descargar Imperfect Conjugation
descargar — to download
The imperfect of descargar is regular: descargaba, descargabas, descargaba, descargábamos, descargabais, descargaban.
descargar Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for ongoing downloads in the past ('I was downloading...') or habits ('I used to download...').
Notes on descargar in the Imperfect
Descargar is fully regular in the imperfect indicative.
Example Sentences
Yo descargaba la película cuando se fue la luz.
I was downloading the movie when the power went out.
yo
Antes, descargábamos música ilegalmente.
Before, we used to download music illegally.
nosotros
Tú descargabas muchos juegos el año pasado.
You used to download many games last year.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: descargabamos
Correct: descargábamos
Why: The 'nosotros' form of all -ar verbs in the imperfect needs an accent on the first 'a' of the ending.
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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'.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: descarga
The affirmative commands for descargar are: descarga (tú), descargue (usted), descarguemos (nosotros), descargad (vosotros), descarguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no descargues
The negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no descargues, no descargue, no descarguemos, no descarguéis, no descarguen.