despachar Present Conjugation
despachar — to serve
The present indicative of despachar is regular: despacho, despachas, despacha, despachamos, despacháis, despachan.
despachar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present indicative of 'despachar' for actions happening right now, habitual actions, or general truths. For example, 'Yo despacho los pedidos cada mañana' means 'I dispatch the orders every morning.' It can also mean 'to serve' in a restaurant context.
Notes on despachar in the Present
Despachar is regular in the present indicative. The conjugation follows the standard pattern for -ar verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo despacho los paquetes en la oficina de correos.
I dispatch the packages at the post office.
yo
¿Tú despachas el pan en esa panadería?
Do you serve the bread at that bakery?
tú
El camarero despacha las bebidas rápidamente.
The waiter serves the drinks quickly.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros despachamos los productos a toda Europa.
We dispatch products all over Europe.
nosotros
Ellos despachan los pedidos online.
They dispatch the orders online.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'despachar' for an action that just finished, when preterite is needed.
Correct: If the action is completed, use preterite: 'Despaché el paquete' (I dispatched the package). If it's habitual, use present: 'Despacho el paquete todos los días' (I dispatch the package every day).
Why: The present tense is for ongoing or habitual actions, not completed ones.
Mistake: Incorrectly conjugating the vosotros form, e.g., 'despachar' instead of 'despacháis'.
Correct: The correct vosotros form is 'despacháis'.
Why: The vosotros ending for -ar verbs in the present indicative is -áis.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: despaché
The preterite of despachar is regular: despaché, despachaste, despachó, despachamos, despachasteis, despacharon.
Imperfect
yo: despachaba
The imperfect of despachar is regular: despachaba, despachabas, despachaba, despachábamos, despachabais, despachaban.
Future
yo: despacharé
The future of despachar is regular: despacharé, despacharás, despachará, despacharemos, despacharéis, despacharán.
Conditional
yo: despacharía
The conditional of despachar is regular: despacharía, despacharías, despacharía, despacharíamos, despacharíais, despacharían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despache
The present subjunctive of despachar: despache, despaches, despache, despachemos, despachéis, despachen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despachara
The imperfect subjunctive of despachar (-ra form): despachara, despacharas, despachara, despacháramos, despacharais, despacharan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despacha
The imperative of despachar uses specific command forms: despacha (tú), despache (usted), despachemos (nosotros), despachen (ustedes), despachad (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no despaches
Negative commands for despachar use the present subjunctive: no despaches (tú), no despache (usted), no despachemos (nosotros), no despachen (ustedes), no despachéis (vosotros).