The Conditional Mood of descender is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations in the future, for example: Si pudiera, descendería de la montaña mañana. (If I could, I would descend from the mountain tomorrow.)

Descender is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for -er verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Cantar (to sing) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of descender is used to express hypothetical or potential situations in the future.

Descending or going down: For example, Si tuviera más tiempo, descendería la montaña a pie. (If I had more time, I would descend the mountain on foot.)

Decreasing or reducing: For example, Los precios descenderían si hubiera menos demanda. (Prices would decrease if there was less demand.)

Lowering or bringing down (colloquial): For example, Te descendería los humos si te portaras mejor. (I would bring you down a peg or two if you behaved better.)

Examples

Examples of Cantar in the Conditional Mood

Si descendería por esa colina tan empinada, me preocuparía por su seguridad. (If you would descend that steep hill, I would worry about your safety.)

Los excursionistas descenderían con cuidado por el sendero rocoso. (The hikers would descend carefully down the rocky trail.)

Aunque el vuelo descendería pronto, disfrutamos de las vistas desde la ventanilla. (Although the flight would descend soon, we enjoyed the views from the window.)

En caso de emergencia, descenderíamos por la escalera de incendios. (In case of emergency, we would descend via the fire escape.)

Los paracaidistas descenderían lentamente hacia la zona de aterrizaje. (The skydivers would descend slowly towards the landing zone.)

Si descenderías al sótano oscuro, ten cuidado con los escalones. (If you would descend into the dark basement, watch out for the steps.)

Después de la cima, los montañistas descenderían con cuerdas y equipo especializado. (After the summit, the mountaineers would descend using ropes and specialized equipment.)

Para llegar al río, descenderíamos por un sendero sinuoso. (To reach the river, we would descend along a winding trail.)

Los buzos descenderían lentamente hacia los restos del naufragio. (The divers would descend slowly towards the shipwreck remains.)

Aunque el ascensor estaba averiado, descenderíamos por las escaleras de emergencia. (Although the elevator was out of order, we would descend via the emergency stairwell.)

Los espeleólogos descenderían con cuidado por la estrecha cueva. (The cavers would descend carefully through the narrow cave.)

Si descendería por esa cuerda vieja, ten mucho cuidado de no caerte. (If you would descend using that old rope, be very careful not to fall.)

Después de la cumbre, los alpinistas descenderían con cautela por el glaciar. (After the summit, the climbers would descend cautiously down the glacier.)

Para llegar al lago, descenderíamos por un camino empinado y rocoso. (To reach the lake, we would descend along a steep and rocky path.)

Los rescatistas descenderían en helicóptero para ayudar a los excursionistas perdidos. (The rescuers would descend by helicopter to assist the lost hikers.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Cantar (to sing) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.