Despedir

to fire

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

despedir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

despidiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

despedido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despido I fire	I fire
tú	despides you fire	you fire
él/ella/usted	despide he/she/you fires	he/she/you fires
nosotros	despedimos we fire	we fire
vosotros	despedís you all fire	you all fire
ellos/ustedes	despiden they/you all fire	they/you all fire

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despedía I used to fire	I used to fire
tú	despedías you used to fire	you used to fire
él/ella/usted	despedía he/she/you used to fire	he/she/you used to fire
nosotros	despedíamos we used to fire	we used to fire
vosotros	despedíais you all used to fire	you all used to fire
ellos/ustedes	despedían they/you all used to fire	they/you all used to fire

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despedí I fired	I fired
tú	despediste you fired	you fired
él/ella/usted	despidió he/she/you fired	he/she/you fired
nosotros	despedimos we fired	we fired
vosotros	despedisteis you all fired	you all fired
ellos/ustedes	despidieron they/you all fired	they/you all fired

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despediré I will fire	I will fire
tú	despedirás you will fire	you will fire
él/ella/usted	despedirá he/she/you will fire	he/she/you will fire
nosotros	despediremos we will fire	we will fire
vosotros	despediréis you all will fire	you all will fire
ellos/ustedes	despedirán they/you all will fire	they/you all will fire

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despediría I would fire	I would fire
tú	despedirías you would fire	you would fire
él/ella/usted	despediría he/she/you would fire	he/she/you would fire
nosotros	despediríamos we would fire	we would fire
vosotros	despediríais you all would fire	you all would fire
ellos/ustedes	despedirían they/you all would fire	they/you all would fire

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despida that I fire	that I fire
tú	despidas that you fire	that you fire
él/ella/usted	despida that he/she/you fire	that he/she/you fire
nosotros	despidamos that we fire	that we fire
vosotros	despidáis that you all fire	that you all fire
ellos/ustedes	despidan that they/you all fire	that they/you all fire

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despediera or despediese that I fired	that I fired
tú	despedieras or despedieses that you fired	that you fired
él/ella/usted	despediera or despediese that he/she/you fired	that he/she/you fired
nosotros	despediéramos or despediésemos that we fired	that we fired
vosotros	despedierais or despedieseis that you all fired	that you all fired
ellos/ustedes	despedieran or despediesen that they/you all fired	that they/you all fired

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	despede	fire! (you)
usted	despeda	fire! (you formal)
nosotros	despedamos	let's fire!
vosotros	despedid	fire! (you all)
ustedes	despedan	fire! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no despedas	don't fire! (you)
usted	no despeda	don't fire! (you formal)
nosotros	no despedamos	let's not fire!
vosotros	no despedáis	don't fire! (you all)
ustedes	no despedan	don't fire! (you all)

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