Despreciar

to despise

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

despreciar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

despreciando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

despreciado

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desprecio I despise	I despise
tú	desprecias you despise	you despise
él/ella/usted	desprecia he/she/you despises	he/she/you despises
nosotros	despreciamos we despise	we despise
vosotros	despreciáis you all despise	you all despise
ellos/ustedes	desprecian they/you all despise	they/you all despise

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despreciaba I used to despise	I used to despise
tú	despreciabas you used to despise	you used to despise
él/ella/usted	despreciaba he/she/you used to despise	he/she/you used to despise
nosotros	despreciábamos we used to despise	we used to despise
vosotros	despreciabais you all used to despise	you all used to despise
ellos/ustedes	despreciaban they/you all used to despise	they/you all used to despise

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desprecié I despised	I despised
tú	despreciaste you despised	you despised
él/ella/usted	despreció he/she/you despised	he/she/you despised
nosotros	despreciamos we despised	we despised
vosotros	despreciasteis you all despised	you all despised
ellos/ustedes	despreciaron they/you all despised	they/you all despised

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despreciaré I will despise	I will despise
tú	despreciarás you will despise	you will despise
él/ella/usted	despreciará he/she/you will despise	he/she/you will despise
nosotros	despreciaremos we will despise	we will despise
vosotros	despreciaréis you all will despise	you all will despise
ellos/ustedes	despreciarán they/you all will despise	they/you all will despise

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despreciaría I would despise	I would despise
tú	despreciarías you would despise	you would despise
él/ella/usted	despreciaría he/she/you would despise	he/she/you would despise
nosotros	despreciaríamos we would despise	we would despise
vosotros	despreciaríais you all would despise	you all would despise
ellos/ustedes	despreciarían they/you all would despise	they/you all would despise

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desprecie that I despise	that I despise
tú	desprecies that you despise	that you despise
él/ella/usted	desprecie that he/she/you despise	that he/she/you despise
nosotros	despreciemos that we despise	that we despise
vosotros	despreciéis that you all despise	that you all despise
ellos/ustedes	desprecien that they/you all despise	that they/you all despise

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	despreciara or despreciase that I despised	that I despised
tú	despreciaras or despreciases that you despised	that you despised
él/ella/usted	despreciara or despreciase that he/she/you despised	that he/she/you despised
nosotros	despreciáramos or despreciásemos that we despised	that we despised
vosotros	despreciarais or despreciaseis that you all despised	that you all despised
ellos/ustedes	despreciaran or despreciasen that they/you all despised	that they/you all despised

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desprecia	despise! (you)
usted	desprecie	despise! (you formal)
nosotros	despreciemos	let's despise!
vosotros	despreciad	despise! (you all)
ustedes	desprecien	despise! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desprecies	don't despise! (you)
usted	no desprecie	don't despise! (you formal)
nosotros	no despreciemos	let's not despise!
vosotros	no despreciéis	don't despise! (you all)
ustedes	no desprecien	don't despise! (you all)

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