descargar Preterite Conjugation
descargar — to download
The preterite of descargar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'descargué'.
descargar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed download. If the progress bar reached 100% and the action is over, this is your tense.
Notes on descargar in the Preterite
Only the 'yo' form is irregular (descargué) to maintain the hard 'g' sound. All other forms follow the standard -ar pattern.
Example Sentences
Descargué la factura ayer.
I downloaded the invoice yesterday.
yo
¿Descargaste las fotos del viaje?
Did you download the trip photos?
tú
Descargaron el software anoche.
They downloaded the software last night.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: descargé
Correct: descargué
Why: In Spanish, 'ge' sounds like 'he'. You must add the 'u' to keep the 'g' sounding like the 'g' in 'game'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: descargo
The present tense of descargar is regular: descargo, descargas, descarga, descargamos, descargáis, descargan.
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.