How to conjugate Dejar in Spanish

Introduction

Dejar is the Spanish verb meaning "to leave (put), to let, to allow and to put". Dejar is a regular AR verb, so it follows all the AR conjugation rules for all tenses. It can be used to talk about leaving something in a place, to forget something "Dejé mi móvil en tu casa" (I left my phone in your house). Furthermore, it is commonly used in everyday life to ask someone to allow you to do something. For example: Déjame hacer el café (Let me make the coffee) or to lend something e.g. ¿Me dejarías tu chaqueta? (Will you lend me your coat?)

Similar verbs to dejar include: abandonar, largarse, marcharse, partir, salir, cesar, permitir.

Indicative Tenses of Dejar

Dejar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of dejar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "dejo la casa", meaning "I leave the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejo	I leave
Tú	dejas	you leave
Ella / Él / Usted	deja	s/he leaves, you (formal) leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejamos	we leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejáis	you (plural) leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejan	they leave,

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Dejar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of dejar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "dejé la casa", meaning "I left the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejé	I left
Tú	dejaste	you left
Ella / Él / Usted	dejó	s/he left, you (formal) left
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejamos	we left
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejasteis	you (plural) left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejaron	they left,

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Dejar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of dejar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "dejaba la casa", meaning "I used to leave the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejaba	I used to leave
Tú	dejabas	you used to leave
Ella / Él / Usted	dejaba	s/he used to leave, you (formal) used to leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejábamos	we used to leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejabais	you (plural) used to leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejaban	they used to leave,

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Dejar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of dejar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy dejando la casa", meaning "I am leaving the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	estoy dejando	I am leaving
Tú	estás dejando	you are leaving
Ella / Él / Usted	está dejando	s/he is leaving, you (formal) are leaving
Nosotras / Nosotros	estamos dejando	we are leaving
Vosotras / Vosotros	estáis dejando	you (plural) are leaving
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	están dejando	they are leaving,

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Dejar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of dejar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a dejar la casa", meaning "I am going to leave the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	voy a dejar	I am going to leave
Tú	vas a dejar	you are going to leave
Ella / Él / Usted	va a dejar	s/he is going to leave, you (formal) are going to leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	vamos a dejar	we are going to leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	vais a dejar	you (plural) are going to leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	van a dejar	they are going to leave,

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Dejar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of dejar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "dejaré la casa", meaning "I will leave the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejaré	I will leave
Tú	dejarás	you will leave
Ella / Él / Usted	dejará	s/he will leave, you (formal) will leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejaremos	we will leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejaréis	you (plural) will leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejarán	they will leave,

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Dejar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of dejar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "dejaría la casa", meaning "I would leave the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejaría	I would leave
Tú	dejarías	you would leave
Ella / Él / Usted	dejaría	s/he would leave, you (formal) would leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejaríamos	we would leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejaríais	you (plural) would leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejarían	they would leave,

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Dejar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of dejar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he dejado la casa", meaning "I have left the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	he dejado	I have left
Tú	has dejado	you have left
Ella / Él / Usted	ha dejado	s/he has left, you (formal) have left
Nosotras / Nosotros	hemos dejado	we have left
Vosotras / Vosotros	habéis dejado	you (plural) have left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	han dejado	they have left,

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Dejar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of dejar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había dejado la casa", meaning "I had left the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	había dejado	I had left
Tú	habías dejado	you had left
Ella / Él / Usted	había dejado	s/he had left, you (formal) had left
Nosotras / Nosotros	habíamos dejado	we had left
Vosotras / Vosotros	habíais dejado	you (plural) had left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habían dejado	they had left,

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Dejar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of dejar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré dejado la casa", meaning "I will have left the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habré dejado	I will have left
Tú	habrás dejado	you will have left
Ella / Él / Usted	habrá dejado	s/he will have left, you (formal) will have left
Nosotras / Nosotros	habremos dejado	we will have left
Vosotras / Vosotros	habréis dejado	you (plural) will have left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrán dejado	they will have left,

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Dejar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dejar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría dejado la casa", meaning "I would have left the house".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	habría dejado	I would have left
Tú	habrías dejado	you would have left
Ella / Él / Usted	habría dejado	s/he would have left, you (formal) would have left
Nosotras / Nosotros	habríamos dejado	we would have left
Vosotras / Vosotros	habríais dejado	you (plural) would have left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	habrían dejado	they would have left,

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Subjunctive Tenses of Dejar

Dejar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "deje", meaning "I leave".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	deje	I leave
Tú	dejes	you leave
Ella / Él / Usted	deje	s/he leaves, you (formal) leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejemos	we leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejéis	you (plural) leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejen	they leave,

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Dejar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "dejara", meaning "I left".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejara	I left
Tú	dejaras	you left
Ella / Él / Usted	dejara	s/he left, you (formal) left
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejáramos	we left
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejarais	you (plural) left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejaran	they left,

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Dejar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "dejare", meaning "I will leave".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	dejare	I will leave
Tú	dejares	you will leave
Ella / Él / Usted	dejare	s/he will leave, you (formal) will leave
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejáremos	we will leave
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejareis	you (plural) will leave
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejaren	they will leave,

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Dejar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya dejado", meaning "I have left".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	haya dejado	I have left
Tú	hayas dejado	you have left
Ella / Él / Usted	haya dejado	s/he has left, you (formal) have left
Nosotras / Nosotros	hayamos dejado	we have left
Vosotras / Vosotros	hayáis dejado	you (plural) have left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hayan dejado	they have left,

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Dejar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera dejado", meaning "I had left".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiera dejado	I had left
Tú	hubieras dejado	you had left
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiera dejado	s/he had left, you (formal) had left
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéramos dejado	we had left
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubierais dejado	you (plural) had left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieran dejado	they had left,

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Dejar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere dejado", meaning "I will have left".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	hubiere dejado	I will have left
Tú	hubieres dejado	you will have left
Ella / Él / Usted	hubiere dejado	s/he will have left, you (formal) will have left
Nosotras / Nosotros	hubiéremos dejado	we will have left
Vosotras / Vosotros	hubiereis dejado	you (plural) will have left
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	hubieren dejado	they will have left,

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Imperative Tenses of Dejar

Dejar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "deje", meaning "(to you formal) leave!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	deja	(to you) leave!
Ella / Él / Usted	deje	(to you formal) leave!
Nosotras / Nosotros	dejemos	let's leave!
Vosotras / Vosotros	dejad	(to you plural) leave!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	dejen	(to you plural formal) leave!

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Dejar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no deje", meaning "(to you formal) don't leave!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Pronoun	Spanish	English
Yo	-	-
Tú	no dejes	(to you) don't leave!
Ella / Él / Usted	no deje	(to you formal) don't leave!
Nosotras / Nosotros	no dejemos	let's not leave!
Vosotras / Vosotros	no dejéis	(to you plural) don't leave!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes	no dejen	(to you plural formal) don't leave!

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Example sentences and usage

• ¡Deja de mirarme como una persona "normal"! Stop seeing me as a "normal" person!
• ¡Deja ya de pedirme bebidas! ¿Por qué no te las pagas tú? Stop asking me for a drink! Go get it yourself.
• ¿De casualidad sabes dónde dejé mis llaves? Any chance you know where I put my keys?
• Dejé tu paraguas en el colectivo. I left your umbrella in the bus.
• Deja tu escritorio como está. Leave your desk as it is.
• Te aconsejo que dejes de fumar. I advise you to stop smoking.
• Dejen su sala limpia. Keep your classroom clean.
• El médico me ha dicho que deje de fumar. The doctor told me to give up smoking.

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