describir
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Conjugation
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Subjuntivo
Subjuntivo
Tiempo
Presente de subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
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Indicativo — Indicativo
Subjuntivo — Subjuntivo
Imperativo — Imperativo
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Formas impersonales
These are the non‑finite verb forms used in combinations and constructions.
- Infinitivo — describir
- Infinitivo compuesto — haber describido
- Gerundio — discribiendo
- Gerundio compuesto — habiendo describido
- Participio — describido
Key forms
yo
describo
tú
describes
él/ella
describe
Use the present perfect for past actions that have a connection to the present or recent past.
Key forms
yo
he describido
tú
has describido
él/ella
ha describido
Use the preterite to describe completed past actions with a clear beginning or end.
Key forms
yo
describí
tú
describiste
él/ella
describió
Use the imperfect to describe ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past.
Key forms
yo
describía
tú
describías
él/ella
describía
Use the pluperfect (pluscuamperfecto) for past actions completed before another past action.
Key forms
yo
había describido
tú
habías describido
él/ella
había describido
Use for past-before-past; mainly literary.
Key forms
yo
hube describido
tú
hubiste describido
él/ella
hubo describido
Use the future to express actions that will happen, predictions, or probability.
Key forms
yo
describiré
tú
describirás
él/ella
describirá
Use the conditional for hypothetical situations, polite requests, or future in the past.
Key forms
yo
describiría
tú
describirías
él/ella
describiría
Use the future perfect for actions that will have been completed by a future time.
Key forms
yo
habré describido
tú
habrás describido
él/ella
habrá describido
Use the conditional perfect for hypothetical past actions or actions that would have been completed.
Key forms
yo
habría describido
tú
habrías describido
él/ella
habría describido
Use the present subjunctive for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after certain conjunctions.
Key forms
yo
describa
tú
describas
él/ella
describa
Use for past actions with present relevance in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
haya describido
tú
hayas describido
él/ella
haya describido
Use for hypothetical or reported past (e.g. Si viviera…).
Key forms
yo
describiera (describiese)
tú
describieras (describieses)
él/ella
describiera (describiese)
Use for past-before-past in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiera describido (hubiese describido)
tú
hubieras describido (hubieses describido)
él/ella
hubiera describido (hubiese describido)
Rare; legal/formal style.
Key forms
yo
describiere
tú
describieres
él/ella
describiere
Rare; future perfect in subjunctive contexts.
Key forms
yo
hubiere describido
tú
hubieres describido
él/ella
hubiere describido
Affirmative imperative only. Negative imperative is available as a separate tense.
Key forms
yo
—
tú
describe
él/ella
describa
Negative commands: use No + form (e.g. No hables.).
Key forms
yo
—
tú
describas
él/ella
describa
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