Desmenuzar

to crumble

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desmenuzar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desmenuzando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desmenuzado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuzo I crumble	I crumble
tú	desmenuzas you crumble	you crumble
él/ella/usted	desmenuza he/she/you crumbles	he/she/you crumbles
nosotros	desmenuzamos we crumble	we crumble
vosotros	desmenuzáis you all crumble	you all crumble
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzan they/you all crumble	they/you all crumble

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuzaba I used to crumble	I used to crumble
tú	desmenuzabas you used to crumble	you used to crumble
él/ella/usted	desmenuzaba he/she/you used to crumble	he/she/you used to crumble
nosotros	desmenuzábamos we used to crumble	we used to crumble
vosotros	desmenuzabais you all used to crumble	you all used to crumble
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzaban they/you all used to crumble	they/you all used to crumble

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuzé I crumbled	I crumbled
tú	desmenuzaste you crumbled	you crumbled
él/ella/usted	desmenuzó he/she/you crumbled	he/she/you crumbled
nosotros	desmenuzamos we crumbled	we crumbled
vosotros	desmenuzasteis you all crumbled	you all crumbled
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzaron they/you all crumbled	they/you all crumbled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuzaré I will crumble	I will crumble
tú	desmenuzarás you will crumble	you will crumble
él/ella/usted	desmenuzará he/she/you will crumble	he/she/you will crumble
nosotros	desmenuzaremos we will crumble	we will crumble
vosotros	desmenuzaréis you all will crumble	you all will crumble
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzarán they/you all will crumble	they/you all will crumble

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuzaría I would crumble	I would crumble
tú	desmenuzarías you would crumble	you would crumble
él/ella/usted	desmenuzaría he/she/you would crumble	he/she/you would crumble
nosotros	desmenuzaríamos we would crumble	we would crumble
vosotros	desmenuzaríais you all would crumble	you all would crumble
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzarían they/you all would crumble	they/you all would crumble

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuze that I crumble	that I crumble
tú	desmenuzes that you crumble	that you crumble
él/ella/usted	desmenuze that he/she/you crumble	that he/she/you crumble
nosotros	desmenuzemos that we crumble	that we crumble
vosotros	desmenuzéis that you all crumble	that you all crumble
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzen that they/you all crumble	that they/you all crumble

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desmenuzara or desmenuzase that I crumbled	that I crumbled
tú	desmenuzaras or desmenuzases that you crumbled	that you crumbled
él/ella/usted	desmenuzara or desmenuzase that he/she/you crumbled	that he/she/you crumbled
nosotros	desmenuzáramos or desmenuzásemos that we crumbled	that we crumbled
vosotros	desmenuzarais or desmenuzaseis that you all crumbled	that you all crumbled
ellos/ustedes	desmenuzaran or desmenuzasen that they/you all crumbled	that they/you all crumbled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desmenuza	crumble! (you)
usted	desmenuze	crumble! (you formal)
nosotros	desmenuzemos	let's crumble!
vosotros	desmenuzad	crumble! (you all)
ustedes	desmenuzen	crumble! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desmenuzes	don't crumble! (you)
usted	no desmenuze	don't crumble! (you formal)
nosotros	no desmenuzemos	let's not crumble!
vosotros	no desmenuzéis	don't crumble! (you all)
ustedes	no desmenuzen	don't crumble! (you all)

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