despedirse conjugation
to say goodbye
📚 despedirse is a stem-changing verb (e-i). Learn more in our Stem-Changing Verbs Guide
Despedirse Non-Conjugated Forms
Infinitive
despedirse
to say goodbye
Gerund
despidiéndose
Present Participle
Past Participle
despedido
Used in perfect tenses
Despedirse Indicative Mood
Used for statements of fact, certainty, and objective reality
| Person | Present📖 | Preterite📖 | Imperfect📖 | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me despido | me despedí | me despedía | me despediré | me despediría |
| tú | te despides | te despediste | te despedías | te despedirás | te despedirías |
| él/ella/usted | se despide | se despidió | se despedía | se despedirá | se despediría |
| nosotros | nos despedimos | nos despedimos | nos despedíamos | nos despediremos | nos despediríamos |
| vosotros | os despedís | os despedisteis | os despedíais | os despediréis | os despediríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | se despiden | se despidieron | se despedían | se despedirán | se despedirían |
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Present📖
Preterite📖
Imperfect📖
Future
Conditional
Despedirse Perfect Tenses
Compound tenses using auxiliary verb "haber" + past participle
| Person | Present Perfect📖 | Past Perfect📖 | Future Perfect📖 | Conditional Perfect📖 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me he despedido | me había despedido | me habré despedido | me habría despedido |
| tú | te has despedido | te habías despedido | te habrás despedido | te habrías despedido |
| él/ella/usted | se ha despedido | se había despedido | se habrá despedido | se habría despedido |
| nosotros | nos hemos despedido | nos habíamos despedido | nos habremos despedido | nos habríamos despedido |
| vosotros | os habéis despedido | os habíais despedido | os habréis despedido | os habríais despedido |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | se han despedido | se habían despedido | se habrán despedido | se habrían despedido |
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Present Perfect📖
Past Perfect📖
Future Perfect📖
Conditional Perfect📖
Despedirse Subjunctive Mood
Used for doubt, emotion, desire, possibility, and hypothetical situations
The imperfect subjunctive has two forms: -ra (more common in speech) and -se (more literary, common in Spain). Both are equally correct and interchangeable.
| Person | Present Subj. | Imperf. Subj. (-ra) | Imperf. Subj. (-se) Literary / Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | me despida | me despidiera | me despidiese |
| tú | te despidas | te despidieras | te despidieses |
| él/ella/usted | se despida | se despidiera | se despidiese |
| nosotros | nos despidamos | nos despidiéramos | nos despidiésemos |
| vosotros | os despidáis | os despidierais | os despidieseis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | se despidan | se despidieran | se despidiesen |
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Present Subj.
Imperf. Subj. (-ra)
Imperf. Subj. (-se)Literary / Spain
Despedirse Imperative Mood
Used for commands, requests, and instructions
| Person | Imperative |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | despídete |
| él/ella/usted | despídase |
| nosotros | despidámonos |
| vosotros | despedíos |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | despídanse |
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Imperative
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Stem Change Pattern: e-i
This verb follows the e-i pattern. The stem change occurs in present indicative and present subjunctive, affecting the "boot" forms (yo, tú, él/ella/usted, ellos/ellas/ustedes). Some -ir verbs also have stem changes in preterite (él/ella and ellos/ellas forms).
Usage Tips
- Indicative: Use for facts, statements, and objective reality
- Subjunctive: Use after expressions of doubt, emotion, desire, or uncertainty
- Imperative: Use for direct commands and requests
- Perfect Tenses: Use to express actions completed relative to another time
Examples and Common Phrases
Examples
Common Phrases
Verb Information
Category
Social
Ending Type
-ir verb
Verb Type
Stem-changing verb
Frequency
Less common
Usage Tips
Remember the "Boot"
Stem-changing verbs change in a "boot" shape: yo, tú, él/ella, and ellos/ellas change, but nosotros and vosotros don't. Draw a boot around the changing forms to remember!
Practice Suggestion
Try creating your own sentences with this verb. Start with simple present tense sentences and gradually work up to more complex constructions.