Conjugation of despertar in Spanish
despertarto wake upirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despierto | |
| tú | despiertas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despierta | |
| nosotros | despertamos | |
| vosotros | despertáis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despiertan |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- yo
despertodespiertoRemember the stem change e → ie in the present tense: despierto.
Pretérito Indefinidosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperté | |
| tú | despertaste | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertó | |
| nosotros | despertamos | |
| vosotros | despertasteis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertaron |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertaba | |
| tú | despertabas | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertaba | |
| nosotros | despertábamos | |
| vosotros | despertabais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertaban |
Futuro Simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertaré | |
| tú | despertarás | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertará | |
| nosotros | despertaremos | |
| vosotros | despertaréis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertarán |
Condicional Simpleconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertaría | |
| tú | despertarías | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertaría | |
| nosotros | despertaríamos | |
| vosotros | despertaríais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertarían |
Subjuntivo Presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despierte | |
| tú | despiertes | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despierte | |
| nosotros | despertemos | |
| vosotros | despertéis | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despierten |
Common mistakes in the Subjuntivo Presente
- nosotros
despertimosdespertemosThe present subjunctive also keeps the stem change in nosotros: despertemos.
Subjuntivo Imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertara | |
| tú | despertaras | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertara | |
| nosotros | despertáramos | |
| vosotros | despertarais | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertaran |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | despierta | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despierte | |
| nosotros | despertemos | |
| vosotros | despertad | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despierten |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- tú
despiertasdespiertaAffirmative tú commands use the imperative form, not the present indicative: despierta.
Gerundio
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertando | |
| tú | despertando | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertando | |
| nosotros | despertando | |
| vosotros | despertando | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertando |
Participio Pasadopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | despertado | |
| tú | despertado | |
| él/ella/Ud. | despertado | |
| nosotros | despertado | |
| vosotros | despertado | |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despertado |
despertar — frequently asked questions
Is despertar a regular verb?
No — despertar is an irregular Spanish verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does despertar mean?
despertar is a Spanish verb meaning "to wake up".