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Conjugate ascender in Spanish

to ascend, to rise, to be promoted

ascender is an irregular -er verb ranked #2016 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Ascendió de rango en la empresa." (He got promoted in the company.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — ascender (stem-change-e-ie) does not follow standard -er patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo asciendo *
asciendes *
él/ella/Ud. asciende *
nosotros ascendemos
vosotros ascendéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ascienden *
Example

Yo asciendo todos los días.

I ascend, to rise, to be promoted every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ascendí
ascendiste
él/ella/Ud. ascendió
nosotros ascendimos
vosotros ascendisteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ascendieron
Example

Los precios ascendieron un 5%.

Prices rose by 5%.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ascendía
ascendías
él/ella/Ud. ascendía
nosotros ascendíamos
vosotros ascendíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ascendían
Example

Antes yo ascendía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to ascend, to rise, to be promoted often.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ascenderé
ascenderás
él/ella/Ud. ascenderá
nosotros ascenderemos
vosotros ascenderéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. ascenderán
Example

Mañana yo ascenderé.

Tomorrow I will ascend, to rise, to be promoted.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ascendería
ascenderías
él/ella/Ud. ascendería
nosotros ascenderíamos
vosotros ascenderíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. ascenderían
Example

Si pudiera, yo ascendería.

If I could, I would ascend, to rise, to be promoted.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo ascienda *
asciendas *
él/ella/Ud. ascienda *
nosotros ascendamos
vosotros ascendáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. asciendan *
Example

Espero que tú asciendas.

I hope that you ascend, to rise, to be promoted.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
asciende *
él/ella/Ud. ascienda *
nosotros ascendamos
vosotros ascended
ellos/ellas/Uds. asciendan *
Example

¡Asciende!

Ascend, to rise, to be promoted!

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