descargar Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
descargar — to download
The imperfect subjunctive of descargar is formed using the 'ra' endings: descargara, descargaras, descargara, descargáramos, descargarais, descargaran.
descargar Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations involving downloading or when a past request was made. It's the go-to for 'If I downloaded...' (Si yo descargara...).
Notes on descargar in the Imperfect Subjunctive
This tense is regular for descargar, based on the third-person plural preterite 'descargaron'.
Example Sentences
Si yo descargara esa película, no tendría espacio.
If I downloaded that movie, I wouldn't have space.
yo
Me pidió que descargara el documento.
He asked me to download the document.
él/ella/usted
Si descargáramos el juego ahora, jugaríamos más tarde.
If we downloaded the game now, we would play later.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: descargáramos without the accent.
Correct: descargáramos
Why: The nosotros form in the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the 'ramos' 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'.
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.
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.