deshacerse Preterite Conjugation
deshacerse — to get rid of
The preterite of deshacerse follows the irregular pattern of 'hacer', featuring the 'hic-' stem (me deshice, te deshiciste, se deshizo).
deshacerse Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when you finished getting rid of something at a specific point in time, like throwing away an old sofa or selling a car yesterday.
Notes on deshacerse in the Preterite
This tense is highly irregular. It uses the stem 'hic-', but note the 'él/ella' form changes to 'hizo' (with a 'z') to keep the soft 's' sound before the 'o'.
Example Sentences
Me deshice de toda mi ropa vieja el sábado.
I got rid of all my old clothes on Saturday.
yo
¿Te deshiciste por fin de ese coche?
Did you finally get rid of that car?
tú
Ella se deshizo de sus nervios antes de la entrevista.
She got rid of her nerves before the interview.
él/ella/usted
Se deshicieron de los muebles antiguos.
They got rid of the antique furniture.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'se deshició' for the third person.
Correct: se deshizo
Why: The verb follows 'hacer', which uses 'hizo' in the preterite to maintain the correct pronunciation.
Mistake: Using 'me deshací' instead of 'me deshice'.
Correct: me deshice
Why: Deshacerse is an irregular 'i-stem' verb in the preterite.
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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).
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.