decapitar Present Conjugation
decapitar — to behead
The present tense of decapitar is regular: decapito, decapitas, decapita, decapitamos, decapitáis, decapitan.
decapitar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For decapitar, it's rare in daily life but could be used in a story or to describe a recurring fictional event.
Notes on decapitar in the Present
Decapitar is regular in the present tense. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
El programa de televisión decapita al personaje cada semana.
The TV show beheads the character every week.
él/ella/usted
Yo decapito las malas hierbas del jardín.
I behead the weeds in the garden.
yo
¿Tú decapitas las flores secas?
Do you behead the dry flowers?
tú
Nosotros decapitamos las ramas que crecen demasiado.
We behead the branches that grow too much.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense for a completed past action.
Correct: For a specific past action, use the preterite: 'Ayer decapitó' (Yesterday he beheaded), not 'Ayer decapita'.
Why: The present tense describes ongoing or habitual actions, not finished ones in the past.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: decapité
The preterite of decapitar is regular: decapité, decapitaste, decapitó, decapitamos, decapitasteis, decapitaron.
Imperfect
yo: decapitaba
The imperfect tense of decapitar is regular: decapitaba, decapitabas, decapitaba, decapitábamos, decapitabais, decapitaban.
Future
yo: decapitaré
The future tense of decapitar is regular: decapitaré, decapitarás, decapitará, decapitaremos, decapitaréis, decapitarán.
Conditional
yo: decapitaría
The conditional of decapitar is regular: decapitaría, decapitarías, decapitaría, decapitaríamos, decapitaríais, decapitarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: decapite
The present subjunctive of decapitar (decapite, decapites, decapitemos, decapiten) is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and uncertainty.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: decapitara
The imperfect subjunctive of decapitar (e.g., decapitara, decapitáramos) is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: decapita
Decapita (tú), decapite (usted), decapitemos (nosotros), decapiten (ustedes), decapitad (vosotros) are the imperative forms for decapitar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no decapites
Negative commands for decapitar use the present subjunctive with 'no': no decapites (tú), no decapite (usted), no decapitemos (nosotros), no decapiten (ustedes), no decapitéis (vosotros).