Desaprobar

to disapprove

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desaprobar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desaprobando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desaprobado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobo I disapprove	I disapprove
tú	desaprobas you disapprove	you disapprove
él/ella/usted	desaproba he/she/you disapproves	he/she/you disapproves
nosotros	desaprobamos we disapprove	we disapprove
vosotros	desaprobáis you all disapprove	you all disapprove
ellos/ustedes	desaproban they/you all disapprove	they/you all disapprove

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobaba I used to disapprove	I used to disapprove
tú	desaprobabas you used to disapprove	you used to disapprove
él/ella/usted	desaprobaba he/she/you used to disapprove	he/she/you used to disapprove
nosotros	desaprobábamos we used to disapprove	we used to disapprove
vosotros	desaprobabais you all used to disapprove	you all used to disapprove
ellos/ustedes	desaprobaban they/you all used to disapprove	they/you all used to disapprove

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobé I disapproved	I disapproved
tú	desaprobaste you disapproved	you disapproved
él/ella/usted	desaprobó he/she/you disapproved	he/she/you disapproved
nosotros	desaprobamos we disapproved	we disapproved
vosotros	desaprobasteis you all disapproved	you all disapproved
ellos/ustedes	desaprobaron they/you all disapproved	they/you all disapproved

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobaré I will disapprove	I will disapprove
tú	desaprobarás you will disapprove	you will disapprove
él/ella/usted	desaprobará he/she/you will disapprove	he/she/you will disapprove
nosotros	desaprobaremos we will disapprove	we will disapprove
vosotros	desaprobaréis you all will disapprove	you all will disapprove
ellos/ustedes	desaprobarán they/you all will disapprove	they/you all will disapprove

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobaría I would disapprove	I would disapprove
tú	desaprobarías you would disapprove	you would disapprove
él/ella/usted	desaprobaría he/she/you would disapprove	he/she/you would disapprove
nosotros	desaprobaríamos we would disapprove	we would disapprove
vosotros	desaprobaríais you all would disapprove	you all would disapprove
ellos/ustedes	desaprobarían they/you all would disapprove	they/you all would disapprove

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobe that I disapprove	that I disapprove
tú	desaprobes that you disapprove	that you disapprove
él/ella/usted	desaprobe that he/she/you disapprove	that he/she/you disapprove
nosotros	desaprobemos that we disapprove	that we disapprove
vosotros	desaprobéis that you all disapprove	that you all disapprove
ellos/ustedes	desaproben that they/you all disapprove	that they/you all disapprove

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desaprobara or desaprobase that I disapproved	that I disapproved
tú	desaprobaras or desaprobases that you disapproved	that you disapproved
él/ella/usted	desaprobara or desaprobase that he/she/you disapproved	that he/she/you disapproved
nosotros	desaprobáramos or desaprobásemos that we disapproved	that we disapproved
vosotros	desaprobarais or desaprobaseis that you all disapproved	that you all disapproved
ellos/ustedes	desaprobaran or desaprobasen that they/you all disapproved	that they/you all disapproved

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desaproba	disapprove! (you)
usted	desaprobe	disapprove! (you formal)
nosotros	desaprobemos	let's disapprove!
vosotros	desaprobad	disapprove! (you all)
ustedes	desaproben	disapprove! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desaprobes	don't disapprove! (you)
usted	no desaprobe	don't disapprove! (you formal)
nosotros	no desaprobemos	let's not disapprove!
vosotros	no desaprobéis	don't disapprove! (you all)
ustedes	no desaproben	don't disapprove! (you all)

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