deshacerse Present Subjunctive Conjugation
deshacerse — to get rid of
The present subjunctive is based on the 'yo' form of the present: deshaga, deshagas, deshaga.
deshacerse Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this when you want, doubt, or suggest that someone gets rid of something (e.g., 'Espero que te deshagas de eso').
Notes on deshacerse in the Present Subjunctive
Because the 'yo' form of the present is 'me deshago', all subjunctive forms use the stem 'deshag-'.
Example Sentences
Espero que te deshagas de esa mala actitud.
I hope you get rid of that bad attitude.
tú
Es mejor que nos deshagamos del exceso de peso.
It's better that we get rid of the excess weight.
nosotros
No creo que se deshagan de sus recuerdos.
I don't think they'll get rid of their memories.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'deshaca' instead of 'deshaga'.
Correct: deshaga
Why: The subjunctive is built from the 'yo' form 'deshago', so the 'g' remains.
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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).
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).
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.