Ella VerbsTo vacate Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Desocupar (to vacate) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: desocupo, desocupas, desocupa, desocupamos, desocupáis, desocupan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Desocupar is the Spanish verb for "to vacate". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | desocupar | to vacate |
| Past participle | desocupado | vacated |
| Gerund | desocupando | vacating |
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The Indicative Present of desocupar 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, "desocupo", meaning "I vacate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocupo | I vacate |
| Tú | desocupas | you vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupa | s/he vacates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupamos | we vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocupáis | you (plural) vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocupan | they vacate |
The Indicative Preterite of desocupar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "desocupé", meaning "I vacated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocupé | I vacated |
| Tú | desocupaste | you vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupó | s/he vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupamos | we vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocupasteis | you (plural) vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocuparon | they vacated |
The Indicative Imperfect of desocupar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "desocupaba", meaning "I used to vacate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocupaba | I used to vacate |
| Tú | desocupabas | you used to vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupaba | s/he used to vacate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupábamos | we used to vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocupabais | you (plural) used to vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocupaban | they used to vacate |
The Indicative Present Continuous of desocupar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy desocupando", meaning "I am vacating".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desocupando | I am vacating |
| Tú | estás desocupando | you are vacating |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está desocupando | s/he is vacating |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos desocupando | we are vacating |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis desocupando | you (plural) are vacating |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están desocupando | they are vacating |
The Indicative Informal Future of desocupar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a desocupar", meaning "I am going to vacate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a desocupar | I am going to vacate |
| Tú | vas a desocupar | you are going to vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a desocupar | s/he is going to vacate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a desocupar | we are going to vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a desocupar | you (plural) are going to vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a desocupar | they are going to vacate |
The Indicative Future of desocupar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "desocuparé", meaning "I will vacate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocuparé | I will vacate |
| Tú | desocuparás | you will vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupará | s/he will vacate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocuparemos | we will vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocuparéis | you (plural) will vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocuparán | they will vacate |
The Indicative Conditional of desocupar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "desocuparía", meaning "I would vacate".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocuparía | I would vacate |
| Tú | desocuparías | you would vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocuparía | s/he would vacate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocuparíamos | we would vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocuparíais | you (plural) would vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocuparían | they would vacate |
The Indicative Present Perfect of desocupar 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 desocupado", meaning "I have vacated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desocupado | I have vacated |
| Tú | has desocupado | you have vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha desocupado | s/he has vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos desocupado | we have vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis desocupado | you (plural) have vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han desocupado | they have vacated |
The Indicative Past Perfect of desocupar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había desocupado", meaning "I had vacated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desocupado | I had vacated |
| Tú | habías desocupado | you had vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había desocupado | s/he had vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos desocupado | we had vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais desocupado | you (plural) had vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían desocupado | they had vacated |
The Indicative Future Perfect of desocupar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré desocupado", meaning "I will have vacated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desocupado | I will have vacated |
| Tú | habrás desocupado | you will have vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá desocupado | s/he will have vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos desocupado | we will have vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis desocupado | you (plural) will have vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán desocupado | they will have vacated |
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of desocupar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría desocupado", meaning "I would have vacated".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desocupado | I would have vacated |
| Tú | habrías desocupado | you would have vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría desocupado | s/he would have vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos desocupado | we would have vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais desocupado | you (plural) would have vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían desocupado | they would have vacated |
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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, "desocupe", meaning "I vacate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocupe | I vacate |
| Tú | desocupes | you vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupe | s/he vacates |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupemos | we vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocupéis | you (plural) vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocupen | they vacate |
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, "desocupara", meaning "I vacated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocupara | I vacated |
| Tú | desocuparas | you vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupara | s/he vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupáramos | we vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocuparais | you (plural) vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocuparan | they vacated |
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "desocupare", meaning "I will vacate".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desocupare | I will vacate |
| Tú | desocupares | you will vacate |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupare | s/he will vacate |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupáremos | we will vacate |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocupareis | you (plural) will vacate |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocuparen | they will vacate |
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 desocupado", meaning "I have vacated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desocupado | I have vacated |
| Tú | hayas desocupado | you have vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya desocupado | s/he has vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos desocupado | we have vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis desocupado | you (plural) have vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan desocupado | they have vacated |
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 desocupado", meaning "I had vacated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desocupado | I had vacated |
| Tú | hubieras desocupado | you had vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera desocupado | s/he had vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos desocupado | we had vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais desocupado | you (plural) had vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran desocupado | they had vacated |
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 desocupado", meaning "I will have vacated".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere desocupado | I will have vacated |
| Tú | hubieres desocupado | you will have vacated |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere desocupado | s/he will have vacated |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos desocupado | we will have vacated |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis desocupado | you (plural) will have vacated |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren desocupado | they will have vacated |
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "desocupe", meaning "(to you formal) vacate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | desocupa | (to you) vacate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desocupe | (to you formal) vacate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desocupemos | let's vacate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desocupad | (to you plural) vacate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desocupen | (to you plural formal) vacate! |
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no desocupe", meaning "(to you formal) don't vacate!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no desocupes | (to you) don't vacate! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no desocupe | (to you formal) don't vacate! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no desocupemos | let's not vacate! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no desocupéis | (to you plural) don't vacate! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no desocupen | (to you plural formal) don't vacate! |
Desocupar 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.
In the present tense (presente), desocupar is conjugated as: yo desocupo, tú desocupas, él/ella/usted desocupa, nosotros desocupamos, vosotros desocupáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desocupan. 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), desocupar is conjugated as: yo desocupé, tú desocupaste, él/ella/usted desocupó, nosotros desocupamos, vosotros desocupasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desocuparon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), desocupar is conjugated as: yo desocupaba, tú desocupabas, él/ella/usted desocupaba, nosotros desocupábamos, vosotros desocupabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes desocupaban. 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), desocupar is conjugated as: yo desocuparé, tú desocuparás, él/ella/usted desocupará, nosotros desocuparemos, vosotros desocuparéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desocuparán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), desocupar is conjugated as: yo desocupe, tú desocupes, él/ella/usted desocupe, nosotros desocupemos, vosotros desocupéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desocupen. 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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