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.
descontar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to discount, to deduct · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing-o-ue) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | descuento * |
| tú | descuentas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | descuenta * |
| nosotros | descontamos |
| vosotros | descontáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descuentan * |
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 |
| tú | descontaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | descontó |
| nosotros | descontamos |
| vosotros | descontasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descontaron |
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 |
| tú | descontabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | descontaba |
| nosotros | descontábamos |
| vosotros | descontabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descontaban |
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 |
| tú | descontarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | descontará |
| nosotros | descontaremos |
| vosotros | descontaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descontarán |
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 |
| tú | descontarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | descontaría |
| nosotros | descontaríamos |
| vosotros | descontaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descontarían |
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 * |
| tú | descuentes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | descuente * |
| nosotros | descontemos |
| vosotros | descontéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descuenten * |
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 | - |
| tú | descuenta * |
| él/ella/Ud. | descuente * |
| nosotros | descontemos |
| vosotros | descontad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | descuenten * |
La tienda descuenta el veinte por ciento en todos los productos.
The store discounts twenty percent on all products.
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
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La tienda descuenta el veinte por ciento en todos los productos.
The store discounts twenty percent on all products.
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Me descontaron los impuestos del salario.
They deducted the taxes from my salary.
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Hay que descontar los gastos de envío.
You have to deduct the shipping costs.
Common phrases with descontar
- descontar del sueldo to deduct from the salary
- dar por descontado to take for granted
- descontar un porcentaje to discount a percentage