
descargar Present Conjugation
descargar — to download
The present tense of descargar is regular: descargo, descargas, descarga, descargamos, descargáis, descargan.
descargar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for things you are downloading right now, or for files you download habitually (like a weekly podcast).
Notes on descargar in the Present
Descargar is completely regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Descargo música todos los días.
I download music every day.
yo
El programa se descarga automáticamente.
The program downloads automatically.
él/ella/usted
¿Descargan ustedes el archivo ahora?
Are you all downloading the file now?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'descarguo' for the yo form.
Correct: descargo
Why: Spelling changes only happen when the 'g' meets an 'e' or 'i'. Before an 'o', the 'g' is already hard, so no extra 'u' is needed.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no descargues
The negative commands use the subjunctive with 'no': no descargues, no descargue, no descarguemos, no descarguéis, no descarguen.