Ella VerbsTo separate, to split Irregular Verb
At a glance: Descomponer (to separate, to split) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: descompongo, descompones, descompone, descomponemos, descomponéis, descomponen. It follows the irregular pattern of poner. Its irregularities include: Add g for yo in the present indicative (which also affects the subjunctive present and imperatives), Add d in the indicative future and conditional tenses and Add an accent for tú in the imperative affirmative.
Descomponer is the Spanish verb for "to separate, to split". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to descomponer include: apartar, cortarse, separar, partir.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | descomponer | to separate, to split |
| Past participle | descompuesto | separated |
| Gerund | descomponiendo | separating |
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The Indicative Present of descomponer 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, "descompongo", meaning "I separate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descompongo | I separate |
| Tú | descompones | you separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descompone | s/he separates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descomponemos | we separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descomponéis | you (plural) separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descomponen | they separate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of descomponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "descompuse", meaning "I separated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descompuse | I separated |
| Tú | descompusiste | you separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descompuso | s/he separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompusimos | we separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descompusisteis | you (plural) separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompusieron | they separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of descomponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "descomponía", meaning "I used to separate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descomponía | I used to separate |
| Tú | descomponías | you used to separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descomponía | s/he used to separate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descomponíamos | we used to separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descomponíais | you (plural) used to separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descomponían | they used to separate |
The Indicative Present Continuous of descomponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy descomponiendo", meaning "I am separating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy descomponiendo | I am separating |
| Tú | estás descomponiendo | you are separating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está descomponiendo | s/he is separating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos descomponiendo | we are separating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis descomponiendo | you (plural) are separating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están descomponiendo | they are separating |
The Indicative Informal Future of descomponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a descomponer", meaning "I am going to separate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a descomponer | I am going to separate |
| Tú | vas a descomponer | you are going to separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a descomponer | s/he is going to separate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a descomponer | we are going to separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a descomponer | you (plural) are going to separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a descomponer | they are going to separate |
The Indicative Future of descomponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "descompondré", meaning "I will separate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descompondré | I will separate |
| Tú | descompondrás | you will separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descompondrá | s/he will separate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompondremos | we will separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descompondréis | you (plural) will separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompondrán | they will separate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Conditional of descomponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "descompondría", meaning "I would separate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descompondría | I would separate |
| Tú | descompondrías | you would separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descompondría | s/he would separate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompondríamos | we would separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descompondríais | you (plural) would separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompondrían | they would separate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Present Perfect of descomponer 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 descompuesto", meaning "I have separated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he descompuesto | I have separated |
| Tú | has descompuesto | you have separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha descompuesto | s/he has separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos descompuesto | we have separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis descompuesto | you (plural) have separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han descompuesto | they have separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Past Perfect of descomponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había descompuesto", meaning "I had separated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descompuesto | I had separated |
| Tú | habías descompuesto | you had separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había descompuesto | s/he had separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos descompuesto | we had separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais descompuesto | you (plural) had separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían descompuesto | they had separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Future Perfect of descomponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré descompuesto", meaning "I will have separated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré descompuesto | I will have separated |
| Tú | habrás descompuesto | you will have separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá descompuesto | s/he will have separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos descompuesto | we will have separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis descompuesto | you (plural) will have separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán descompuesto | they will have separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of descomponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría descompuesto", meaning "I would have separated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descompuesto | I would have separated |
| Tú | habrías descompuesto | you would have separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría descompuesto | s/he would have separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos descompuesto | we would have separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais descompuesto | you (plural) would have separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían descompuesto | they would have separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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, "descomponga", meaning "I separate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descomponga | I separate |
| Tú | descompongas | you separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descomponga | s/he separates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompongamos | we separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descompongáis | you (plural) separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompongan | they separate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "descompusiera", meaning "I separated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descompusiera | I separated |
| Tú | descompusieras | you separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descompusiera | s/he separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompusiéramos | we separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descompusierais | you (plural) separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompusieran | they separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "descompusiere", meaning "I will separate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | descompusiere | I will separate |
| Tú | descompusieres | you will separate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descompusiere | s/he will separate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompusiéremos | we will separate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descompusiereis | you (plural) will separate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompusieren | they will separate |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 descompuesto", meaning "I have separated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descompuesto | I have separated |
| Tú | hayas descompuesto | you have separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya descompuesto | s/he has separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos descompuesto | we have separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis descompuesto | you (plural) have separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan descompuesto | they have separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 descompuesto", meaning "I had separated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descompuesto | I had separated |
| Tú | hubieras descompuesto | you had separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera descompuesto | s/he had separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos descompuesto | we had separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais descompuesto | you (plural) had separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran descompuesto | they had separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 descompuesto", meaning "I will have separated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere descompuesto | I will have separated |
| Tú | hubieres descompuesto | you will have separated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere descompuesto | s/he will have separated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos descompuesto | we will have separated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis descompuesto | you (plural) will have separated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren descompuesto | they will have separated |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "descomponga", meaning "(to you formal) separate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | descompón | (to you) separate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | descomponga | (to you formal) separate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | descompongamos | let's separate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | descomponed | (to you plural) separate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | descompongan | (to you plural formal) separate! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no descomponga", meaning "(to you formal) don't separate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no descompongas | (to you) don't separate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no descomponga | (to you formal) don't separate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no descompongamos | let's not separate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no descompongáis | (to you plural) don't separate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no descompongan | (to you plural formal) don't separate! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Descomponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It follows the irregular pattern of poner. Its irregularities include: Add g for yo in the present indicative (which also affects the subjunctive present and imperatives), Add d in the indicative future and conditional tenses and Add an accent for tú in the imperative affirmative.
In the present tense (presente), descomponer is conjugated as: yo descompongo, tú descompones, él/ella/usted descompone, nosotros descomponemos, vosotros descomponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descomponen. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), descomponer is conjugated as: yo descompuse, tú descompusiste, él/ella/usted descompuso, nosotros descompusimos, vosotros descompusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descompusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), descomponer is conjugated as: yo descomponía, tú descomponías, él/ella/usted descomponía, nosotros descomponíamos, vosotros descomponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes descomponían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), descomponer is conjugated as: yo descompondré, tú descompondrás, él/ella/usted descompondrá, nosotros descompondremos, vosotros descompondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descompondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), descomponer is conjugated as: yo descomponga, tú descompongas, él/ella/usted descomponga, nosotros descompongamos, vosotros descompongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descompongan. 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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