Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despido | |
| tú | despides | |
| él / ella / usted | despide | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despedís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despiden |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despedí | |
| tú | despediste | |
| él / ella / usted | despidió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despedimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despedisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despidieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despedía | |
| tú | despedías | |
| él / ella / usted | despedía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despedíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despedíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despedían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despediré | |
| tú | despedirás | |
| él / ella / usted | despedirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despediremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despediréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despedirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despediría | |
| tú | despedirías | |
| él / ella / usted | despediría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despediríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despediríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despedirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despida | |
| tú | despidas | |
| él / ella / usted | despida | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despidamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despidáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despidan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to dismiss
- to fire from a job
- (reflexive) to say goodbye (to someone)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations