descender Negative Imperative Conjugation
descender — to go down
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive forms: no desciendas.
descender Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use to tell someone not to go down, for example, if a path is dangerous.
Notes on descender in the Negative Imperative
Follows the present subjunctive rules, including the e-to-ie stem change.
Example Sentences
No desciendas sin una cuerda.
Don't go down without a rope.
tú
No descendamos por este camino, es peligroso.
Let's not go down this way; it's dangerous.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no desciende' for a negative command.
Correct: no desciendas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
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.