What does descender mean?
descender means to descend in English. It is a irregular -er verb.
Spanish verb guide
Descender Conjugation in Spanish
Learn descender, meaning to descend, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-ergerund: descendiendoparticiple: descendido
Principal forms of descender
- Infinitive
- descender
- Gerund
- descendiendo
- Past participle
- descendido
Descender conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | desciendo | descendí | descendía | descenderé |
| tú | desciendes | descendiste | descendías | descenderás |
| él / ella / usted | desciende | descendió | descendía | descenderá |
| nosotros/as | descendemos | descendimos | descendíamos | descenderemos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | descienden | descendieron | descendían | descenderán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present.
Examples with descender
La temperatura descendió a cinco grados bajo cero.The temperature fell to five degrees below zero.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Todos los humanos de la Tierra descienden de un ancestro común.All humans on Earth are descended from a common ancestor.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los gatos no descienden de los perros.Cats aren't descended from dogs.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate descender for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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