descontar Negative Imperative Conjugation
descontar — to deduct
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no descuentes, no descuente...
descontar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use when telling someone NOT to deduct something from a total or a score.
Notes on descontar in the Negative Imperative
Matches the present subjunctive exactly, including the o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros/vosotros.
Example Sentences
No descuentes nada todavía.
Don't deduct anything yet.
tú
No descuente el IVA todavía, señor.
Don't deduct the VAT yet, sir.
No descontéis los puntos de penalización.
Don't deduct the penalty points.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no descuenta' for the negative command.
Correct: no descuentes
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative form.
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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...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: descuenta
Commands for descontar: descuenta (tú), descuente (usted), descontad (vosotros).