deslizar Present Conjugation
deslizar — to slide
The present tense of deslizar is completely regular: deslizo, deslizas, desliza, deslizamos, deslizáis, deslizan.
deslizar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current actions, habits, or general facts about things that slide.
Notes on deslizar in the Present
Deslizar is entirely regular in the present indicative. No spelling changes occur here because the endings don't start with 'e' or 'i'.
Example Sentences
Siempre deslizo la tarjeta por el lector.
I always slide the card through the reader.
yo
Las serpientes se deslizan por la hierba.
Snakes slide through the grass.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Deslizas la puerta para cerrarla?
Do you slide the door to close it?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Confusing 'deslizo' with 'deslize'.
Correct: deslizo
Why: The 'z' stays as a 'z' in the present indicative because the ending is 'o'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: deslicé
The preterite of deslizar is regular except for the 'yo' form spelling change: deslicé, deslizaste, deslizó, deslizamos, deslizasteis, deslizaron.
Imperfect
yo: deslizaba
The imperfect of deslizar is regular: deslizaba, deslizabas, deslizaba, deslizábamos, deslizabais, deslizaban.
Future
yo: deslizaré
The future tense of deslizar is regular: deslizaré, deslizarás, deslizará, deslizaremos, deslizaréis, deslizarán.
Conditional
yo: deslizaría
The conditional of deslizar is regular: deslizaría, deslizarías, deslizaría, deslizaríamos, deslizaríais, deslizarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: deslice
The present subjunctive of deslizar features a Z to C spelling change: deslice, deslices, deslice, deslicemos, deslicéis, deslicen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: deslizara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person preterite: deslizara, deslizaras, deslizara, deslizáramos, deslizarais, deslizaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desliza
The imperative uses 'desliza' for informal commands and 'deslice' for formal ones, including the Z to C change.
Negative Imperative
yo: no deslices
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive forms: no deslices, no deslice, no deslicemos, no deslicéis, no deslicen.