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SPANISH VERB

descargar

to download

  • #313 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: descargando
  • Past participle: descargado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I download
  2. tú you download
  3. usted, él, ella he/she downloads
  4. nosotros we download
  5. vosotros Spain you all download
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they download

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I downloaded
  2. tú you downloaded
  3. usted, él, ella he/she downloaded
  4. nosotros we downloaded
  5. vosotros Spain you all downloaded
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they downloaded

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to download
  2. tú you used to download
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to download
  4. nosotros we used to download
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to download
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to download

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will download
  2. tú you will download
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will download
  4. nosotros we will download
  5. vosotros Spain you all will download
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will download

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would download
  2. tú you would download
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would download
  4. nosotros we would download
  5. vosotros Spain you all would download
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would download

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I download
  2. tú (that) you download
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she download
  4. nosotros (that) we download
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all download
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they download

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I downloaded
  2. tú (if) you downloaded
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she downloaded
  4. nosotros (if) we downloaded
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all downloaded
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they downloaded

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú download!
  2. usted download! (formal)
  3. nosotros download! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain download! (all of you)
  5. ustedes download! (all of you)

How to use descargar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Descargo las lecciones para escucharlas en el avión.

    I download the lessons to listen to them on the plane.

  2. Past

    Descargué una aplicación para aprender japonés.

    I downloaded an app to learn Japanese.

  3. Imperfect

    Antes descargábamos música de páginas muy raras.

    We used to download music from very strange sites.

  4. Future

    ¿Descargarás la película antes del viaje?

    Will you download the movie before the trip?

  5. Conditional

    Yo descargaría el mapa de la ciudad primero.

    I'd download the city map first.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es mejor que descargues la actualización con wifi.

    It's better that you download the update on wifi.

  7. Past subjunctive

    El banco me pidió que descargara su nueva aplicación.

    The bank asked me to download its new app.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Descarga el boleto ahora, luego no hay señal!

    Download the ticket now, later there's no signal!

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.