Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despejo | |
| tú | despejas | |
| él / ella / usted | despeja | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despejáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despejan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despejé | |
| tú | despejaste | |
| él / ella / usted | despejó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despejamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despejasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despejaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despejaba | |
| tú | despejabas | |
| él / ella / usted | despejaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despejábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despejabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despejaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despejaré | |
| tú | despejarás | |
| él / ella / usted | despejará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despejaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despejaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despejarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despejaría | |
| tú | despejarías | |
| él / ella / usted | despejaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despejaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despejaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despejarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despeje | |
| tú | despejes | |
| él / ella / usted | despeje | |
| nosotros / nosotras | despejemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | despejéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | despejen |
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 clear, to remove
- to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending)
- (reflexive) to clear up
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