Desteñir

to fade

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desteñir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desteñiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desteñido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteño I fade	I fade
tú	desteñes you fade	you fade
él/ella/usted	desteñe he/she/you fades	he/she/you fades
nosotros	desteñimos we fade	we fade
vosotros	desteñís you all fade	you all fade
ellos/ustedes	desteñen they/you all fade	they/you all fade

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteñía I used to fade	I used to fade
tú	desteñías you used to fade	you used to fade
él/ella/usted	desteñía he/she/you used to fade	he/she/you used to fade
nosotros	desteñíamos we used to fade	we used to fade
vosotros	desteñíais you all used to fade	you all used to fade
ellos/ustedes	desteñían they/you all used to fade	they/you all used to fade

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteñí I faded	I faded
tú	desteñiste you faded	you faded
él/ella/usted	desteñió he/she/you faded	he/she/you faded
nosotros	desteñimos we faded	we faded
vosotros	desteñisteis you all faded	you all faded
ellos/ustedes	desteñieron they/you all faded	they/you all faded

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteñiré I will fade	I will fade
tú	desteñirás you will fade	you will fade
él/ella/usted	desteñirá he/she/you will fade	he/she/you will fade
nosotros	desteñiremos we will fade	we will fade
vosotros	desteñiréis you all will fade	you all will fade
ellos/ustedes	desteñirán they/you all will fade	they/you all will fade

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteñiría I would fade	I would fade
tú	desteñirías you would fade	you would fade
él/ella/usted	desteñiría he/she/you would fade	he/she/you would fade
nosotros	desteñiríamos we would fade	we would fade
vosotros	desteñiríais you all would fade	you all would fade
ellos/ustedes	desteñirían they/you all would fade	they/you all would fade

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteña that I fade	that I fade
tú	desteñas that you fade	that you fade
él/ella/usted	desteña that he/she/you fade	that he/she/you fade
nosotros	desteñamos that we fade	that we fade
vosotros	desteñáis that you all fade	that you all fade
ellos/ustedes	desteñan that they/you all fade	that they/you all fade

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desteñiera or desteñiese that I faded	that I faded
tú	desteñieras or desteñieses that you faded	that you faded
él/ella/usted	desteñiera or desteñiese that he/she/you faded	that he/she/you faded
nosotros	desteñiéramos or desteñiésemos that we faded	that we faded
vosotros	desteñierais or desteñieseis that you all faded	that you all faded
ellos/ustedes	desteñieran or desteñiesen that they/you all faded	that they/you all faded

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desteñe	fade! (you)
usted	desteña	fade! (you formal)
nosotros	desteñamos	let's fade!
vosotros	desteñid	fade! (you all)
ustedes	desteñan	fade! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desteñas	don't fade! (you)
usted	no desteña	don't fade! (you formal)
nosotros	no desteñamos	let's not fade!
vosotros	no desteñáis	don't fade! (you all)
ustedes	no desteñan	don't fade! (you all)

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