
The conditional of descargar is regular: descargaría, descargarías, descargaría, descargaríamos, descargaríais, descargarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: descargue
The present subjunctive of descargar features a spelling change from 'g' to 'gu' in all forms: descargue, descargues, descargue, descarguemos, descarguéis, descarguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: descargara
The imperfect subjunctive of descargar is formed using the 'ra' endings: descargara, descargaras, descargara, descargáramos, descargarais, descargaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no descargues
The negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no descargues, no descargue, no descarguemos, no descarguéis, no descarguen.