Desanimar

to discourage

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desanimar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desanimando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desanimado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desanimo I discourage	I discourage
tú	desanimas you discourage	you discourage
él/ella/usted	desanima he/she/you discourages	he/she/you discourages
nosotros	desanimamos we discourage	we discourage
vosotros	desanimáis you all discourage	you all discourage
ellos/ustedes	desaniman 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	desanimaba I used to discourage	I used to discourage
tú	desanimabas you used to discourage	you used to discourage
él/ella/usted	desanimaba he/she/you used to discourage	he/she/you used to discourage
nosotros	desanimábamos we used to discourage	we used to discourage
vosotros	desanimabais you all used to discourage	you all used to discourage
ellos/ustedes	desanimaban 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	desanimé I discouraged	I discouraged
tú	desanimaste you discouraged	you discouraged
él/ella/usted	desanimó he/she/you discouraged	he/she/you discouraged
nosotros	desanimamos we discouraged	we discouraged
vosotros	desanimasteis you all discouraged	you all discouraged
ellos/ustedes	desanimaron they/you all discouraged	they/you all discouraged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desanimaré I will discourage	I will discourage
tú	desanimarás you will discourage	you will discourage
él/ella/usted	desanimará he/she/you will discourage	he/she/you will discourage
nosotros	desanimaremos we will discourage	we will discourage
vosotros	desanimaréis you all will discourage	you all will discourage
ellos/ustedes	desanimarán 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	desanimaría I would discourage	I would discourage
tú	desanimarías you would discourage	you would discourage
él/ella/usted	desanimaría he/she/you would discourage	he/she/you would discourage
nosotros	desanimaríamos we would discourage	we would discourage
vosotros	desanimaríais you all would discourage	you all would discourage
ellos/ustedes	desanimarían 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	desanime that I discourage	that I discourage
tú	desanimes that you discourage	that you discourage
él/ella/usted	desanime that he/she/you discourage	that he/she/you discourage
nosotros	desanimemos that we discourage	that we discourage
vosotros	desaniméis that you all discourage	that you all discourage
ellos/ustedes	desanimen 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	desanimara or desanimase that I discouraged	that I discouraged
tú	desanimaras or desanimases that you discouraged	that you discouraged
él/ella/usted	desanimara or desanimase that he/she/you discouraged	that he/she/you discouraged
nosotros	desanimáramos or desanimásemos that we discouraged	that we discouraged
vosotros	desanimarais or desanimaseis that you all discouraged	that you all discouraged
ellos/ustedes	desanimaran or desanimasen 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 desanimado I have discouraged	I have discouraged
tú	has desanimado you have discouraged	you have discouraged
él/ella/usted	ha desanimado he/she/you have discouraged	he/she/you have discouraged
nosotros	hemos desanimado we have discouraged	we have discouraged
vosotros	habéis desanimado you all have discouraged	you all have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	han desanimado 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 desanimado I had discouraged	I had discouraged
tú	habías desanimado you had discouraged	you had discouraged
él/ella/usted	había desanimado he/she/you had discouraged	he/she/you had discouraged
nosotros	habíamos desanimado we had discouraged	we had discouraged
vosotros	habíais desanimado you all had discouraged	you all had discouraged
ellos/ustedes	habían desanimado 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 desanimado I had discouraged	I had discouraged
tú	hubiste desanimado you had discouraged	you had discouraged
él/ella/usted	hubo desanimado he/she/you had discouraged	he/she/you had discouraged
nosotros	hubimos desanimado we had discouraged	we had discouraged
vosotros	hubisteis desanimado you all had discouraged	you all had discouraged
ellos/ustedes	hubieron desanimado 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 desanimado I will have discouraged	I will have discouraged
tú	habrás desanimado you will have discouraged	you will have discouraged
él/ella/usted	habrá desanimado he/she/you will have discouraged	he/she/you will have discouraged
nosotros	habremos desanimado we will have discouraged	we will have discouraged
vosotros	habréis desanimado you all will have discouraged	you all will have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	habrán desanimado 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 desanimado I would have discouraged	I would have discouraged
tú	habrías desanimado you would have discouraged	you would have discouraged
él/ella/usted	habría desanimado he/she/you would have discouraged	he/she/you would have discouraged
nosotros	habríamos desanimado we would have discouraged	we would have discouraged
vosotros	habríais desanimado you all would have discouraged	you all would have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	habrían desanimado 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 desanimado that I have discouraged	that I have discouraged
tú	hayas desanimado that you have discouraged	that you have discouraged
él/ella/usted	haya desanimado that he/she/you have discouraged	that he/she/you have discouraged
nosotros	hayamos desanimado that we have discouraged	that we have discouraged
vosotros	hayáis desanimado that you all have discouraged	that you all have discouraged
ellos/ustedes	hayan desanimado 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 desanimado that I had discouraged	that I had discouraged
tú	hubieras desanimado that you had discouraged	that you had discouraged
él/ella/usted	hubiera desanimado that he/she/you had discouraged	that he/she/you had discouraged
nosotros	hubiéramos desanimado that we had discouraged	that we had discouraged
vosotros	hubierais desanimado that you all had discouraged	that you all had discouraged
ellos/ustedes	hubieran desanimado 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	desanima	discourage! (you)
usted	desanime	discourage! (you formal)
nosotros	desanimemos	let's discourage!
vosotros	desanimad	discourage! (you all)
ustedes	desanimen	discourage! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desanimes	don't discourage! (you)
usted	no desanime	don't discourage! (you formal)
nosotros	no desanimemos	let's not discourage!
vosotros	no desaniméis	don't discourage! (you all)
ustedes	no desanimen	don't discourage! (you all)

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