desprenderConjugation
desprender means to detach.
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive 'desprendiera'/'desprendiese' is used for past hypotheticals, wishes, or doubts.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive 'desprenda' is used for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
Negative commands use 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no desprendas' (tú), 'no desprenda' (usted), 'no desprendamos' (nosotros), 'no desprendan' (ustedes), 'no desprendáis' (vosotros).
Imperative
Use the tú form 'desprende' for direct commands; 'desprenda' for usted; 'desprendamos' for nosotros; 'desprendan' for ustedes; 'desprended' for vosotros.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional 'desprendería' is for hypotheticals ('would'), polite requests, or future-in-the-past.
Preterite
The preterite of desprender is regular: desprendí, desprendiste, desprendió, desprendimos, desprendisteis, desprendieron.
Imperfect
The imperfect 'desprendía' describes ongoing or habitual past actions or background details.
Present
The present tense 'desprendo' is for actions happening now, habits, or general truths.
Future
The future tense 'desprenderé' indicates actions that will happen.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does desprender mean in Spanish?
desprender means "to detach".
Is desprender a regular or irregular verb?
desprender is a regular -er verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate desprender in the present tense?
The present tense of desprender is: yo desprendo, tú desprendes, él/ella/usted desprende, nosotros desprendemos, vosotros desprendéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desprenden.
How do you conjugate desprender in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of desprender is: yo desprendí, tú desprendiste, él/ella/usted desprendió, nosotros desprendimos, vosotros desprendisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desprendieron.
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