Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despego | |
| tú | despegas | |
| él / ella / usted | despega | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despegamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despegáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despegan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despegué | |
| tú | despegaste | |
| él / ella / usted | despegó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despegamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despegasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despegaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despegaba | |
| tú | despegabas | |
| él / ella / usted | despegaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despegábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despegabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despegaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despegaré | |
| tú | despegarás | |
| él / ella / usted | despegará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despegaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despegaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despegarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despegaría | |
| tú | despegarías | |
| él / ella / usted | despegaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despegaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despegaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despegarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despegue | |
| tú | despegues | |
| él / ella / usted | despegue | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despeguemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despeguéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despeguen |
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 detach, to remove, to unstick
- to take off (to leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air)
- (reflexive) to become alienated
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