How to conjugate Desaparecer in Spanish
To disappear, to vanish Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Desaparecer
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Present
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Future
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Desaparecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Desaparecer
- Imperative tenses of Desaparecer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Desaparecer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Desaparecer is the Spanish verb for "to disappear, to vanish". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | desaparecer | to disappear, to vanish |
Past participle | desaparecido | disappeared |
Gerund | desapareciendo | disappearing |
Indicative Tenses of Desaparecer
Desaparecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of desaparecer 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, "desaparezco", meaning "I disappear".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desaparezco | I disappear |
Tú | desapareces | you disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | desaparece | s/he disappears, you (formal) disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desaparecemos | we disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desaparecéis | you (plural) disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecen | they disappear, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of desaparecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "desaparecí", meaning "I disappeared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desaparecí | I disappeared |
Tú | desapareciste | you disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | desapareció | s/he disappeared, you (formal) disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desaparecimos | we disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desaparecisteis | you (plural) disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecieron | they disappeared, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of desaparecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "desaparecía", meaning "I used to disappear".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desaparecía | I used to disappear |
Tú | desaparecías | you used to disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | desaparecía | s/he used to disappear, you (formal) used to disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desaparecíamos | we used to disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desaparecíais | you (plural) used to disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecían | they used to disappear, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of desaparecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy desapareciendo", meaning "I am disappearing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy desapareciendo | I am disappearing |
Tú | estás desapareciendo | you are disappearing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está desapareciendo | s/he is disappearing, you (formal) are disappearing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos desapareciendo | we are disappearing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis desapareciendo | you (plural) are disappearing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están desapareciendo | they are disappearing, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of desaparecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a desaparecer", meaning "I am going to disappear".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a desaparecer | I am going to disappear |
Tú | vas a desaparecer | you are going to disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a desaparecer | s/he is going to disappear, you (formal) are going to disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a desaparecer | we are going to disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a desaparecer | you (plural) are going to disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a desaparecer | they are going to disappear, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of desaparecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "desapareceré", meaning "I will disappear".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desapareceré | I will disappear |
Tú | desaparecerás | you will disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | desaparecerá | s/he will disappear, you (formal) will disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desapareceremos | we will disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desapareceréis | you (plural) will disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecerán | they will disappear, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of desaparecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "desaparecería", meaning "I would disappear".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desaparecería | I would disappear |
Tú | desaparecerías | you would disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | desaparecería | s/he would disappear, you (formal) would disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desapareceríamos | we would disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desapareceríais | you (plural) would disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecerían | they would disappear, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of desaparecer 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 desaparecido", meaning "I have disappeared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he desaparecido | I have disappeared |
Tú | has desaparecido | you have disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha desaparecido | s/he has disappeared, you (formal) have disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos desaparecido | we have disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis desaparecido | you (plural) have disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han desaparecido | they have disappeared, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of desaparecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había desaparecido", meaning "I had disappeared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había desaparecido | I had disappeared |
Tú | habías desaparecido | you had disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | había desaparecido | s/he had disappeared, you (formal) had disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos desaparecido | we had disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais desaparecido | you (plural) had disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían desaparecido | they had disappeared, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of desaparecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré desaparecido", meaning "I will have disappeared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré desaparecido | I will have disappeared |
Tú | habrás desaparecido | you will have disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá desaparecido | s/he will have disappeared, you (formal) will have disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos desaparecido | we will have disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis desaparecido | you (plural) will have disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán desaparecido | they will have disappeared, |
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Desaparecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of desaparecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría desaparecido", meaning "I would have disappeared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría desaparecido | I would have disappeared |
Tú | habrías desaparecido | you would have disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría desaparecido | s/he would have disappeared, you (formal) would have disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos desaparecido | we would have disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais desaparecido | you (plural) would have disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían desaparecido | they would have disappeared, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Desaparecer
Desaparecer 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, "desaparezca", meaning "I disappear".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desaparezca | I disappear |
Tú | desaparezcas | you disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | desaparezca | s/he disappears, you (formal) disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desaparezcamos | we disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desaparezcáis | you (plural) disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparezcan | they disappear, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Desaparecer 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, "desapareciera", meaning "I disappeared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desapareciera | I disappeared |
Tú | desaparecieras | you disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | desapareciera | s/he disappeared, you (formal) disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desapareciéramos | we disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desaparecierais | you (plural) disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecieran | they disappeared, |
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Desaparecer 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, "desapareciere", meaning "I will disappear".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | desapareciere | I will disappear |
Tú | desaparecieres | you will disappear |
Ella / Él / Usted | desapareciere | s/he will disappear, you (formal) will disappear |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desapareciéremos | we will disappear |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desapareciereis | you (plural) will disappear |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparecieren | they will disappear, |
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Desaparecer 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 desaparecido", meaning "I have disappeared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya desaparecido | I have disappeared |
Tú | hayas desaparecido | you have disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya desaparecido | s/he has disappeared, you (formal) have disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos desaparecido | we have disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis desaparecido | you (plural) have disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan desaparecido | they have disappeared, |
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Desaparecer 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 desaparecido", meaning "I had disappeared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera desaparecido | I had disappeared |
Tú | hubieras desaparecido | you had disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera desaparecido | s/he had disappeared, you (formal) had disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos desaparecido | we had disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais desaparecido | you (plural) had disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran desaparecido | they had disappeared, |
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Desaparecer 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 desaparecido", meaning "I will have disappeared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere desaparecido | I will have disappeared |
Tú | hubieres desaparecido | you will have disappeared |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere desaparecido | s/he will have disappeared, you (formal) will have disappeared |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos desaparecido | we will have disappeared |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis desaparecido | you (plural) will have disappeared |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren desaparecido | they will have disappeared, |
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Imperative Tenses of Desaparecer
Desaparecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "desaparezca", meaning "(to you formal) disappear!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | desaparece | (to you) disappear! |
Ella / Él / Usted | desaparezca | (to you formal) disappear! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | desaparezcamos | let's disappear! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | desapareced | (to you plural) disappear! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desaparezcan | (to you plural formal) disappear! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Desaparecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no desaparezca", meaning "(to you formal) don't disappear!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no desaparezcas | (to you) don't disappear! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no desaparezca | (to you formal) don't disappear! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no desaparezcamos | let's not disappear! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no desaparezcáis | (to you plural) don't disappear! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no desaparezcan | (to you plural formal) don't disappear! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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