deshacer Imperfect Conjugation
deshacer — to undo
Deshacer is completely regular in the imperfect: deshacía, deshacías, deshacía...
deshacer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a process of 'undoing' that was happening in the background or a habit you used to have.
Notes on deshacer in the Imperfect
Unlike the present and preterite, deshacer is 100% regular in the imperfect.
Example Sentences
Yo deshacía el tejido mientras escuchaba música.
I was undoing the knitting while listening to music.
yo
Antes, ellos siempre deshacían sus planes a última hora.
Before, they always used to cancel their plans at the last minute.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros deshacíamos las cajas poco a poco.
We were unpacking the boxes little by little.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'g' like 'deshagía'.
Correct: deshacía
Why: The 'g' irregularity only exists in the present tense, not the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: deshago
Deshacer is irregular in the first person (yo deshago), but follows regular -er patterns for the rest.
Preterite
yo: deshice
Deshacer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the 'hic-' stem (deshice, deshizo).
Future
yo: desharé
Deshacer uses the irregular stem 'deshar-' for all future forms.
Conditional
yo: desharía
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'deshar-' plus regular endings (desharía).
Present Subjunctive
yo: deshaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'deshago' stem: deshaga, deshagas...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deshiciera
This tense uses the 'deshic-' stem from the preterite: deshiciera, deshicieras...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deshaz
The command 'deshaz' (tú) is irregular; other forms follow the subjunctive.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deshagas
Negative commands always use the present subjunctive forms: no deshagas, no deshaga.