Menospreciar

to despise

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

menospreciar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

menospreciando

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

menospreciado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menosprecio I despise	I despise
tú	menosprecias you despise	you despise
él/ella/usted	menosprecia he/she/you despises	he/she/you despises
nosotros	menospreciamos we despise	we despise
vosotros	menospreciáis you all despise	you all despise
ellos/ustedes	menosprecian 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	menospreciaba I used to despise	I used to despise
tú	menospreciabas you used to despise	you used to despise
él/ella/usted	menospreciaba he/she/you used to despise	he/she/you used to despise
nosotros	menospreciábamos we used to despise	we used to despise
vosotros	menospreciabais you all used to despise	you all used to despise
ellos/ustedes	menospreciaban they/you all used to despise	they/you all used to despise

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menosprecié I despised	I despised
tú	menospreciaste you despised	you despised
él/ella/usted	menospreció he/she/you despised	he/she/you despised
nosotros	menospreciamos we despised	we despised
vosotros	menospreciasteis you all despised	you all despised
ellos/ustedes	menospreciaron they/you all despised	they/you all despised

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menospreciaré I will despise	I will despise
tú	menospreciarás you will despise	you will despise
él/ella/usted	menospreciará he/she/you will despise	he/she/you will despise
nosotros	menospreciaremos we will despise	we will despise
vosotros	menospreciaréis you all will despise	you all will despise
ellos/ustedes	menospreciarán 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	menospreciaría I would despise	I would despise
tú	menospreciarías you would despise	you would despise
él/ella/usted	menospreciaría he/she/you would despise	he/she/you would despise
nosotros	menospreciaríamos we would despise	we would despise
vosotros	menospreciaríais you all would despise	you all would despise
ellos/ustedes	menospreciarían 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	menosprecie that I despise	that I despise
tú	menosprecies that you despise	that you despise
él/ella/usted	menosprecie that he/she/you despise	that he/she/you despise
nosotros	menospreciemos that we despise	that we despise
vosotros	menospreciéis that you all despise	that you all despise
ellos/ustedes	menosprecien that they/you all despise	that they/you all despise

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menospreciara or menospreciase that I despised	that I despised
tú	menospreciaras or menospreciases that you despised	that you despised
él/ella/usted	menospreciara or menospreciase that he/she/you despised	that he/she/you despised
nosotros	menospreciáramos or menospreciásemos that we despised	that we despised
vosotros	menospreciarais or menospreciaseis that you all despised	that you all despised
ellos/ustedes	menospreciaran or menospreciasen 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 menospreciado I have despised	I have despised
tú	has menospreciado you have despised	you have despised
él/ella/usted	ha menospreciado he/she/you have despised	he/she/you have despised
nosotros	hemos menospreciado we have despised	we have despised
vosotros	habéis menospreciado you all have despised	you all have despised
ellos/ustedes	han menospreciado 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 menospreciado I had despised	I had despised
tú	habías menospreciado you had despised	you had despised
él/ella/usted	había menospreciado he/she/you had despised	he/she/you had despised
nosotros	habíamos menospreciado we had despised	we had despised
vosotros	habíais menospreciado you all had despised	you all had despised
ellos/ustedes	habían menospreciado they/you all had despised	they/you all had despised

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría menospreciado I would have despised	I would have despised
tú	habrías menospreciado you would have despised	you would have despised
él/ella/usted	habría menospreciado he/she/you would have despised	he/she/you would have despised
nosotros	habríamos menospreciado we would have despised	we would have despised
vosotros	habríais menospreciado you all would have despised	you all would have despised
ellos/ustedes	habrían menospreciado 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 menospreciado that I have despised	that I have despised
tú	hayas menospreciado that you have despised	that you have despised
él/ella/usted	haya menospreciado that he/she/you have despised	that he/she/you have despised
nosotros	hayamos menospreciado that we have despised	that we have despised
vosotros	hayáis menospreciado that you all have despised	that you all have despised
ellos/ustedes	hayan menospreciado that they/you all have despised	that they/you all have despised

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera menospreciado that I had despised	that I had despised
tú	hubieras menospreciado that you had despised	that you had despised
él/ella/usted	hubiera menospreciado that he/she/you had despised	that he/she/you had despised
nosotros	hubiéramos menospreciado that we had despised	that we had despised
vosotros	hubierais menospreciado that you all had despised	that you all had despised
ellos/ustedes	hubieran menospreciado 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	menosprecia	despise! (you)
usted	menosprecie	despise! (you formal)
nosotros	menospreciemos	let's despise!
vosotros	menospreciad	despise! (you all)
ustedes	menosprecien	despise! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no menosprecies	don't despise! (you)
usted	no menosprecie	don't despise! (you formal)
nosotros	no menospreciemos	let's not despise!
vosotros	no menospreciéis	don't despise! (you all)
ustedes	no menosprecien	don't despise! (you all)

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