Detestar

to detest

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

detestar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

detestando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

detestado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detesto I detest	I detest
tú	detestas you detest	you detest
él/ella/usted	detesta he/she/you detests	he/she/you detests
nosotros	detestamos we detest	we detest
vosotros	detestáis you all detest	you all detest
ellos/ustedes	detestan they/you all detest	they/you all detest

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detestaba I used to detest	I used to detest
tú	detestabas you used to detest	you used to detest
él/ella/usted	detestaba he/she/you used to detest	he/she/you used to detest
nosotros	detestábamos we used to detest	we used to detest
vosotros	detestabais you all used to detest	you all used to detest
ellos/ustedes	detestaban they/you all used to detest	they/you all used to detest

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detesté I detested	I detested
tú	detestaste you detested	you detested
él/ella/usted	detestó he/she/you detested	he/she/you detested
nosotros	detestamos we detested	we detested
vosotros	detestasteis you all detested	you all detested
ellos/ustedes	detestaron they/you all detested	they/you all detested

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detestaré I will detest	I will detest
tú	detestarás you will detest	you will detest
él/ella/usted	detestará he/she/you will detest	he/she/you will detest
nosotros	detestaremos we will detest	we will detest
vosotros	detestaréis you all will detest	you all will detest
ellos/ustedes	detestarán they/you all will detest	they/you all will detest

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detestaría I would detest	I would detest
tú	detestarías you would detest	you would detest
él/ella/usted	detestaría he/she/you would detest	he/she/you would detest
nosotros	detestaríamos we would detest	we would detest
vosotros	detestaríais you all would detest	you all would detest
ellos/ustedes	detestarían they/you all would detest	they/you all would detest

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	deteste that I detest	that I detest
tú	detestes that you detest	that you detest
él/ella/usted	deteste that he/she/you detest	that he/she/you detest
nosotros	detestemos that we detest	that we detest
vosotros	detestéis that you all detest	that you all detest
ellos/ustedes	detesten that they/you all detest	that they/you all detest

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	detestara or detestase that I detested	that I detested
tú	detestaras or detestases that you detested	that you detested
él/ella/usted	detestara or detestase that he/she/you detested	that he/she/you detested
nosotros	detestáramos or detestásemos that we detested	that we detested
vosotros	detestarais or detestaseis that you all detested	that you all detested
ellos/ustedes	detestaran or detestasen that they/you all detested	that they/you all detested

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	detesta	detest! (you)
usted	deteste	detest! (you formal)
nosotros	detestemos	let's detest!
vosotros	detestad	detest! (you all)
ustedes	detesten	detest! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no detestes	don't detest! (you)
usted	no deteste	don't detest! (you formal)
nosotros	no detestemos	let's not detest!
vosotros	no detestéis	don't detest! (you all)
ustedes	no detesten	don't detest! (you all)

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