Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desvío | |
| tú | desvías | |
| él / ella / usted | desvía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desviamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desviáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desvían |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desvié | |
| tú | desviaste | |
| él / ella / usted | desvió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desviamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desviasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desviaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desviaba | |
| tú | desviabas | |
| él / ella / usted | desviaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desviábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desviabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desviaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desviaré | |
| tú | desviarás | |
| él / ella / usted | desviará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desviaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desviaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desviarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desviaría | |
| tú | desviarías | |
| él / ella / usted | desviaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desviaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desviaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desviarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desvíe | |
| tú | desvíes | |
| él / ella / usted | desvíe | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desviemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desviéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desvíen |
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 divert, to distract, to shift, to sidetrack
- to deflect
- to derail (e.g. a movement, a process)
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