-ar verb irregular · stem-changing-o-ue Advanced

descontar — Preterite (Pretérito)

to discount, to deduct

The preterite conjugation of descontar (irregular stem-changing-o-ue, ranked #1923). Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

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

* Red forms deviate from the regular -ar preterite pattern.

Example sentence

Me descontaron los impuestos del salario.

They deducted the taxes from my salary.

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