despedir Future Conjugation
despedir — to fire
Despedir is completely regular in the future tense, using the full infinitive as the base.
despedir Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future to predict upcoming layoffs or to state that you will say goodbye later.
Notes on despedir in the Future
There are no stem changes here! Just add the standard future endings (-é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án) to the infinitive 'despedir'.
Example Sentences
Mañana despediré a mi viejo coche.
Tomorrow I will say goodbye to my old car.
yo
Si no trabajas, te despedirán.
If you don't work, they will fire you.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nos despediremos en la estación.
We will say goodbye at the station.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using a stem change like 'despidiré'.
Correct: The correct form is despediré.
Why: Stem changes that happen in the present tense do not apply to the future tense.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despido
Despedir is a stem-changing verb (e > i) in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: despedí
Despedir has a stem change (e > i) only in the third-person forms: despidió and despidieron.
Imperfect
yo: despedía
Despedir is regular in the imperfect: despedía, despedías, despedía, despedíamos, despedíais, despedían.
Conditional
yo: despediría
The conditional of despedir is regular and formed by adding endings to the infinitive: despediría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: despida
The present subjunctive of despedir stem-changes e > i in ALL forms, including nosotros.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: despidiera
Based on the third-person preterite, the imperfect subjunctive uses the 'i' stem: despidiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despide
The imperative uses 'despide' for tú and 'despida' for formal commands.
Negative Imperative
yo: no despidas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no despidas, no despida.