Describir Conjugation

to describe in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

describiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

describido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describo I describe	I describe
tú	describes you describe	you describe
él/ella/usted	describe he/she/you describes	he/she/you describes
nosotros	describimos we describe	we describe
vosotros	describís you all describe	you all describe
ellos/ustedes	describen they/you all describe	they/you all describe

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describía I used to describe	I used to describe
tú	describías you used to describe	you used to describe
él/ella/usted	describía he/she/you used to describe	he/she/you used to describe
nosotros	describíamos we used to describe	we used to describe
vosotros	describíais you all used to describe	you all used to describe
ellos/ustedes	describían they/you all used to describe	they/you all used to describe

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describí I described	I described
tú	describiste you described	you described
él/ella/usted	describió he/she/you described	he/she/you described
nosotros	describimos we described	we described
vosotros	describisteis you all described	you all described
ellos/ustedes	describieron they/you all described	they/you all described

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describiré I will describe	I will describe
tú	describirás you will describe	you will describe
él/ella/usted	describirá he/she/you will describe	he/she/you will describe
nosotros	describiremos we will describe	we will describe
vosotros	describiréis you all will describe	you all will describe
ellos/ustedes	describirán they/you all will describe	they/you all will describe

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describiría I would describe	I would describe
tú	describirías you would describe	you would describe
él/ella/usted	describiría he/she/you would describe	he/she/you would describe
nosotros	describiríamos we would describe	we would describe
vosotros	describiríais you all would describe	you all would describe
ellos/ustedes	describirían they/you all would describe	they/you all would describe

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describa that I describe	that I describe
tú	describas that you describe	that you describe
él/ella/usted	describa that he/she/you describe	that he/she/you describe
nosotros	describamos that we describe	that we describe
vosotros	describáis that you all describe	that you all describe
ellos/ustedes	describan that they/you all describe	that they/you all describe

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	describiera or describiese that I described	that I described
tú	describieras or describieses that you described	that you described
él/ella/usted	describiera or describiese that he/she/you described	that he/she/you described
nosotros	describiéramos or describiésemos that we described	that we described
vosotros	describierais or describieseis that you all described	that you all described
ellos/ustedes	describieran or describiesen that they/you all described	that they/you all described

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	describe	describe! (you)
usted	describa	describe! (you formal)
nosotros	describamos	let's describe!
vosotros	describid	describe! (you all)
ustedes	describan	describe! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no describas	don't describe! (you)
usted	no describa	don't describe! (you formal)
nosotros	no describamos	let's not describe!
vosotros	no describáis	don't describe! (you all)
ustedes	no describan	don't describe! (you all)

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