What does desarrollar mean in English?

Desarrollar means "to develop" in English.

How do you conjugate desarrollar in Spanish?

Desarrollar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using desarrollar?

Desarrollar is a regular -ar verb

How do you use desarrollar in a sentence?

Example: "La empresa desarrolló un nuevo producto." which means "The company developed a new product." in English.

What are synonyms for desarrollar?

Spanish synonyms for desarrollar include: crear. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Desarrollar

to develop

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desarrollar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desarrollando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desarrollado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrollo I develop	I develop
tú	desarrollas you develop	you develop
él/ella/usted	desarrolla he/she/you develops	he/she/you develops
nosotros	desarrollamos we develop	we develop
vosotros	desarrolláis you all develop	you all develop
ellos/ustedes	desarrollan they/you all develop	they/you all develop

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrollaba I used to develop	I used to develop
tú	desarrollabas you used to develop	you used to develop
él/ella/usted	desarrollaba he/she/you used to develop	he/she/you used to develop
nosotros	desarrollábamos we used to develop	we used to develop
vosotros	desarrollabais you all used to develop	you all used to develop
ellos/ustedes	desarrollaban they/you all used to develop	they/you all used to develop

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrollé I developed	I developed
tú	desarrollaste you developed	you developed
él/ella/usted	desarrolló he/she/you developed	he/she/you developed
nosotros	desarrollamos we developed	we developed
vosotros	desarrollasteis you all developed	you all developed
ellos/ustedes	desarrollaron they/you all developed	they/you all developed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrollaré I will develop	I will develop
tú	desarrollarás you will develop	you will develop
él/ella/usted	desarrollará he/she/you will develop	he/she/you will develop
nosotros	desarrollaremos we will develop	we will develop
vosotros	desarrollaréis you all will develop	you all will develop
ellos/ustedes	desarrollarán they/you all will develop	they/you all will develop

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrollaría I would develop	I would develop
tú	desarrollarías you would develop	you would develop
él/ella/usted	desarrollaría he/she/you would develop	he/she/you would develop
nosotros	desarrollaríamos we would develop	we would develop
vosotros	desarrollaríais you all would develop	you all would develop
ellos/ustedes	desarrollarían they/you all would develop	they/you all would develop

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrolle that I develop	that I develop
tú	desarrolles that you develop	that you develop
él/ella/usted	desarrolle that he/she/you develop	that he/she/you develop
nosotros	desarrollemos that we develop	that we develop
vosotros	desarrolléis that you all develop	that you all develop
ellos/ustedes	desarrollen that they/you all develop	that they/you all develop

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desarrollara or desarrollase that I developed	that I developed
tú	desarrollaras or desarrollases that you developed	that you developed
él/ella/usted	desarrollara or desarrollase that he/she/you developed	that he/she/you developed
nosotros	desarrolláramos or desarrollásemos that we developed	that we developed
vosotros	desarrollarais or desarrollaseis that you all developed	that you all developed
ellos/ustedes	desarrollaran or desarrollasen that they/you all developed	that they/you all developed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desarrolla	develop! (you)
usted	desarrolle	develop! (you formal)
nosotros	desarrollemos	let's develop!
vosotros	desarrollad	develop! (you all)
ustedes	desarrollen	develop! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desarrolles	don't develop! (you)
usted	no desarrolle	don't develop! (you formal)
nosotros	no desarrollemos	let's not develop!
vosotros	no desarrolléis	don't develop! (you all)
ustedes	no desarrollen	don't develop! (you all)

More About "desarrollar"

Examples in Context

La empresa desarrolló un nuevo producto.

The company developed a new product.

Preterite

Desarrollo aplicaciones web.

I develop web applications.

Present

Hemos desarrollado una estrategia.

We have developed a strategy.

Present Perfect

Desarrollaremos nuevas habilidades.

We will develop new skills.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

crear(to create)

For creating new things

Usage Notes

•Desarrollar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to develop
•Common in business and technology contexts
•Related noun: el desarrollo (development)

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