Desalentar

to discourage

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desalentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desalentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desalentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalento I discourage	I discourage
tú	desalentas you discourage	you discourage
él/ella/usted	desalenta he/she/you discourages	he/she/you discourages
nosotros	desalentamos we discourage	we discourage
vosotros	desalentáis you all discourage	you all discourage
ellos/ustedes	desalentan they/you all discourage	they/you all discourage

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalentaba I used to discourage	I used to discourage
tú	desalentabas you used to discourage	you used to discourage
él/ella/usted	desalentaba he/she/you used to discourage	he/she/you used to discourage
nosotros	desalentábamos we used to discourage	we used to discourage
vosotros	desalentabais you all used to discourage	you all used to discourage
ellos/ustedes	desalentaban they/you all used to discourage	they/you all used to discourage

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalenté I discouraged	I discouraged
tú	desalentaste you discouraged	you discouraged
él/ella/usted	desalentó he/she/you discouraged	he/she/you discouraged
nosotros	desalentamos we discouraged	we discouraged
vosotros	desalentasteis you all discouraged	you all discouraged
ellos/ustedes	desalentaron they/you all discouraged	they/you all discouraged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalentaré I will discourage	I will discourage
tú	desalentarás you will discourage	you will discourage
él/ella/usted	desalentará he/she/you will discourage	he/she/you will discourage
nosotros	desalentaremos we will discourage	we will discourage
vosotros	desalentaréis you all will discourage	you all will discourage
ellos/ustedes	desalentarán they/you all will discourage	they/you all will discourage

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalentaría I would discourage	I would discourage
tú	desalentarías you would discourage	you would discourage
él/ella/usted	desalentaría he/she/you would discourage	he/she/you would discourage
nosotros	desalentaríamos we would discourage	we would discourage
vosotros	desalentaríais you all would discourage	you all would discourage
ellos/ustedes	desalentarían they/you all would discourage	they/you all would discourage

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalente that I discourage	that I discourage
tú	desalentes that you discourage	that you discourage
él/ella/usted	desalente that he/she/you discourage	that he/she/you discourage
nosotros	desalentemos that we discourage	that we discourage
vosotros	desalentéis that you all discourage	that you all discourage
ellos/ustedes	desalenten that they/you all discourage	that they/you all discourage

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desalentara or desalentase that I discouraged	that I discouraged
tú	desalentaras or desalentases that you discouraged	that you discouraged
él/ella/usted	desalentara or desalentase that he/she/you discouraged	that he/she/you discouraged
nosotros	desalentáramos or desalentásemos that we discouraged	that we discouraged
vosotros	desalentarais or desalentaseis that you all discouraged	that you all discouraged
ellos/ustedes	desalentaran or desalentasen that they/you all discouraged	that they/you all discouraged

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he desalentado I have discouraged	I have discouraged
tú	has desalentado you have discouraged	you have discouraged
él/ella/usted	ha desalentado he/she/you have discouraged	he/she/you have discouraged
nosotros	hemos desalentado we have discouraged	we have discouraged
vosotros	habéis desalentado you all have discouraged	you all have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	han desalentado they/you all have discouraged	they/you all have discouraged

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había desalentado I had discouraged	I had discouraged
tú	habías desalentado you had discouraged	you had discouraged
él/ella/usted	había desalentado he/she/you had discouraged	he/she/you had discouraged
nosotros	habíamos desalentado we had discouraged	we had discouraged
vosotros	habíais desalentado you all had discouraged	you all had discouraged
ellos/ustedes	habían desalentado they/you all had discouraged	they/you all had discouraged

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube desalentado I had discouraged	I had discouraged
tú	hubiste desalentado you had discouraged	you had discouraged
él/ella/usted	hubo desalentado he/she/you had discouraged	he/she/you had discouraged
nosotros	hubimos desalentado we had discouraged	we had discouraged
vosotros	hubisteis desalentado you all had discouraged	you all had discouraged
ellos/ustedes	hubieron desalentado they/you all had discouraged	they/you all had discouraged

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré desalentado I will have discouraged	I will have discouraged
tú	habrás desalentado you will have discouraged	you will have discouraged
él/ella/usted	habrá desalentado he/she/you will have discouraged	he/she/you will have discouraged
nosotros	habremos desalentado we will have discouraged	we will have discouraged
vosotros	habréis desalentado you all will have discouraged	you all will have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	habrán desalentado they/you all will have discouraged	they/you all will have discouraged

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría desalentado I would have discouraged	I would have discouraged
tú	habrías desalentado you would have discouraged	you would have discouraged
él/ella/usted	habría desalentado he/she/you would have discouraged	he/she/you would have discouraged
nosotros	habríamos desalentado we would have discouraged	we would have discouraged
vosotros	habríais desalentado you all would have discouraged	you all would have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	habrían desalentado they/you all would have discouraged	they/you all would have discouraged

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya desalentado that I have discouraged	that I have discouraged
tú	hayas desalentado that you have discouraged	that you have discouraged
él/ella/usted	haya desalentado that he/she/you have discouraged	that he/she/you have discouraged
nosotros	hayamos desalentado that we have discouraged	that we have discouraged
vosotros	hayáis desalentado that you all have discouraged	that you all have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	hayan desalentado that they/you all have discouraged	that they/you all have discouraged

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera desalentado that I had discouraged	that I had discouraged
tú	hubieras desalentado that you had discouraged	that you had discouraged
él/ella/usted	hubiera desalentado that he/she/you had discouraged	that he/she/you had discouraged
nosotros	hubiéramos desalentado that we had discouraged	that we had discouraged
vosotros	hubierais desalentado that you all had discouraged	that you all had discouraged
ellos/ustedes	hubieran desalentado that they/you all had discouraged	that they/you all had discouraged

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desalenta	discourage! (you)
usted	desalente	discourage! (you formal)
nosotros	desalentemos	let's discourage!
vosotros	desalentad	discourage! (you all)
ustedes	desalenten	discourage! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desalentes	don't discourage! (you)
usted	no desalente	don't discourage! (you formal)
nosotros	no desalentemos	let's not discourage!
vosotros	no desalentéis	don't discourage! (you all)
ustedes	no desalenten	don't discourage! (you all)

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