desmotivar
to demotivate
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
desmotivando
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
desmotivado
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotivo I demotivate |
tú | desmotivas you demotivate |
él/ella/usted | desmotiva he/she/you demotivates |
nosotros | desmotivamos we demotivate |
vosotros | desmotiváis you all demotivate |
ellos/ustedes | desmotivan they/you all demotivate |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotivaba I used to demotivate |
tú | desmotivabas you used to demotivate |
él/ella/usted | desmotivaba he/she/you used to demotivate |
nosotros | desmotivábamos we used to demotivate |
vosotros | desmotivabais you all used to demotivate |
ellos/ustedes | desmotivaban they/you all used to demotivate |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotivé I demotivated |
tú | desmotivaste you demotivated |
él/ella/usted | desmotivó he/she/you demotivated |
nosotros | desmotivamos we demotivated |
vosotros | desmotivasteis you all demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | desmotivaron they/you all demotivated |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotivaré I will demotivate |
tú | desmotivarás you will demotivate |
él/ella/usted | desmotivará he/she/you will demotivate |
nosotros | desmotivaremos we will demotivate |
vosotros | desmotivaréis you all will demotivate |
ellos/ustedes | desmotivarán they/you all will demotivate |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotivaría I would demotivate |
tú | desmotivarías you would demotivate |
él/ella/usted | desmotivaría he/she/you would demotivate |
nosotros | desmotivaríamos we would demotivate |
vosotros | desmotivaríais you all would demotivate |
ellos/ustedes | desmotivarían they/you all would demotivate |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotive that I demotivate |
tú | desmotives that you demotivate |
él/ella/usted | desmotive that he/she/you demotivate |
nosotros | desmotivemos that we demotivate |
vosotros | desmotivéis that you all demotivate |
ellos/ustedes | desmotiven that they/you all demotivate |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | desmotivara or desmotivase that I demotivated |
tú | desmotivaras or desmotivases that you demotivated |
él/ella/usted | desmotivara or desmotivase that he/she/you demotivated |
nosotros | desmotiváramos or desmotivásemos that we demotivated |
vosotros | desmotivarais or desmotivaseis that you all demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | desmotivaran or desmotivasen that they/you all demotivated |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he desmotivado I have demotivated |
tú | has desmotivado you have demotivated |
él/ella/usted | ha desmotivado he/she/you have demotivated |
nosotros | hemos desmotivado we have demotivated |
vosotros | habéis desmotivado you all have demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | han desmotivado they/you all have demotivated |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había desmotivado I had demotivated |
tú | habías desmotivado you had demotivated |
él/ella/usted | había desmotivado he/she/you had demotivated |
nosotros | habíamos desmotivado we had demotivated |
vosotros | habíais desmotivado you all had demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | habían desmotivado they/you all had demotivated |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube desmotivado I had demotivated |
tú | hubiste desmotivado you had demotivated |
él/ella/usted | hubo desmotivado he/she/you had demotivated |
nosotros | hubimos desmotivado we had demotivated |
vosotros | hubisteis desmotivado you all had demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron desmotivado they/you all had demotivated |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré desmotivado I will have demotivated |
tú | habrás desmotivado you will have demotivated |
él/ella/usted | habrá desmotivado he/she/you will have demotivated |
nosotros | habremos desmotivado we will have demotivated |
vosotros | habréis desmotivado you all will have demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán desmotivado they/you all will have demotivated |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría desmotivado I would have demotivated |
tú | habrías desmotivado you would have demotivated |
él/ella/usted | habría desmotivado he/she/you would have demotivated |
nosotros | habríamos desmotivado we would have demotivated |
vosotros | habríais desmotivado you all would have demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían desmotivado they/you all would have demotivated |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya desmotivado that I have demotivated |
tú | hayas desmotivado that you have demotivated |
él/ella/usted | haya desmotivado that he/she/you have demotivated |
nosotros | hayamos desmotivado that we have demotivated |
vosotros | hayáis desmotivado that you all have demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan desmotivado that they/you all have demotivated |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera desmotivado that I had demotivated |
tú | hubieras desmotivado that you had demotivated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera desmotivado that he/she/you had demotivated |
nosotros | hubiéramos desmotivado that we had demotivated |
vosotros | hubierais desmotivado that you all had demotivated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran desmotivado that they/you all had demotivated |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | desmotiva | demotivate! (you) |
usted | desmotive | demotivate! (you formal) |
nosotros | desmotivemos | let's demotivate! |
vosotros | desmotivad | demotivate! (you all) |
ustedes | desmotiven | demotivate! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no desmotives | don't demotivate! (you) |
usted | no desmotive | don't demotivate! (you formal) |
nosotros | no desmotivemos | let's not demotivate! |
vosotros | no desmotivéis | don't demotivate! (you all) |
ustedes | no desmotiven | don't demotivate! (you all) |
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