Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Desechar in Spanish
To discard, to get rid of Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Desechar (to discard, to get rid of) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: desecho, desechas, desecha, desechamos, desecháis, desechan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Desechar
- Desechar in the Indicative Present
- Desechar in the Indicative Preterite
- Desechar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Desechar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Desechar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Desechar in the Indicative Future
- Desechar in the Indicative Conditional
- Desechar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Desechar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Desechar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Desechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Desechar
- Imperative tenses of Desechar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Desechar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Desechar is the Spanish verb for "to discard, to get rid of". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to desechar include: descartar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | desechar | to discard, to get rid of |
| Past participle | desechado | discarded |
| Gerund | desechando | discarding |
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Desechar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of desechar 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, "desecho", meaning "I discard".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desecho | I discard |
| Tú | desechas | you discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desecha | s/he discards |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desechamos | we discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desecháis | you (plural) discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desechan | they discard |
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Desechar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of desechar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "deseché", meaning "I discarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deseché | I discarded |
| Tú | desechaste | you discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desechó | s/he discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desechamos | we discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desechasteis | you (plural) discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desecharon | they discarded |
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Desechar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of desechar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "desechaba", meaning "I used to discard".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desechaba | I used to discard |
| Tú | desechabas | you used to discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desechaba | s/he used to discard |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desechábamos | we used to discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desechabais | you (plural) used to discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desechaban | they used to discard |
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Desechar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of desechar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy desechando", meaning "I am discarding".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desechando | I am discarding |
| Tú | estás desechando | you are discarding |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está desechando | s/he is discarding |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos desechando | we are discarding |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis desechando | you (plural) are discarding |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están desechando | they are discarding |
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Desechar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of desechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a desechar", meaning "I am going to discard".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a desechar | I am going to discard |
| Tú | vas a desechar | you are going to discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a desechar | s/he is going to discard |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a desechar | we are going to discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a desechar | you (plural) are going to discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a desechar | they are going to discard |
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Desechar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of desechar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "desecharé", meaning "I will discard".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desecharé | I will discard |
| Tú | desecharás | you will discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desechará | s/he will discard |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desecharemos | we will discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desecharéis | you (plural) will discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desecharán | they will discard |
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Desechar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of desechar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "desecharía", meaning "I would discard".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desecharía | I would discard |
| Tú | desecharías | you would discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desecharía | s/he would discard |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desecharíamos | we would discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desecharíais | you (plural) would discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desecharían | they would discard |
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Desechar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of desechar 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 desechado", meaning "I have discarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desechado | I have discarded |
| Tú | has desechado | you have discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha desechado | s/he has discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos desechado | we have discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis desechado | you (plural) have discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han desechado | they have discarded |
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Desechar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of desechar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había desechado", meaning "I had discarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desechado | I had discarded |
| Tú | habías desechado | you had discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había desechado | s/he had discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos desechado | we had discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais desechado | you (plural) had discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían desechado | they had discarded |
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Desechar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of desechar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré desechado", meaning "I will have discarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desechado | I will have discarded |
| Tú | habrás desechado | you will have discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá desechado | s/he will have discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos desechado | we will have discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis desechado | you (plural) will have discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán desechado | they will have discarded |
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Desechar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of desechar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría desechado", meaning "I would have discarded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desechado | I would have discarded |
| Tú | habrías desechado | you would have discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría desechado | s/he would have discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos desechado | we would have discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais desechado | you (plural) would have discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían desechado | they would have discarded |
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Desechar 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, "deseche", meaning "I discard".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deseche | I discard |
| Tú | deseches | you discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deseche | s/he discards |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desechemos | we discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desechéis | you (plural) discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desechen | they discard |
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Desechar 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, "desechara", meaning "I discarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desechara | I discarded |
| Tú | desecharas | you discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desechara | s/he discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desecháramos | we discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desecharais | you (plural) discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desecharan | they discarded |
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Desechar 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, "desechare", meaning "I will discard".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desechare | I will discard |
| Tú | desechares | you will discard |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desechare | s/he will discard |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desecháremos | we will discard |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desechareis | you (plural) will discard |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desecharen | they will discard |
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Desechar 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 desechado", meaning "I have discarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desechado | I have discarded |
| Tú | hayas desechado | you have discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya desechado | s/he has discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos desechado | we have discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis desechado | you (plural) have discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan desechado | they have discarded |
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Desechar 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 desechado", meaning "I had discarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desechado | I had discarded |
| Tú | hubieras desechado | you had discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera desechado | s/he had discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos desechado | we had discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais desechado | you (plural) had discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran desechado | they had discarded |
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Desechar 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 desechado", meaning "I will have discarded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere desechado | I will have discarded |
| Tú | hubieres desechado | you will have discarded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere desechado | s/he will have discarded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos desechado | we will have discarded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis desechado | you (plural) will have discarded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren desechado | they will have discarded |
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Desechar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "deseche", meaning "(to you formal) discard!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | desecha | (to you) discard! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | deseche | (to you formal) discard! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desechemos | let's discard! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desechad | (to you plural) discard! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desechen | (to you plural formal) discard! |
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Desechar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no deseche", meaning "(to you formal) don't discard!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no deseches | (to you) don't discard! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no deseche | (to you formal) don't discard! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no desechemos | let's not discard! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no desechéis | (to you plural) don't discard! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no desechen | (to you plural formal) don't discard! |
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Frequently asked questions about Desechar
Is desechar a regular or irregular verb?
Desechar is a fully regular -AR 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 desechar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), desechar is conjugated as: yo desecho, tú desechas, él/ella/usted desecha, nosotros desechamos, vosotros desecháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desechan. 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 desechar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), desechar is conjugated as: yo deseché, tú desechaste, él/ella/usted desechó, nosotros desechamos, vosotros desechasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desecharon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate desechar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), desechar is conjugated as: yo desechaba, tú desechabas, él/ella/usted desechaba, nosotros desechábamos, vosotros desechabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes desechaban. 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 desechar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), desechar is conjugated as: yo desecharé, tú desecharás, él/ella/usted desechará, nosotros desecharemos, vosotros desecharéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desecharán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate desechar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), desechar is conjugated as: yo deseche, tú deseches, él/ella/usted deseche, nosotros desechemos, vosotros desechéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desechen. 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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