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Conjugation Chart of “Descender” (to descend) in the Subjunctive Mood

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Understanding the Subjunctive Mood of “Descender”

The Present Subjunctive of Descender is used to express wishes, desires, or uncertainty about a descending action. For example, Espero que no desciendas por esa pendiente peligrosa. (I hope you don’t descend that dangerous slope.)

Descender is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes from ‘e’ to ‘ie’ in all subjunctive forms except nosotros and vosotros.

How to Use Descender in the Subjunctive Mood

The present subjunctive of descender is used to express wishes, desires, demands, or uncertainty about the action of descending or going down.

Wish or desire: For example, Espero que el ascensor descienda pronto. (I hope the elevator goes down soon.)

Demand or request: For example, Es necesario que el alpinista descienda con cuidado. (It’s necessary for the climber to descend carefully.)

Uncertainty: For example, No sé si el avión descienda a tiempo. (I don’t know if the plane will descend on time.)

Colloquial/slang: For example, ¡Que desciendas de una vez, flojo! (Get your lazy butt down here!)

Real Life Examples of Descender in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que el avión no descienda demasiado rápido durante el aterrizaje. (I hope the plane doesn’t descend too quickly during landing.)

¿Podrías descender del autobús con cuidado? (Could you carefully get off the bus?)

Para bajar las escaleras, descendamos con precaución. (To go down the stairs, let’s descend carefully.)

Ojalá que los precios de la gasolina desciendan pronto. (Hopefully gas prices go down soon.)

Es importante que desciendas de la montaña antes del anochecer por seguridad. (It’s important that you descend from the mountain before nightfall for safety.)

Los escaladores experimentados descienden con cuerdas y equipo especializado. (Experienced climbers descend using ropes and specialized equipment.)

Después de la caminata, descendamos por el sendero más fácil. (After the hike, let’s take the easier trail down.)

Ojalá que la inflación descienda para que la economía se estabilice. (Hopefully inflation goes down so the economy can stabilize.)

Para bajar del árbol, desciende con cuidado rama por rama. (To get down from the tree, carefully descend branch by branch.)

Recomiendo que descendamos por las escaleras de emergencia en caso de incendio. (I recommend we take the emergency stairs down in case of a fire.)

Es crucial que los bomberos desciendan de forma segura del edificio en llamas. (It’s crucial that firefighters safely descend from the burning building.)

Ojalá que los niveles de estrés desciendan en el trabajo con estas nuevas políticas. (Hopefully stress levels go down at work with these new policies.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Descender (to descend) in the Subjunctive Mood (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.