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deshacer

to undo

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The Spanish verb deshacer means to undo.

Present tense:

yodeshago
deshaces
él/ella/usteddeshace
nosotrosdeshacemos
vosotrosdeshacéis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdeshacen

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeshicieran
yodeshiciera
deshicierais
vosotrosdeshicierais
nosotrosdeshiciéramos
él/ella/usteddeshiciera

This tense uses the 'deshic-' stem from the preterite: deshiciera, deshicieras...

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeshagan
yodeshaga
deshagas
vosotrosdeshagáis
nosotrosdeshagamos
él/ella/usteddeshaga

The present subjunctive is based on the 'deshago' stem: deshaga, deshagas...

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imperative

negative

no deshagas
vosotrosno deshagáis
ustedesno deshagan
nosotrosno deshagamos
ustedno deshaga

Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no deshagas, no deshaga.

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affirmative

deshaz
vosotrosdeshaced
ustedesdeshagan
nosotrosdeshagamos
usteddeshaga

The command 'deshaz' (tú) is irregular; other forms follow the subjunctive.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesharían
yodesharía
desharías
vosotrosdesharíais
nosotrosdesharíamos
él/ella/usteddesharía

The conditional uses the irregular stem 'deshar-' plus regular endings (desharía).

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeshicieron
yodeshice
deshiciste
vosotrosdeshicisteis
nosotrosdeshicimos
él/ella/usteddeshizo

Deshacer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the 'hic-' stem (deshice, deshizo).

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeshacían
yodeshacía
deshacías
vosotrosdeshacíais
nosotrosdeshacíamos
él/ella/usteddeshacía

Deshacer is completely regular in the imperfect: deshacía, deshacías, deshacía...

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdeshacen
yodeshago
deshaces
vosotrosdeshacéis
nosotrosdeshacemos
él/ella/usteddeshace

Deshacer is irregular in the first person (yo deshago), but follows regular -er patterns for the rest.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesharán
yodesharé
desharás
vosotrosdesharéis
nosotrosdesharemos
él/ella/usteddeshará

Deshacer uses the irregular stem 'deshar-' for all future forms.

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