
descontar Future Conjugation
descontar — to deduct
Descontar is regular in the future: descontaré, descontarás, descontará...
descontar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this to promise a discount in the future or to predict what will be taken off a final total.
Notes on descontar in the Future
The future tense uses the full infinitive 'descontar' as the base for all endings.
Example Sentences
Te descontaré el depósito en la factura final.
I will deduct the deposit on the final invoice.
yo
El sistema descontará los impuestos automáticamente.
The system will deduct taxes automatically.
él/ella/usted
¿Nos descontarán el tiempo perdido?
Will they deduct the lost time for us?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a stem change: 'descuentaré'.
Correct: descontaré
Why: The future tense never uses the present tense stem changes; it always uses the infinitive.
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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...
Conditional
yo: descontaría
Descontar is regular in the conditional: descontaría, descontarías, descontaría...
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...