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descargar Present Conjugation

descargarto download

A2regular with spelling change -ar★★★★★
Quick answer:

The present tense of descargar is regular: descargo, descargas, descarga, descargamos, descargáis, descargan.

descargar Present Forms

yodescargo
descargas
él/ella/usteddescarga
nosotrosdescargamos
vosotrosdescargáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdescargan

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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