descender Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
descender — to go down
Formed from the 3rd person plural preterite: descendiera, descendieras.
descender Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use in 'if' clauses (hypotheticals) or after past-tense expressions of emotion or doubt.
Notes on descender in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Since the preterite was regular, this tense is also regular. No stem changes occur here.
Example Sentences
Si el precio descendiera, lo compraría.
If the price were to go down, I would buy it.
él/ella/usted
Me gustaría que descendieras de la montaña antes de que anochezca.
I would like you to descend from the mountain before it gets dark.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desciendiera'.
Correct: descendiera
Why: There is no ie-change in the imperfect subjunctive because it is based on the preterite stem.
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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.
Future
yo: descenderé
The future tense uses the full infinitive 'descender' as the stem: descenderé, descenderás.
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.
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.