desplazar Preterite Conjugation
desplazar — to move
The preterite of desplazar has a 'z' to 'c' change only in the 'yo' form: desplacé.
desplazar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of moving or displacing something at a specific moment in the past.
Notes on desplazar in the Preterite
Only the first-person singular (yo) changes 'z' to 'c' (desplacé) to preserve the sound. All other forms are regular with a 'z'.
Example Sentences
Me desplacé al centro en bicicleta.
I moved/traveled to the center by bicycle.
yo
El viento desplazó las hojas secas.
The wind moved the dry leaves.
él/ella/usted
Desplazamos el sofá a la otra pared.
We moved the sofa to the other wall.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: desplazé
Correct: desplacé
Why: The 'z' must change to 'c' before the 'é' in the 'yo' form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: desplazo
The present tense of desplazar is regular: desplazo, desplazas, desplaza, desplazamos, desplazáis, desplazan.
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.