Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Desarrollarse in Spanish
To develop (oneself) Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Desarrollarse (to develop (oneself)) is a widely used reflexive regular -AR verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me desarrollo, te desarrollas, se desarrolla, nos desarrollamos, os desarrolláis, se desarrollan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Desarrollarse
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Present
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Preterite
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Future
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Conditional
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Desarrollarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Desarrollarse
- Imperative tenses of Desarrollarse
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Desarrollarse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Desarrollarse is the Spanish verb for "to develop (oneself)". It is a regular AR reflexive verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | desarrollarse | to develop (oneself) |
| Past participle | desarrollado | developed |
| Gerund | desarrollando | developing |
Indicative Tenses of Desarrollarse
Desarrollarse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of desarrollarse 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, "me desarrollo", meaning "I develop".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollo | I develop |
| Tú | te desarrollas | you develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrolla | s/he develops |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrollamos | we develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrolláis | you (plural) develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollan | they develop |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of desarrollarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me desarrollé", meaning "I developed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollé | I developed |
| Tú | te desarrollaste | you developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrolló | s/he developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrollamos | we developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrollasteis | you (plural) developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollaron | they developed |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of desarrollarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me desarrollaba", meaning "I used to develop".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollaba | I used to develop |
| Tú | te desarrollabas | you used to develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrollaba | s/he used to develop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrollábamos | we used to develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrollabais | you (plural) used to develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollaban | they used to develop |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of desarrollarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy desarrollando", meaning "I am developing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy desarrollando | I am developing |
| Tú | te estás desarrollando | you are developing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está desarrollando | s/he is developing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos desarrollando | we are developing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis desarrollando | you (plural) are developing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están desarrollando | they are developing |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of desarrollarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a desarrollar", meaning "I am going to develop".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a desarrollar | I am going to develop |
| Tú | te vas a desarrollar | you are going to develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a desarrollar | s/he is going to develop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a desarrollar | we are going to develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a desarrollar | you (plural) are going to develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a desarrollar | they are going to develop |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of desarrollarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me desarrollaré", meaning "I will develop".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollaré | I will develop |
| Tú | te desarrollarás | you will develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrollará | s/he will develop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrollaremos | we will develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrollaréis | you (plural) will develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollarán | they will develop |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of desarrollarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me desarrollaría", meaning "I would develop".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollaría | I would develop |
| Tú | te desarrollarías | you would develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrollaría | s/he would develop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrollaríamos | we would develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrollaríais | you (plural) would develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollarían | they would develop |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of desarrollarse 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, "me he desarrollado", meaning "I have developed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he desarrollado | I have developed |
| Tú | te has desarrollado | you have developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha desarrollado | s/he has developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos desarrollado | we have developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis desarrollado | you (plural) have developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han desarrollado | they have developed |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of desarrollarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había desarrollado", meaning "I had developed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había desarrollado | I had developed |
| Tú | te habías desarrollado | you had developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había desarrollado | s/he had developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos desarrollado | we had developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais desarrollado | you (plural) had developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían desarrollado | they had developed |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of desarrollarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré desarrollado", meaning "I will have developed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré desarrollado | I will have developed |
| Tú | te habrás desarrollado | you will have developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá desarrollado | s/he will have developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos desarrollado | we will have developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis desarrollado | you (plural) will have developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán desarrollado | they will have developed |
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Desarrollarse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of desarrollarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría desarrollado", meaning "I would have developed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría desarrollado | I would have developed |
| Tú | te habrías desarrollado | you would have developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría desarrollado | s/he would have developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos desarrollado | we would have developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais desarrollado | you (plural) would have developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían desarrollado | they would have developed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Desarrollarse
Desarrollarse 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, "me desarrolle", meaning "I develop".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrolle | I develop |
| Tú | te desarrolles | you develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrolle | s/he develops |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrollemos | we develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrolléis | you (plural) develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollen | they develop |
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Desarrollarse 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, "me desarrollara", meaning "I developed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollara | I developed |
| Tú | te desarrollaras | you developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrollara | s/he developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrolláramos | we developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrollarais | you (plural) developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollaran | they developed |
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Desarrollarse 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, "me desarrollare", meaning "I will develop".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desarrollare | I will develop |
| Tú | te desarrollares | you will develop |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desarrollare | s/he will develop |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desarrolláremos | we will develop |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desarrollareis | you (plural) will develop |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desarrollaren | they will develop |
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Desarrollarse 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, "me haya desarrollado", meaning "I have developed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya desarrollado | I have developed |
| Tú | te hayas desarrollado | you have developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya desarrollado | s/he has developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos desarrollado | we have developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis desarrollado | you (plural) have developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan desarrollado | they have developed |
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Desarrollarse 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, "me hubiera desarrollado", meaning "I had developed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera desarrollado | I had developed |
| Tú | te hubieras desarrollado | you had developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera desarrollado | s/he had developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos desarrollado | we had developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais desarrollado | you (plural) had developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran desarrollado | they had developed |
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Desarrollarse 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, "me hubiere desarrollado", meaning "I will have developed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere desarrollado | I will have developed |
| Tú | te hubieres desarrollado | you will have developed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere desarrollado | s/he will have developed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos desarrollado | we will have developed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis desarrollado | you (plural) will have developed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren desarrollado | they will have developed |
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Imperative Tenses of Desarrollarse
Desarrollarse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "desarróllese", meaning "(to you formal) develop!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | desarróllate | (to you) develop! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desarróllese | (to you formal) develop! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desarrollémonos | let's develop! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desarrollaos | (to you plural) develop! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desarróllense | (to you plural formal) develop! |
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Desarrollarse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se desarrolle", meaning "(to you formal) don't develop!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te desarrolles | (to you) don't develop! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se desarrolle | (to you formal) don't develop! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos desarrollemos | let's not develop! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os desarrolléis | (to you plural) don't develop! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se desarrollen | (to you plural formal) don't develop! |
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Frequently asked questions about Desarrollarse
Is desarrollarse a regular or irregular verb?
Desarrollarse is a fully regular -AR reflexive verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate desarrollarse in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), desarrollarse is conjugated as: yo me desarrollo, tú te desarrollas, él/ella/usted se desarrolla, nosotros nos desarrollamos, vosotros os desarrolláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desarrollan. The present tense 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.
How do you conjugate desarrollarse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), desarrollarse is conjugated as: yo me desarrollé, tú te desarrollaste, él/ella/usted se desarrolló, nosotros nos desarrollamos, vosotros os desarrollasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desarrollaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate desarrollarse in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), desarrollarse is conjugated as: yo me desarrollaba, tú te desarrollabas, él/ella/usted se desarrollaba, nosotros nos desarrollábamos, vosotros os desarrollabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desarrollaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate desarrollarse in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), desarrollarse is conjugated as: yo me desarrollaré, tú te desarrollarás, él/ella/usted se desarrollará, nosotros nos desarrollaremos, vosotros os desarrollaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desarrollarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate desarrollarse in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), desarrollarse is conjugated as: yo me desarrolle, tú te desarrolles, él/ella/usted se desarrolle, nosotros nos desarrollemos, vosotros os desarrolléis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desarrollen. The present subjunctive 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.
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