Ella Verbsdesplazarse to move (oneself) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Desplazarse (to move (oneself)) is a reflexive irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: me desplazo, te desplazas, se desplaza, nos desplazamos, os desplazáis, se desplazan. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (desplacé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me desplace).

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The Indicative Present of desplazarse 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 desplazo”, meaning “I move”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplazo | I move |
| Tú | te desplazas | you move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplaza | s/he moves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazamos | we move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazáis | you (plural) move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazan | they move |
How it’s built: Regular: stem desplaz- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Preterite of desplazarse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me desplacé”, meaning “I moved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplacé | I moved |
| Tú | te desplazaste | you moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplazó | s/he moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazamos | we moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazasteis | you (plural) moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazaron | they moved |
How it’s built: Yo changes z to c (desplacé); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of desplazarse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me desplazaba”, meaning “I used to move”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplazaba | I used to move |
| Tú | te desplazabas | you used to move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplazaba | s/he used to move |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazábamos | we used to move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazabais | you (plural) used to move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazaban | they used to move |
How it’s built: Regular: stem desplaz- plus the -ar endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of desplazarse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy desplazando”, meaning “I am moving”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy desplazando | I am moving |
| Tú | te estás desplazando | you are moving |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está desplazando | s/he is moving |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos desplazando | we are moving |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis desplazando | you (plural) are moving |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están desplazando | they are moving |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund desplazando. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of desplazarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a desplazar”, meaning “I am going to move”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a desplazar | I am going to move |
| Tú | te vas a desplazar | you are going to move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a desplazar | s/he is going to move |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a desplazar | we are going to move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a desplazar | you (plural) are going to move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a desplazar | they are going to move |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive desplazar. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of desplazarse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me desplazaré”, meaning “I will move”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplazaré | I will move |
| Tú | te desplazarás | you will move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplazará | s/he will move |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazaremos | we will move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazaréis | you (plural) will move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazarán | they will move |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive desplazar plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional of desplazarse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me desplazaría”, meaning “I would move”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplazaría | I would move |
| Tú | te desplazarías | you would move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplazaría | s/he would move |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazaríamos | we would move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazaríais | you (plural) would move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazarían | they would move |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive desplazar plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Perfect of desplazarse 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 desplazado”, meaning “I have moved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he desplazado | I have moved |
| Tú | te has desplazado | you have moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha desplazado | s/he has moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos desplazado | we have moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis desplazado | you (plural) have moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han desplazado | they have moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Past Perfect of desplazarse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había desplazado”, meaning “I had moved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había desplazado | I had moved |
| Tú | te habías desplazado | you had moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había desplazado | s/he had moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos desplazado | we had moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais desplazado | you (plural) had moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían desplazado | they had moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future Perfect of desplazarse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré desplazado”, meaning “I will have moved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré desplazado | I will have moved |
| Tú | te habrás desplazado | you will have moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá desplazado | s/he will have moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos desplazado | we will have moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis desplazado | you (plural) will have moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán desplazado | they will have moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of desplazarse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría desplazado”, meaning “I would have moved”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría desplazado | I would have moved |
| Tú | te habrías desplazado | you would have moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría desplazado | s/he would have moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos desplazado | we would have moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais desplazado | you (plural) would have moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían desplazado | they would have moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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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, “me desplace”, meaning “I move”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplace | I move |
| Tú | te desplaces | you move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplace | s/he moves |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplacemos | we move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplacéis | you (plural) move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplacen | they move |
How it’s built: Every form changes z to c (desplace, desplaces, desplace, desplacemos, desplacéis, desplacen). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 desplazara”, meaning “I moved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplazara | I moved |
| Tú | te desplazaras | you moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplazara | s/he moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazáramos | we moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazarais | you (plural) moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazaran | they moved |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, desplazaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (desplazáramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me desplazare”, meaning “I will move”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desplazare | I will move |
| Tú | te desplazares | you will move |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se desplazare | s/he will move |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos desplazáremos | we will move |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os desplazareis | you (plural) will move |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se desplazaren | they will move |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, desplazaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (desplazáremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 desplazado”, meaning “I have moved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya desplazado | I have moved |
| Tú | te hayas desplazado | you have moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya desplazado | s/he has moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos desplazado | we have moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis desplazado | you (plural) have moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan desplazado | they have moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 desplazado”, meaning “I had moved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera desplazado | I had moved |
| Tú | te hubieras desplazado | you had moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera desplazado | s/he had moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos desplazado | we had moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais desplazado | you (plural) had moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran desplazado | they had moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
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 desplazado”, meaning “I will have moved”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere desplazado | I will have moved |
| Tú | te hubieres desplazado | you will have moved |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere desplazado | s/he will have moved |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos desplazado | we will have moved |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis desplazado | you (plural) will have moved |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren desplazado | they will have moved |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle desplazado. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “desplácese”, meaning “(to you formal) move!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | desplázate | (to you) move! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | desplácese | (to you formal) move! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | desplacémonos | let's move! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | desplazaos | (to you plural) move! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | desplácense | (to you plural formal) move! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present and attaches te (desplázate); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (desplácese, desplácense); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (desplacémonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (desplazaos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se desplace”, meaning “(to you formal) don't move!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te desplaces | (to you) don't move! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se desplace | (to you formal) don't move! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos desplacemos | let's not move! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os desplacéis | (to you plural) don't move! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se desplacen | (to you plural formal) don't move! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te desplaces, no se desplace, no nos desplacemos, no os desplacéis, no se desplacen.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Desplazarse is an irregular Spanish verb. The present tense is regular. In the preterite: yo changes z to c (desplacé); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the present subjunctive (me desplace).
In the present tense (presente), desplazarse is conjugated as: yo me desplazo, tú te desplazas, él/ella/usted se desplaza, nosotros nos desplazamos, vosotros os desplazáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desplazan. 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), desplazarse is conjugated as: yo me desplacé, tú te desplazaste, él/ella/usted se desplazó, nosotros nos desplazamos, vosotros os desplazasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desplazaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), desplazarse is conjugated as: yo me desplazaba, tú te desplazabas, él/ella/usted se desplazaba, nosotros nos desplazábamos, vosotros os desplazabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desplazaban. 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), desplazarse is conjugated as: yo me desplazaré, tú te desplazarás, él/ella/usted se desplazará, nosotros nos desplazaremos, vosotros os desplazaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desplazarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), desplazarse is conjugated as: yo me desplace, tú te desplaces, él/ella/usted se desplace, nosotros nos desplacemos, vosotros os desplacéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se desplacen. 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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