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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
dejar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
dejando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
dejado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dejo I leave/let |
tú | dejas you leave/let |
él/ella/usted | deja he/she/you leave/lets |
nosotros | dejamos we leave/let |
vosotros | dejáis you all leave/let |
ellos/ustedes | dejan they/you all leave/let |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dejaba I used to leave/let |
tú | dejabas you used to leave/let |
él/ella/usted | dejaba he/she/you used to leave/let |
nosotros | dejábamos we used to leave/let |
vosotros | dejabais you all used to leave/let |
ellos/ustedes | dejaban they/you all used to leave/let |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dejé I leave/leted |
tú | dejaste you leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | dejó he/she/you leave/leted |
nosotros | dejamos we leave/leted |
vosotros | dejasteis you all leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | dejaron they/you all leave/leted |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dejaré I will leave/let |
tú | dejarás you will leave/let |
él/ella/usted | dejará he/she/you will leave/let |
nosotros | dejaremos we will leave/let |
vosotros | dejaréis you all will leave/let |
ellos/ustedes | dejarán they/you all will leave/let |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dejaría I would leave/let |
tú | dejarías you would leave/let |
él/ella/usted | dejaría he/she/you would leave/let |
nosotros | dejaríamos we would leave/let |
vosotros | dejaríais you all would leave/let |
ellos/ustedes | dejarían they/you all would leave/let |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | deje that I leave/let |
tú | dejes that you leave/let |
él/ella/usted | deje that he/she/you leave/let |
nosotros | dejemos that we leave/let |
vosotros | dejéis that you all leave/let |
ellos/ustedes | dejen that they/you all leave/let |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dejara or dejase that I leave/leted |
tú | dejaras or dejases that you leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | dejara or dejase that he/she/you leave/leted |
nosotros | dejáramos or dejásemos that we leave/leted |
vosotros | dejarais or dejaseis that you all leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | dejaran or dejasen that they/you all leave/leted |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he dejado I have leave/leted |
tú | has dejado you have leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | ha dejado he/she/you have leave/leted |
nosotros | hemos dejado we have leave/leted |
vosotros | habéis dejado you all have leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | han dejado they/you all have leave/leted |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había dejado I had leave/leted |
tú | habías dejado you had leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | había dejado he/she/you had leave/leted |
nosotros | habíamos dejado we had leave/leted |
vosotros | habíais dejado you all had leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | habían dejado they/you all had leave/leted |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube dejado I had leave/leted |
tú | hubiste dejado you had leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | hubo dejado he/she/you had leave/leted |
nosotros | hubimos dejado we had leave/leted |
vosotros | hubisteis dejado you all had leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron dejado they/you all had leave/leted |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré dejado I will have leave/leted |
tú | habrás dejado you will have leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | habrá dejado he/she/you will have leave/leted |
nosotros | habremos dejado we will have leave/leted |
vosotros | habréis dejado you all will have leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | habrán dejado they/you all will have leave/leted |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría dejado I would have leave/leted |
tú | habrías dejado you would have leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | habría dejado he/she/you would have leave/leted |
nosotros | habríamos dejado we would have leave/leted |
vosotros | habríais dejado you all would have leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | habrían dejado they/you all would have leave/leted |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya dejado that I have leave/leted |
tú | hayas dejado that you have leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | haya dejado that he/she/you have leave/leted |
nosotros | hayamos dejado that we have leave/leted |
vosotros | hayáis dejado that you all have leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | hayan dejado that they/you all have leave/leted |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera dejado that I had leave/leted |
tú | hubieras dejado that you had leave/leted |
él/ella/usted | hubiera dejado that he/she/you had leave/leted |
nosotros | hubiéramos dejado that we had leave/leted |
vosotros | hubierais dejado that you all had leave/leted |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran dejado that they/you all had leave/leted |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | deja | leave/let! (you) |
usted | deje | leave/let! (you formal) |
nosotros | dejemos | let's leave/let! |
vosotros | dejad | leave/let! (you all) |
ustedes | dejen | leave/let! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no dejes | don't leave/let! (you) |
usted | no deje | don't leave/let! (you formal) |
nosotros | no dejemos | let's not leave/let! |
vosotros | no dejéis | don't leave/let! (you all) |
ustedes | no dejen | don't leave/let! (you all) |
More About "dejar"
Idiomatic Expressions
dejar de
to stop / to quit
💡 Used to express stopping an action or habit
dejar en paz
to leave alone / to leave in peace
💡 Requesting someone to stop bothering or interfering
dejarse llevar
to let oneself go / to get carried away
💡 Allowing emotions or circumstances to guide you
dejar plantado
to stand someone up
💡 Failing to show up for a meeting or date
dejar caer
to drop / to let slip
💡 Dropping something physically or mentioning something casually
no dejar de
to not fail to / to make sure to
💡 Emphasizing the importance of doing something
Examples in Context
Dejé las llaves en la mesa.
I left the keys on the table.
Preterite
Mi padre me deja usar el carro.
My father lets me use the car.
Present
He dejado de fumar.
I have stopped smoking.
Present Perfect
Déjame en paz, por favor.
Leave me alone, please.
Imperative
No dejaré que esto pase otra vez.
I will not let this happen again.
Future
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Usage Notes
- •Dejar is a regular -ar verb with multiple meanings depending on context
- •Main meanings: to leave (something/someone), to let/allow, to stop (when followed by "de")
- •"Dejar de" + infinitive means "to stop doing something": dejé de estudiar (I stopped studying)
- •Can mean "to lend" in some Latin American countries: ¿Me dejas tu bolígrafo? (Will you lend me your pen?)
- •Reflexive form "dejarse" means "to let oneself" or "to allow oneself to be"
- •Often confused with "salir" (to leave/exit a place) - "dejar" is to leave something behind
- •Common in commands: Déjalo (Leave it), No me dejes (Don't leave me)
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