deshacerse Present Conjugation
deshacerse — to get rid of
The present tense is mostly regular, except for the 'yo' form which ends in '-go' (me deshago).
deshacerse Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this to talk about habits of decluttering, things you are currently discarding, or general truths about how things dissolve.
Notes on deshacerse in the Present
Only the first-person singular (yo) is irregular: 'me deshago'. The other forms follow the standard -er pattern (deshaces, deshace, etc.).
Example Sentences
Siempre me deshago de lo que no necesito.
I always get rid of what I don't need.
yo
El azúcar se deshace en el café caliente.
The sugar dissolves in the hot coffee.
él/ella/usted
Nos deshacemos de los papeles cada semana.
We get rid of the papers every week.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'me deshaco' for the I form.
Correct: me deshago
Why: Verbs ending in -hacer (like hacer and deshacer) take a -go ending in the first person present.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: me deshice
The preterite of deshacerse follows the irregular pattern of 'hacer', featuring the 'hic-' stem (me deshice, te deshiciste, se deshizo).
Imperfect
yo: me deshacía
Deshacerse is completely regular in the imperfect: me deshacía, te deshacías, se deshacía.
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.