descargar Negative Imperative Conjugation
descargar — to download
The negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no descargues, no descargue, no descarguemos, no descarguéis, no descarguen.
descargar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to warn someone against downloading something, like a suspicious file or a virus.
Notes on descargar in the Negative Imperative
All forms use the 'gu' spelling change to keep the 'g' sound hard.
Example Sentences
No descargues ese archivo, tiene un virus.
Don't download that file; it has a virus.
tú
No descargue nada sin permiso.
Don't download anything without permission.
No descarguéis la carpeta todavía.
Don't (you all) download the folder yet.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no descarges
Correct: no descargues
Why: You must include the 'u' to maintain the hard 'g' sound; otherwise, it would sound like 'no des-car-hes'.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: descarga
The affirmative commands for descargar are: descarga (tú), descargue (usted), descarguemos (nosotros), descargad (vosotros), descarguen (ustedes).