desplegar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
desplegar — to unfold
The present subjunctive of desplegar features the E-to-IE stem change and a spelling change (g to gu) in all forms.
desplegar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use this after expressions of doubt, desire, or necessity—for example, 'I want you to unfold the map' or 'It's important that they deploy the police.'
Notes on desplegar in the Present Subjunctive
Every form has a spelling change (g becomes gu) to keep the hard 'g' sound before the 'e' endings. Additionally, the E-to-IE stem change occurs in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Example Sentences
Espero que despliegues todo tu talento hoy.
I hope you display (unfold) all your talent today.
tú
Es necesario que la policía despliegue más agentes.
It is necessary that the police deploy more agents.
él/ella/usted
No quiero que despleguemos el sofá todavía.
I don't want us to unfold the sofa yet.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'despliege' without the 'u'.
Correct: despliegue
Why: Without the 'u', the 'g' sounds like the Spanish 'j'. You need 'gu' to keep the hard 'g' sound of the infinitive.
Mistake: Stem-changing the nosotros form: 'desplieguemos'.
Correct: despleguemos
Why: -Ar verbs like desplegar do not have stem changes in the nosotros/vosotros forms of the subjunctive.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: despliego
Desplegar is a stem-changing verb in the present tense, where the 'e' changes to 'ie' in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.
Preterite
yo: desplegué
The preterite of desplegar is regular except for the 'yo' form, which changes to 'desplegué' to keep the hard 'g' sound.
Imperfect
yo: desplegaba
Desplegar is completely regular in the imperfect: desplegaba, desplegabas, desplegaba, desplegábamos, desplegabais, desplegaban.
Future
yo: desplegaré
The future tense of desplegar is regular: add the endings -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, -án to the full infinitive.
Conditional
yo: desplegaría
The conditional of desplegar is regular: add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: desplegara
The imperfect subjunctive is regular based on the third-person plural preterite: desplegara, desplegaras, desplegara...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: despliega
The imperative uses 'despliega' (tú) and 'despliegue' (usted) to give direct orders to unfold or deploy.
Negative Imperative
yo: no despliegues
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive forms: no despliegues, no despliegue, no despleguemos...