Despertar

to wake up

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

despertar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

despertando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

despertado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desperto I wake up	I wake up
tú	despertas you wake up	you wake up
él/ella/usted	desperta he/she/you wake ups	he/she/you wake ups
nosotros	despertamos we wake up	we wake up
vosotros	despertáis you all wake up	you all wake up
ellos/ustedes	despertan they/you all wake up	they/you all wake up

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despertaba I used to wake up	I used to wake up
tú	despertabas you used to wake up	you used to wake up
él/ella/usted	despertaba he/she/you used to wake up	he/she/you used to wake up
nosotros	despertábamos we used to wake up	we used to wake up
vosotros	despertabais you all used to wake up	you all used to wake up
ellos/ustedes	despertaban they/you all used to wake up	they/you all used to wake up

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desperté I wake uped	I wake uped
tú	despertaste you wake uped	you wake uped
él/ella/usted	despertó he/she/you wake uped	he/she/you wake uped
nosotros	despertamos we wake uped	we wake uped
vosotros	despertasteis you all wake uped	you all wake uped
ellos/ustedes	despertaron they/you all wake uped	they/you all wake uped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despertaré I will wake up	I will wake up
tú	despertarás you will wake up	you will wake up
él/ella/usted	despertará he/she/you will wake up	he/she/you will wake up
nosotros	despertaremos we will wake up	we will wake up
vosotros	despertaréis you all will wake up	you all will wake up
ellos/ustedes	despertarán they/you all will wake up	they/you all will wake up

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despertaría I would wake up	I would wake up
tú	despertarías you would wake up	you would wake up
él/ella/usted	despertaría he/she/you would wake up	he/she/you would wake up
nosotros	despertaríamos we would wake up	we would wake up
vosotros	despertaríais you all would wake up	you all would wake up
ellos/ustedes	despertarían they/you all would wake up	they/you all would wake up

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desperte that I wake up	that I wake up
tú	despertes that you wake up	that you wake up
él/ella/usted	desperte that he/she/you wake up	that he/she/you wake up
nosotros	despertemos that we wake up	that we wake up
vosotros	despertéis that you all wake up	that you all wake up
ellos/ustedes	desperten that they/you all wake up	that they/you all wake up

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despertara or despertase that I wake uped	that I wake uped
tú	despertaras or despertases that you wake uped	that you wake uped
él/ella/usted	despertara or despertase that he/she/you wake uped	that he/she/you wake uped
nosotros	despertáramos or despertásemos that we wake uped	that we wake uped
vosotros	despertarais or despertaseis that you all wake uped	that you all wake uped
ellos/ustedes	despertaran or despertasen that they/you all wake uped	that they/you all wake uped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desperta	wake up! (you)
usted	desperte	wake up! (you formal)
nosotros	despertemos	let's wake up!
vosotros	despertad	wake up! (you all)
ustedes	desperten	wake up! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no despertes	don't wake up! (you)
usted	no desperte	don't wake up! (you formal)
nosotros	no despertemos	let's not wake up!
vosotros	no despertéis	don't wake up! (you all)
ustedes	no desperten	don't wake up! (you all)

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