Conjugation of despedir in Spanish
despedirto dismiss, to fire; to say goodbyeirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despido | |
| tú | despides | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despide | |
| nosotros | despedimos | |
| vosotros | despedís | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despiden |
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despedí | |
| tú | despediste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidió | |
| nosotros | despedimos | |
| vosotros | despedisteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidieron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despedía | |
| tú | despedías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despedía | |
| nosotros | despedíamos | |
| vosotros | despedíais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedían |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despediré | |
| tú | despedirás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despedirá | |
| nosotros | despediremos | |
| vosotros | despediréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedirán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despediría | |
| tú | despedirías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despediría | |
| nosotros | despediríamos | |
| vosotros | despediríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedirían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despida | |
| tú | despidas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despida | |
| nosotros | despidamos | |
| vosotros | despidáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidan |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- yo
despededespidaThe present subjunctive changes the stem to despid-: despida, despidas, etc.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despidiera | |
| tú | despidieras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidiera | |
| nosotros | despidiéramos | |
| vosotros | despidierais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidieran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | despide | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despida | |
| nosotros | despidamos | |
| vosotros | despedid | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidan |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
despededespideThe informal affirmative imperative is despide, not despede. - vosotros
despedirdespedidThe vosotros affirmative imperative is despedid.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidiendo |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedido |
despedir — frequently asked questions
Is despedir a regular verb?
No — despedir is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does despedir mean?
despedir is a Spanish verb meaning "to dismiss, to fire; to say goodbye".