descender Future Conjugation
descender — to go down
The future tense uses the full infinitive 'descender' as the stem: descenderé, descenderás.
descender Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for things that will go down in the future, like predicted temperatures or planned hikes.
Notes on descender in the Future
Descender is regular in the future tense. Just add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Mañana descenderá el nivel del río.
Tomorrow the river level will go down.
él/ella/usted
Descenderemos la colina juntos.
We will go down the hill together.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Trying to change the stem to 'descienderé'.
Correct: descenderé
Why: The future tense always uses the full infinitive for regular verbs; no stem changes occur.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desciendo
Descender is an e-to-ie stem-changer in the present tense (except for nosotros and vosotros).
Preterite
yo: descendí
Descender is completely regular in the preterite: descendí, descendiste, descendió.
Imperfect
yo: descendía
The imperfect of descender is regular: descendía, descendías, descendía.
Conditional
yo: descendería
The conditional is regular: descendería, descenderías, descendería.
Present Subjunctive
yo: descienda
The present subjunctive follows the e-to-ie stem change: descienda, desciendas.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: descendiera
Formed from the 3rd person plural preterite: descendiera, descendieras.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desciende
The imperative uses 'desciende' for informal commands and 'descienda' for formal ones.
Negative Imperative
yo: no desciendas
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive forms: no desciendas.