The preterite of descender is used to express a completed action of descending in the past. For example, you might say “We descended the mountain before sunset,” indicating a specific instance of going down.

This is a regular -er verb that follows the standard preterite conjugation pattern. Its conjugations are formed by adding the regular preterite endings to the stem ‘descend-‘.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish):

The preterite of descender expresses completed descents. Physical Descent: Indicates moving downward in a specific instance, for example, descendí la montaña en dos horas (I descended the mountain in two hours). Decrease: Used for describing a completed reduction, for example, descendió la temperatura (the temperature dropped). Social/Professional Decline: Can refer to moving down in rank or status, for example, descendieron a segunda división (they were relegated to second division).

Examples

Examples of Descender in the Preterite (Past) Tense

Descendí la montaña con cuidado. (I descended the mountain carefully.)

Descendiste las escaleras rápidamente. (You descended the stairs quickly.)

El alpinista descendió el pico nevado. (The mountaineer descended the snowy peak.)

Descendimos al valle al atardecer. (We descended to the valley at sunset.)

Los excursionistas descendieron por la ladera. (The hikers descended down the slope.)

Descendí del avión en el aeropuerto. (I descended from the plane at the airport.)

¿Por qué descendiste tan rápido? (Why did you descend so quickly?)

El globo aerostático descendió suavemente. (The hot air balloon descended gently.)

Descendimos a la cueva con linternas. (We descended into the cave with flashlights.)

Los esquiadores descendieron la pista. (The skiers descended the slope.)

Descendí al sótano por las provisiones. (I descended to the basement for supplies.)

El submarino descendió a las profundidades. (The submarine descended to the depths.)

Descendimos por el sendero rocoso. (We descended along the rocky trail.)

La temperatura descendió bruscamente. (The temperature descended sharply.)

Los valores descendieron en la bolsa. (The values descended in the stock market.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Preterite (Past) Tense tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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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.