desplazar Present Conjugation
desplazar — to move
The present tense of desplazar is regular: desplazo, desplazas, desplaza, desplazamos, desplazáis, desplazan.
desplazar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use this for current habits, traveling from one place to another, or general facts about displacement.
Notes on desplazar in the Present
Desplazar is completely regular in the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Siempre me desplazo en metro.
I always commute/move by subway.
yo
Estas piezas se desplazan fácilmente.
These pieces move easily.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Cómo te desplazas al trabajo?
How do you get to work?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: desplaco
Correct: desplazo
Why: There is no spelling change in the present indicative because the endings start with 'o' or 'a'.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: desplacé
The preterite of desplazar has a 'z' to 'c' change only in the 'yo' form: desplacé.
Imperfect
yo: desplazaba
The imperfect of desplazar is regular: desplazaba, desplazabas, desplazaba, desplazábamos, desplazabais, desplazaban.
Future
yo: desplazaré
The future tense of desplazar is regular: desplazaré, desplazarás, desplazará, desplazaremos, desplazaréis, desplazarán.
Conditional
yo: desplazaría
The conditional of desplazar is regular: desplazaría, desplazarías, desplazaría, desplazaríamos, desplazaríais, desplazarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: desplace
The present subjunctive of desplazar features a spelling change from 'z' to 'c' in all forms: desplace, desplaces, desplace, desplacemos, desplacéis, desplacen.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desplazara
The imperfect subjunctive of desplazar is regular: desplazara, desplazaras, desplazara, desplazáramos, desplazarais, desplazaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: desplaza
The imperative of desplazar uses 'z' for 'tú' (desplaza) but changes to 'c' for other forms like 'usted' (desplace).
Negative Imperative
yo: no desplaces
The negative imperative of desplazar always uses 'c' instead of 'z': no desplaces, no desplace, no desplacemos, no desplacéis, no desplacen.