Desistir

to desist

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desistir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desistiendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desistido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desisto I desist	I desist
tú	desistes you desist	you desist
él/ella/usted	desiste he/she/you desists	he/she/you desists
nosotros	desistimos we desist	we desist
vosotros	desistís you all desist	you all desist
ellos/ustedes	desisten they/you all desist	they/you all desist

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desistía I used to desist	I used to desist
tú	desistías you used to desist	you used to desist
él/ella/usted	desistía he/she/you used to desist	he/she/you used to desist
nosotros	desistíamos we used to desist	we used to desist
vosotros	desistíais you all used to desist	you all used to desist
ellos/ustedes	desistían they/you all used to desist	they/you all used to desist

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desistí I desisted	I desisted
tú	desististe you desisted	you desisted
él/ella/usted	desistió he/she/you desisted	he/she/you desisted
nosotros	desistimos we desisted	we desisted
vosotros	desististeis you all desisted	you all desisted
ellos/ustedes	desistieron they/you all desisted	they/you all desisted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desistiré I will desist	I will desist
tú	desistirás you will desist	you will desist
él/ella/usted	desistirá he/she/you will desist	he/she/you will desist
nosotros	desistiremos we will desist	we will desist
vosotros	desistiréis you all will desist	you all will desist
ellos/ustedes	desistirán they/you all will desist	they/you all will desist

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desistiría I would desist	I would desist
tú	desistirías you would desist	you would desist
él/ella/usted	desistiría he/she/you would desist	he/she/you would desist
nosotros	desistiríamos we would desist	we would desist
vosotros	desistiríais you all would desist	you all would desist
ellos/ustedes	desistirían they/you all would desist	they/you all would desist

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desista that I desist	that I desist
tú	desistas that you desist	that you desist
él/ella/usted	desista that he/she/you desist	that he/she/you desist
nosotros	desistamos that we desist	that we desist
vosotros	desistáis that you all desist	that you all desist
ellos/ustedes	desistan that they/you all desist	that they/you all desist

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desistiera or desistiese that I desisted	that I desisted
tú	desistieras or desistieses that you desisted	that you desisted
él/ella/usted	desistiera or desistiese that he/she/you desisted	that he/she/you desisted
nosotros	desistiéramos or desistiésemos that we desisted	that we desisted
vosotros	desistierais or desistieseis that you all desisted	that you all desisted
ellos/ustedes	desistieran or desistiesen that they/you all desisted	that they/you all desisted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desiste	desist! (you)
usted	desista	desist! (you formal)
nosotros	desistamos	let's desist!
vosotros	desistid	desist! (you all)
ustedes	desistan	desist! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desistas	don't desist! (you)
usted	no desista	don't desist! (you formal)
nosotros	no desistamos	let's not desist!
vosotros	no desistáis	don't desist! (you all)
ustedes	no desistan	don't desist! (you all)

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