Desempeñar

to perform

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desempeñar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desempeñando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desempeñado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeño I perform	I perform
tú	desempeñas you perform	you perform
él/ella/usted	desempeña he/she/you performs	he/she/you performs
nosotros	desempeñamos we perform	we perform
vosotros	desempeñáis you all perform	you all perform
ellos/ustedes	desempeñan they/you all perform	they/you all perform

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeñaba I used to perform	I used to perform
tú	desempeñabas you used to perform	you used to perform
él/ella/usted	desempeñaba he/she/you used to perform	he/she/you used to perform
nosotros	desempeñábamos we used to perform	we used to perform
vosotros	desempeñabais you all used to perform	you all used to perform
ellos/ustedes	desempeñaban they/you all used to perform	they/you all used to perform

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeñé I performed	I performed
tú	desempeñaste you performed	you performed
él/ella/usted	desempeñó he/she/you performed	he/she/you performed
nosotros	desempeñamos we performed	we performed
vosotros	desempeñasteis you all performed	you all performed
ellos/ustedes	desempeñaron they/you all performed	they/you all performed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeñaré I will perform	I will perform
tú	desempeñarás you will perform	you will perform
él/ella/usted	desempeñará he/she/you will perform	he/she/you will perform
nosotros	desempeñaremos we will perform	we will perform
vosotros	desempeñaréis you all will perform	you all will perform
ellos/ustedes	desempeñarán they/you all will perform	they/you all will perform

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeñaría I would perform	I would perform
tú	desempeñarías you would perform	you would perform
él/ella/usted	desempeñaría he/she/you would perform	he/she/you would perform
nosotros	desempeñaríamos we would perform	we would perform
vosotros	desempeñaríais you all would perform	you all would perform
ellos/ustedes	desempeñarían they/you all would perform	they/you all would perform

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeñe that I perform	that I perform
tú	desempeñes that you perform	that you perform
él/ella/usted	desempeñe that he/she/you perform	that he/she/you perform
nosotros	desempeñemos that we perform	that we perform
vosotros	desempeñéis that you all perform	that you all perform
ellos/ustedes	desempeñen that they/you all perform	that they/you all perform

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desempeñara or desempeñase that I performed	that I performed
tú	desempeñaras or desempeñases that you performed	that you performed
él/ella/usted	desempeñara or desempeñase that he/she/you performed	that he/she/you performed
nosotros	desempeñáramos or desempeñásemos that we performed	that we performed
vosotros	desempeñarais or desempeñaseis that you all performed	that you all performed
ellos/ustedes	desempeñaran or desempeñasen that they/you all performed	that they/you all performed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desempeña	perform! (you)
usted	desempeñe	perform! (you formal)
nosotros	desempeñemos	let's perform!
vosotros	desempeñad	perform! (you all)
ustedes	desempeñen	perform! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desempeñes	don't perform! (you)
usted	no desempeñe	don't perform! (you formal)
nosotros	no desempeñemos	let's not perform!
vosotros	no desempeñéis	don't perform! (you all)
ustedes	no desempeñen	don't perform! (you all)

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