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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yodesbordara
desbordaras
él/ella/usteddesbordara
nosotrosdesbordáramos
vosotrosdesbordarais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordaran

The imperfect subjunctive, like 'desbordara' or 'desbordase', is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.

Present Subjunctive

yodesborde
desbordes
él/ella/usteddesborde
nosotrosdesbordemos
vosotrosdesbordéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesborden

The present subjunctive, like 'desborde' (él/ella/usted) or 'desbordes' (tú), expresses wishes, doubts, or uncertainty.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no desbordes
ustedno desborde
nosotrosno desbordemos
vosotrosno desbordéis
ustedesno desborden

Use 'no' plus the present subjunctive, like 'no desbordes' (tú) or 'no desborden' (ustedes), for negative commands.

Imperative

desborda
usteddesborde
nosotrosdesbordemos
vosotrosdesbordad
ustedesdesborden

Use imperative forms like 'desborda' (tú) for direct commands, 'desborden' (ustedes) for plural polite commands.

Indicative

Conditional

yodesbordaría
desbordarías
él/ella/usteddesbordaría
nosotrosdesbordaríamos
vosotrosdesbordaríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordarían

The conditional 'desbordaría', 'desbordarías', etc., is used for hypotheticals ('would') and polite requests.

Preterite

yodesbordé
desbordaste
él/ella/usteddesbordó
nosotrosdesbordamos
vosotrosdesbordasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordaron

The preterite of desbordar is regular: desbordé, desbordaste, desbordó, desbordamos, desbordasteis, desbordaron.

Imperfect

yodesbordaba
desbordabas
él/ella/usteddesbordaba
nosotrosdesbordábamos
vosotrosdesbordabais
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordaban

The imperfect 'desbordaba' describes ongoing or habitual past actions, like 'the river was overflowing'.

Present

yodesbordo
desbordas
él/ella/usteddesborda
nosotrosdesbordamos
vosotrosdesbordáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordan

The present tense 'desbordo', 'desbordas', 'desborda', etc., describes ongoing actions, habits, or general truths.

Future

yodesbordaré
desbordarás
él/ella/usteddesbordará
nosotrosdesbordaremos
vosotrosdesbordaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesbordarán

The future tense 'desbordaré', 'desbordarás', etc., talks about what will happen.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does desbordar mean in Spanish?

desbordar means "to overflow".

Is desbordar a regular or irregular verb?

desbordar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate desbordar in the present tense?

The present tense of desbordar is: yo desbordo, tú desbordas, él/ella/usted desborda, nosotros desbordamos, vosotros desbordáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desbordan.

How do you conjugate desbordar in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of desbordar is: yo desbordé, tú desbordaste, él/ella/usted desbordó, nosotros desbordamos, vosotros desbordasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desbordaron.

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