deshacerse Imperfect Conjugation
deshacerse — to get rid of
Deshacerse is completely regular in the imperfect: me deshacía, te deshacías, se deshacía.
deshacerse Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a gradual process of getting rid of things or a past habit of discarding items.
Notes on deshacerse in the Imperfect
There are no irregularities here. Just use the stem 'deshac-' plus the standard -er endings for the imperfect (-ía, -ías, -ía, etc.).
Example Sentences
Antes me deshacía de todo muy rápido.
Before, I used to get rid of everything very quickly.
yo
Nos deshacíamos de la basura los lunes.
We used to get rid of the trash on Mondays.
nosotros
La nieve se deshacía con el sol.
The snow was melting (dissolving) with the sun.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'g' like 'me deshagía'.
Correct: me deshacía
Why: The 'g' only appears in the present 'yo' and the subjunctive. The imperfect is regular.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me deshago
The present tense is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which ends in '-go' (me deshago).
Preterite
yo: me deshice
The preterite of deshacerse follows the irregular pattern of 'hacer', featuring the 'hic-' stem (me deshice, te deshiciste, se deshizo).
Future
yo: me desharé
The future tense uses the irregular stem 'deshar-' followed by standard endings (me desharé, te desharás).
Conditional
yo: me desharía
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: 'deshar-' (me desharía, te desharías).
Present Subjunctive
yo: me deshaga
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form of the present: deshaga, deshagas, deshaga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me deshiciera
This tense uses the preterite stem 'deshic-' (me deshiciera, te deshicieras).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: deshazte
The imperative uses 'deshazte' for the informal 'tú' and 'deshágase' for formal 'usted'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te deshagas
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no te deshagas, no se deshaga.