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Subjunctive

Imperfect Subjunctive

yoprescindiera
prescindieras
él/ella/ustedprescindiera
nosotrosprescindiéramos
vosotrosprescindierais
ellos/ellas/ustedesprescindieran

Use the imperfect subjunctive ('prescindiera' or 'prescindiese') for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.

Present Subjunctive

yoprescinda
prescindas
él/ella/ustedprescinda
nosotrosprescindamos
vosotrosprescindáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesprescindan

The present subjunctive ('prescinda', 'prescindas') follows expressions of doubt, desire, emotion, or uncertainty.

Imperative

Negative Imperative

no prescindas
ustedno prescinda
nosotrosno prescindamos
vosotrosno prescindáis
ustedesno prescindan

Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive, like 'no prescindas' (tú) or 'no prescinda' (usted).

Imperative

prescinde
ustedprescinda
nosotrosprescindamos
vosotrosprescindid
ustedesprescindan

Use imperative forms like 'prescinde' (tú) and 'prescinda' (usted) for direct commands.

Indicative

Conditional

yoprescindiría
prescindirías
él/ella/ustedprescindiría
nosotrosprescindiríamos
vosotrosprescindiríais
ellos/ellas/ustedesprescindirían

The conditional ('prescindiría', 'prescindirías') expresses hypotheticals like 'would do without'.

Preterite

yoprescindí
prescindiste
él/ella/ustedprescindió
nosotrosprescindimos
vosotrosprescindisteis
ellos/ellas/ustedesprescindieron

The preterite of prescindir is regular: 'prescindí', 'prescindiste', 'prescindió', 'prescindimos', 'prescindisteis', 'prescindieron'.

Imperfect

yoprescindía
prescindías
él/ella/ustedprescindía
nosotrosprescindíamos
vosotrosprescindíais
ellos/ellas/ustedesprescindían

The imperfect ('prescindía', 'prescindías') describes past habits or ongoing situations of doing without.

Present

yoprescindo
prescindes
él/ella/ustedprescinde
nosotrosprescindimos
vosotrosprescindís
ellos/ellas/ustedesprescinden

The present tense ('prescindo', 'prescindes') describes current actions or general truths about doing without things.

Future

yoprescindiré
prescindirás
él/ella/ustedprescindirá
nosotrosprescindiremos
vosotrosprescindiréis
ellos/ellas/ustedespresindirán

The future tense ('prescindiré', 'prescindirás') indicates actions of doing without that will happen later.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does prescindir mean in Spanish?

prescindir means "to do without".

Is prescindir a regular or irregular verb?

prescindir is a regular -ir verb in Spanish.

How do you conjugate prescindir in the present tense?

The present tense of prescindir is: yo prescindo, tú prescindes, él/ella/usted prescinde, nosotros prescindimos, vosotros prescindís, ellos/ellas/ustedes prescinden.

How do you conjugate prescindir in the preterite (past tense)?

The preterite of prescindir is: yo prescindí, tú prescindiste, él/ella/usted prescindió, nosotros prescindimos, vosotros prescindisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes prescindieron.

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