
descontar Present Conjugation
descontar — to deduct
Descontar has an o-ue stem change in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
descontar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current discounts, automatic payroll deductions, or general store policies happening now.
Notes on descontar in the Present
This is a radical-changing verb where the 'o' becomes 'ue' when stressed (the 'boot' forms).
Example Sentences
Te descuento cinco euros por el retraso.
I'm deducting five euros from you for the delay.
yo
¿Ellos descuentan el IVA del precio final?
Do they deduct VAT from the final price?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros descontamos los gastos de envío.
We deduct the shipping costs.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desconto' instead of 'descuento'.
Correct: descuento
Why: The stem change o-ue is mandatory for the 'yo' form in the present indicative.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no descuentes
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: no descuentes, no descuente...