desahogar Present Conjugation
desahogar — to vent
The present tense of desahogar is regular: desahogo, desahogas, desahoga, desahogamos, desahogáis, desahogan.
desahogar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about a current habit of venting your feelings or to describe the relief someone feels when they express their emotions right now.
Notes on desahogar in the Present
Desahogar is completely regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes or stem changes occur in this tense.
Example Sentences
Siempre me desahogo con mi mejor amiga.
I always vent to my best friend.
yo
Él se desahoga escribiendo en su diario.
He vents by writing in his diary.
él/ella/usted
Nos desahogamos un poco después del trabajo.
We vent a bit after work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'desahuogo' with a stem change.
Correct: desahogo
Why: Learners sometimes mistake the 'o' for a radical changing vowel (o > ue), but desahogar is regular in the present.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: desahogué
The preterite has a spelling change in the 'yo' form: desahogué, desahogaste, desahogó, desahogamos, desahogasteis, desahogaron.
Imperfect
yo: desahogaba
The imperfect of desahogar is regular: desahogaba, desahogabas, desahogaba, desahogábamos, desahogabais, desahogaban.
Future
yo: desahogaré
The future of desahogar is regular: desahogaré, desahogarás, desahogará, desahogaremos, desahogaréis, desahogarán.
Conditional
yo: desahogaría
The conditional of desahogar is regular: desahogaría, desahogarías, desahogaría, desahogaríamos, desahogaríais, desahogarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desahogue
The present subjunctive requires a spelling change in all forms: desahogue, desahogues, desahogue, desahoguemos, desahoguéis, desahoguen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desahogara
The imperfect subjunctive of desahogar is regular: desahogara, desahogaras, desahogara, desahogáramos, desahogarais, desahogaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desahoga
The affirmative imperative tells someone to vent: desahoga (tú), desahogue (usted), desahoguemos (nosotros), desahogad (vosotros), desahoguen (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desahogues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no desahogues, no desahogue, no desahoguemos, no desahoguéis, no desahoguen.