Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Destacar in Spanish
To highlight Irregular Verb
At a glance: Destacar (to highlight) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: destaco, destacas, destaca, destacamos, destacáis, destacan. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Destacar
- Destacar in the Indicative Present
- Destacar in the Indicative Preterite
- Destacar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Destacar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Destacar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Destacar in the Indicative Future
- Destacar in the Indicative Conditional
- Destacar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Destacar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Destacar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Destacar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Destacar
- Imperative tenses of Destacar
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Destacar conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Destacar is the Spanish verb for "to highlight". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to destacar include: realzar, resaltar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | destacar | to highlight |
| Past participle | destacado | highlighted |
| Gerund | destacando | highlighting |
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Destacar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of destacar 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, "destaco", meaning "I highlight".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destaco | I highlight |
| Tú | destacas | you highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destaca | s/he highlights |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacamos | we highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacáis | you (plural) highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacan | they highlight |
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Destacar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of destacar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "destaqué", meaning "I highlighted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destaqué | I highlighted |
| Tú | destacaste | you highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destacó | s/he highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacamos | we highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacasteis | you (plural) highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacaron | they highlighted |
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Destacar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of destacar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "destacaba", meaning "I used to highlight".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destacaba | I used to highlight |
| Tú | destacabas | you used to highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destacaba | s/he used to highlight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacábamos | we used to highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacabais | you (plural) used to highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacaban | they used to highlight |
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Destacar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of destacar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy destacando", meaning "I am highlighting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy destacando | I am highlighting |
| Tú | estás destacando | you are highlighting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está destacando | s/he is highlighting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos destacando | we are highlighting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis destacando | you (plural) are highlighting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están destacando | they are highlighting |
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Destacar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of destacar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a destacar", meaning "I am going to highlight".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a destacar | I am going to highlight |
| Tú | vas a destacar | you are going to highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a destacar | s/he is going to highlight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a destacar | we are going to highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a destacar | you (plural) are going to highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a destacar | they are going to highlight |
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Destacar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of destacar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "destacaré", meaning "I will highlight".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destacaré | I will highlight |
| Tú | destacarás | you will highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destacará | s/he will highlight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacaremos | we will highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacaréis | you (plural) will highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacarán | they will highlight |
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Destacar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of destacar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "destacaría", meaning "I would highlight".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destacaría | I would highlight |
| Tú | destacarías | you would highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destacaría | s/he would highlight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacaríamos | we would highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacaríais | you (plural) would highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacarían | they would highlight |
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Destacar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of destacar 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 destacado", meaning "I have highlighted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he destacado | I have highlighted |
| Tú | has destacado | you have highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha destacado | s/he has highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos destacado | we have highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis destacado | you (plural) have highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han destacado | they have highlighted |
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Destacar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of destacar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había destacado", meaning "I had highlighted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había destacado | I had highlighted |
| Tú | habías destacado | you had highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había destacado | s/he had highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos destacado | we had highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais destacado | you (plural) had highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían destacado | they had highlighted |
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Destacar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of destacar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré destacado", meaning "I will have highlighted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré destacado | I will have highlighted |
| Tú | habrás destacado | you will have highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá destacado | s/he will have highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos destacado | we will have highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis destacado | you (plural) will have highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán destacado | they will have highlighted |
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Destacar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of destacar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría destacado", meaning "I would have highlighted".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría destacado | I would have highlighted |
| Tú | habrías destacado | you would have highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría destacado | s/he would have highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos destacado | we would have highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais destacado | you (plural) would have highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían destacado | they would have highlighted |
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Destacar 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, "destaque", meaning "I highlight".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destaque | I highlight |
| Tú | destaques | you highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destaque | s/he highlights |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destaquemos | we highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destaquéis | you (plural) highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destaquen | they highlight |
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Destacar 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, "destacara", meaning "I highlighted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destacara | I highlighted |
| Tú | destacaras | you highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destacara | s/he highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacáramos | we highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacarais | you (plural) highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacaran | they highlighted |
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Destacar 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, "destacare", meaning "I will highlight".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | destacare | I will highlight |
| Tú | destacares | you will highlight |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destacare | s/he will highlight |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destacáremos | we will highlight |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacareis | you (plural) will highlight |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destacaren | they will highlight |
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Destacar 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 destacado", meaning "I have highlighted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya destacado | I have highlighted |
| Tú | hayas destacado | you have highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya destacado | s/he has highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos destacado | we have highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis destacado | you (plural) have highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan destacado | they have highlighted |
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Destacar 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 destacado", meaning "I had highlighted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera destacado | I had highlighted |
| Tú | hubieras destacado | you had highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera destacado | s/he had highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos destacado | we had highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais destacado | you (plural) had highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran destacado | they had highlighted |
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Destacar 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 destacado", meaning "I will have highlighted".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere destacado | I will have highlighted |
| Tú | hubieres destacado | you will have highlighted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere destacado | s/he will have highlighted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos destacado | we will have highlighted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis destacado | you (plural) will have highlighted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren destacado | they will have highlighted |
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Destacar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "destaque", meaning "(to you formal) highlight!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | destaca | (to you) highlight! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | destaque | (to you formal) highlight! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | destaquemos | let's highlight! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | destacad | (to you plural) highlight! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | destaquen | (to you plural formal) highlight! |
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Destacar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no destaque", meaning "(to you formal) don't highlight!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no destaques | (to you) don't highlight! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no destaque | (to you formal) don't highlight! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no destaquemos | let's not highlight! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no destaquéis | (to you plural) don't highlight! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no destaquen | (to you plural formal) don't highlight! |
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Frequently asked questions about Destacar
Is destacar a regular or irregular verb?
Destacar is an irregular Spanish verb. Its irregularities include: C changes to qu for yo in the indicative preterite and for all pronouns in the subjunctive present (which therefore also affects the imperatives).
How do you conjugate destacar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), destacar is conjugated as: yo destaco, tú destacas, él/ella/usted destaca, nosotros destacamos, vosotros destacáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destacan. 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 destacar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), destacar is conjugated as: yo destaqué, tú destacaste, él/ella/usted destacó, nosotros destacamos, vosotros destacasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destacaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate destacar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), destacar is conjugated as: yo destacaba, tú destacabas, él/ella/usted destacaba, nosotros destacábamos, vosotros destacabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes destacaban. 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 destacar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), destacar is conjugated as: yo destacaré, tú destacarás, él/ella/usted destacará, nosotros destacaremos, vosotros destacaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destacarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate destacar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), destacar is conjugated as: yo destaque, tú destaques, él/ella/usted destaque, nosotros destaquemos, vosotros destaquéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes destaquen. 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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