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Conjugate descontar in Spanish

to discount, to deduct

descontar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #1923 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "La tienda descuenta el veinte por ciento en todos los productos." (The store discounts twenty percent on all products.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — descontar (stem-changing-o-ue) does not follow standard -ar 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 descuento *
descuentas *
él/ella/Ud. descuenta *
nosotros descontamos
vosotros descontáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. descuentan *
Example

La tienda descuenta el veinte por ciento en todos los productos.

The store discounts twenty percent on all products.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desconté
descontaste
él/ella/Ud. descontó
nosotros descontamos
vosotros descontasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. descontaron
Example

Me descontaron los impuestos del salario.

They deducted the taxes from my salary.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo descontaba
descontabas
él/ella/Ud. descontaba
nosotros descontábamos
vosotros descontabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. descontaban
Example

Antes yo descontaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to discount, to deduct often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo descontaré
descontarás
él/ella/Ud. descontará
nosotros descontaremos
vosotros descontaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. descontarán
Example

Mañana yo descontaré.

Tomorrow I will discount, to deduct.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo descontaría
descontarías
él/ella/Ud. descontaría
nosotros descontaríamos
vosotros descontaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. descontarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo descontaría.

If I could, I would discount, to deduct.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo descuente *
descuentes *
él/ella/Ud. descuente *
nosotros descontemos
vosotros descontéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. descuenten *
Example

Espero que tú descuentes.

I hope that you discount, to deduct.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
descuenta *
él/ella/Ud. descuente *
nosotros descontemos
vosotros descontad
ellos/ellas/Uds. descuenten *
Example

La tienda descuenta el veinte por ciento en todos los productos.

The store discounts twenty percent on all products.

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