The Imperfect Tense of descender is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past, for example: Descendía las escaleras todas las mañanas. (I used to go down the stairs every morning.)

Descender is a regular -er verb, so its conjugations in the Imperfect Tense follow the typical pattern for this verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish):

The imperfect tense of descender is used to describe ongoing or repeated actions in the past.

Descending or going down: For example, Cada mañana descendía las escaleras con cuidado. (Every morning I went down the stairs carefully.)

Declining or decreasing: For example, Las ventas descendían mes tras mes. (Sales were declining month after month.)

Descending from ancestors: For example, Ella descendía de una familia noble. (She descended from a noble family.)

Colloquially, to go out or leave: For example, Descendíamos al parque cada tarde. (We would go out to the park every afternoon.)

Examples

Examples of Descender in the Imperfect Tense

Cuando era niño, descendía la montaña con mi padre todos los veranos. (When I was a child, I would descend the mountain with my father every summer.)

Ella descendía las escaleras con cuidado debido a su lesión en la rodilla. (She would descend the stairs carefully due to her knee injury.)

Los alpinistas descendían lentamente por la empinada ladera. (The climbers were descending slowly down the steep slope.)

Mientras descendíamos en el ascensor, noté que el edificio era muy alto. (As we were descending in the elevator, I noticed that the building was very tall.)

Cada mañana, descendía al sótano para buscar herramientas para el trabajo. (Every morning, I would descend to the basement to look for tools for work.)

Los paracaidistas descendían suavemente hacia el campo de aterrizaje. (The parachutists were descending gently towards the landing field.)

Cuando descendíamos del avión, sentí el calor del clima tropical. (When we were descending from the plane, I felt the heat of the tropical climate.)

El sol descendía lentamente en el horizonte, pintando el cielo de colores cálidos. (The sun was descending slowly on the horizon, painting the sky with warm colors.)

Los buzos descendían hacia las profundidades del océano para explorar los arrecifes de coral. (The divers were descending into the depths of the ocean to explore the coral reefs.)

Cada vez que descendía al sótano, me daba miedo la oscuridad. (Every time I would descend to the basement, I was afraid of the darkness.)

Los escaladores descendían con cuidado por la pared rocosa, asegurándose de cada paso. (The climbers were descending carefully down the rocky wall, ensuring each step.)

Mientras descendíamos por la cuesta, disfrutábamos de las hermosas vistas del valle. (As we were descending down the hill, we enjoyed the beautiful views of the valley.)

El globo aerostático descendía suavemente hacia el suelo después de un vuelo maravilloso. (The hot air balloon was descending gently towards the ground after a wonderful flight.)

Cada vez que descendía al sótano, revisaba si había alguna fuga de agua. (Every time I would descend to the basement, I would check if there was any water leakage.)

Los esquiadores descendían rápidamente por la pendiente, disfrutando de la emoción de la velocidad. (The skiers were descending quickly down the slope, enjoying the thrill of speed.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Imperfect Tense tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Imperfect tense is also known as the Past Imperfect, Descriptive Past, Past Progressive, or Imperfect Indicative in English, and as Pretérito Imperfecto, Copretérito, Imperfecto de Indicativo, or Pasado Descriptivo in Spanish.