descontar Conditional Conjugation
descontar — to deduct
Descontar is regular in the conditional: descontaría, descontarías, descontaría...
descontar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use to express what would be deducted under certain conditions or to make polite requests about pricing.
Notes on descontar in the Conditional
Like the future, the conditional uses the entire infinitive 'descontar' plus the -ía endings.
Example Sentences
¿Me descontaría el precio del envío?
Would you deduct the shipping price for me?
él/ella/usted
Si fueras socio, te descontarían más dinero.
If you were a member, they would deduct more money.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros descontaríamos el IVA si fuera posible.
We would deduct the VAT if it were possible.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'í'.
Correct: descontaría
Why: All conditional endings have an accent on the letter 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: descuento
Descontar has an o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desconté
Descontar is completely regular in the preterite: desconté, descontaste, descontó...
Imperfect
yo: descontaba
Descontar is regular in the imperfect: descontaba, descontabas, descontaba...
Future
yo: descontaré
Descontar is regular in the future: descontaré, descontarás, descontará...
Present Subjunctive
yo: descuente
The present subjunctive follows the o-ue change: descuente, descuentes, descuente...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: descontara
Uses the preterite stem 'descontar-' plus -ara: descontara, descontaras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: descuenta
Commands for descontar: descuenta (tú), descuente (usted), descontad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no descuentes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no descuentes, no descuente...