descontar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
descontar — to deduct
Commands for descontar: descuenta (tú), descuente (usted), descontad (vosotros).
descontar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use to give orders to deduct an amount or to instruct someone to ignore certain factors (e.g., 'Deduct the tax').
Notes on descontar in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' and 'usted' forms use the o-ue stem change. 'Vosotros' is always regular.
Example Sentences
Descuenta el cupón antes de pagar.
Deduct the coupon before paying.
tú
Descuente el importe de la fianza, por favor.
Deduct the deposit amount, please.
Descontad los días no trabajados.
Deduct the days not worked.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'desconta' for the tú command.
Correct: descuenta
Why: The informal affirmative command uses the same form as the 3rd person singular present indicative, which has a stem change.
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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...
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...
Negative Imperative
yo: no descuentes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no descuentes, no descuente...