The preterite of descender is used to express when you descended or went down at a specific moment in the past. For example, “We descended the mountain in two hours” – “Descendimos la montaña en dos horas.”
This is a regular -er verb in the preterite tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -er verbs without any variations.
Conjugations
Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Yo | descendí |
| Tú | descendiste |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descendió |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descendimos |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descendisteis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descendieron |
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Usage of Descender in the Preterite (Past) Tense
The Preterite of descender indicates completed downward movement.
To descend/go down: Used for completed descent, for example Descendí la montaña en dos horas (I descended the mountain in two hours), or Descendieron al valle (They descended to the valley).
To lower/drop: Describes reduction or decline, for example La temperatura descendió rápidamente (The temperature descended rapidly).
Examples
Examples of Descender in the Preterite (Past) Tense
El avión descendió suavemente. (The plane descended smoothly.)
Descendí las escaleras con cuidado. (I descended the stairs carefully.)
La temperatura descendió bruscamente. (The temperature descended sharply.)
Descendimos la montaña al atardecer. (We descended the mountain at sunset.)
Los alpinistas descendieron rápidamente. (The climbers descended quickly.)
El sol descendió en el horizonte. (The sun descended on the horizon.)
Descendiste del autobús en la parada equivocada. (You descended from the bus at the wrong stop.)
El águila descendió en picada. (The eagle descended in a dive.)
Descendimos al sótano para investigar. (We descended to the basement to investigate.)
Los precios descendieron durante la crisis. (Prices descended during the crisis.)
Descendí por la cuerda con precaución. (I descended down the rope with caution.)
El helicóptero descendió en la azotea. (The helicopter descended onto the rooftop.)
Descendieron al valle antes del anochecer. (They descended to the valley before nightfall.)
La niebla descendió sobre la ciudad. (The fog descended over the city.)
Descendimos a la playa por un sendero. (We descended to the beach along a path.)
Conjugations with English Translations
Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| Yo descendí | I descended |
| Tú descendiste | You descended |
| Él / Ella / Usted descendió | He / She / You (formal) descended |
| Nosotros / Nosotras descendimos | We descended |
| Vosotros / Vosotras descendisteis | You all descended |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes descendieron | They / You all (formal) descended |
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Synonyms
The Preterite tense is also known as the Simple Past, Past Simple, Definite Past, Absolute Past, or Past Tense Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Perfecto Simple, Pretérito Indefinido, Pretérito Simple, Pasado Simple, or Pretérito de Indicativo in Spanish.