Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Desempeñar in Spanish
desempeñar to perform, to carry out Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Desempeñar (to perform, to carry out) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: desempeño, desempeñas, desempeña, desempeñamos, desempeñáis, desempeñan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- desempeñado performed
- Gerund
- desempeñando performing
- Similar
- actuar, realizar, rendir, cumplir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Desempeñar
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Present
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Preterite
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Future
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Conditional
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Desempeñar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Desempeñar
- Imperative tenses of Desempeñar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Desempeñar
Desempeñar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of desempeñar 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, “desempeño”, meaning “I perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeño | I perform |
| Tú | desempeñas | you perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeña | s/he performs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñamos | we perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñáis | you (plural) perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñan | they perform |
How it’s built: Regular: stem desempeñ- plus the -ar endings.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of desempeñar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “desempeñé”, meaning “I performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñé | I performed |
| Tú | desempeñaste | you performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñó | s/he performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñamos | we performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñasteis | you (plural) performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñaron | they performed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem desempeñ- plus the -ar endings.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of desempeñar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “desempeñaba”, meaning “I used to perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñaba | I used to perform |
| Tú | desempeñabas | you used to perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñaba | s/he used to perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñábamos | we used to perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñabais | you (plural) used to perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñaban | they used to perform |
How it’s built: Regular: stem desempeñ- plus the -ar endings.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of desempeñar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy desempeñando”, meaning “I am performing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desempeñando | I am performing |
| Tú | estás desempeñando | you are performing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está desempeñando | s/he is performing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos desempeñando | we are performing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis desempeñando | you (plural) are performing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están desempeñando | they are performing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund desempeñando.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of desempeñar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a desempeñar”, meaning “I am going to perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a desempeñar | I am going to perform |
| Tú | vas a desempeñar | you are going to perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a desempeñar | s/he is going to perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a desempeñar | we are going to perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a desempeñar | you (plural) are going to perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a desempeñar | they are going to perform |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive desempeñar.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of desempeñar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “desempeñaré”, meaning “I will perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñaré | I will perform |
| Tú | desempeñarás | you will perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñará | s/he will perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñaremos | we will perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñaréis | you (plural) will perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñarán | they will perform |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive desempeñar plus the future endings.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of desempeñar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “desempeñaría”, meaning “I would perform”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñaría | I would perform |
| Tú | desempeñarías | you would perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñaría | s/he would perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñaríamos | we would perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñaríais | you (plural) would perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñarían | they would perform |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive desempeñar plus the conditional endings.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of desempeñar 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 desempeñado”, meaning “I have performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desempeñado | I have performed |
| Tú | has desempeñado | you have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha desempeñado | s/he has performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos desempeñado | we have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis desempeñado | you (plural) have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han desempeñado | they have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of desempeñar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había desempeñado”, meaning “I had performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desempeñado | I had performed |
| Tú | habías desempeñado | you had performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había desempeñado | s/he had performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos desempeñado | we had performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais desempeñado | you (plural) had performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían desempeñado | they had performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of desempeñar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré desempeñado”, meaning “I will have performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desempeñado | I will have performed |
| Tú | habrás desempeñado | you will have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá desempeñado | s/he will have performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos desempeñado | we will have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis desempeñado | you (plural) will have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán desempeñado | they will have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Desempeñar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of desempeñar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría desempeñado”, meaning “I would have performed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desempeñado | I would have performed |
| Tú | habrías desempeñado | you would have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría desempeñado | s/he would have performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos desempeñado | we would have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais desempeñado | you (plural) would have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían desempeñado | they would have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Desempeñar
Desempeñar 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, “desempeñe”, meaning “I perform”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñe | I perform |
| Tú | desempeñes | you perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñe | s/he performs |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñemos | we perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñéis | you (plural) perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñen | they perform |
How it’s built: Regular: stem desempeñ- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Desempeñar 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, “desempeñara”, meaning “I performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñara | I performed |
| Tú | desempeñaras | you performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñara | s/he performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñáramos | we performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñarais | you (plural) performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñaran | they performed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, desempeñaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (desempeñáramos).
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Desempeñar 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, “desempeñare”, meaning “I will perform”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desempeñare | I will perform |
| Tú | desempeñares | you will perform |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñare | s/he will perform |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñáremos | we will perform |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñareis | you (plural) will perform |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñaren | they will perform |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, desempeñaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (desempeñáremos).
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Desempeñar 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 desempeñado”, meaning “I have performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desempeñado | I have performed |
| Tú | hayas desempeñado | you have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya desempeñado | s/he has performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos desempeñado | we have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis desempeñado | you (plural) have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan desempeñado | they have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Desempeñar 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 desempeñado”, meaning “I had performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desempeñado | I had performed |
| Tú | hubieras desempeñado | you had performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera desempeñado | s/he had performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos desempeñado | we had performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais desempeñado | you (plural) had performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran desempeñado | they had performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Desempeñar 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 desempeñado”, meaning “I will have performed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere desempeñado | I will have performed |
| Tú | hubieres desempeñado | you will have performed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere desempeñado | s/he will have performed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos desempeñado | we will have performed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis desempeñado | you (plural) will have performed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren desempeñado | they will have performed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle desempeñado.
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Imperative tenses of Desempeñar
Desempeñar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “desempeñe”, meaning “(to you formal) perform!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | desempeña | (to you) perform! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desempeñe | (to you formal) perform! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desempeñemos | let's perform! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desempeñad | (to you plural) perform! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desempeñen | (to you plural formal) perform! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (desempeña); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (desempeñe, desempeñemos, desempeñen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (desempeñad).
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Desempeñar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no desempeñe”, meaning “(to you formal) don't perform!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no desempeñes | (to you) don't perform! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no desempeñe | (to you formal) don't perform! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no desempeñemos | let's not perform! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no desempeñéis | (to you plural) don't perform! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no desempeñen | (to you plural formal) don't perform! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no desempeñes, no desempeñe, no desempeñemos, no desempeñéis, no desempeñen.
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Frequently asked questions about Desempeñar
Is desempeñar a regular or irregular verb?
Desempeñar 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 desempeñar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), desempeñar is conjugated as: yo desempeño, tú desempeñas, él/ella/usted desempeña, nosotros desempeñamos, vosotros desempeñáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desempeñan. 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 desempeñar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), desempeñar is conjugated as: yo desempeñé, tú desempeñaste, él/ella/usted desempeñó, nosotros desempeñamos, vosotros desempeñasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desempeñaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate desempeñar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), desempeñar is conjugated as: yo desempeñaba, tú desempeñabas, él/ella/usted desempeñaba, nosotros desempeñábamos, vosotros desempeñabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes desempeñaban. 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 desempeñar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), desempeñar is conjugated as: yo desempeñaré, tú desempeñarás, él/ella/usted desempeñará, nosotros desempeñaremos, vosotros desempeñaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desempeñarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate desempeñar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), desempeñar is conjugated as: yo desempeñe, tú desempeñes, él/ella/usted desempeñe, nosotros desempeñemos, vosotros desempeñéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desempeñen. 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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