deformar — Spanish conjugation

to deform

Frequency#289RegularReflexivedeformarse — to deform oneself

Indicative

Present (Presente) Regular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodeformoI deform
deformasyou deform
vosdeformásyou deform
él/ella/Ud.deformahe/she/it deforms
nosotrosdeformamoswe deform
vosotrosdeformáisyou (pl.) deform
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformanthey deform

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Regular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodeforméI deformed
deformasteyou deformed
vosdeformasteyou deformed
él/ella/Ud.deformóhe/she/it deformed
nosotrosdeformamoswe deformed
vosotrosdeformasteisyou (pl.) deformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformaronthey deformed

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodeformaba
deformabas
vosdeformabas
él/ella/Ud.deformaba
nosotrosdeformábamos
vosotrosdeformabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformaban

Conditional (Condicional) Regular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodeformaríaI would deform
deformaríasyou would deform
vosdeformaríasyou would deform
él/ella/Ud.deformaríahe/she/it would deform
nosotrosdeformaríamoswe would deform
vosotrosdeformaríaisyou (pl.) would deform
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformaríanthey would deform

Future (Futuro) Regular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodeformaréI will deform
deformarásyou will deform
vosdeformarásyou will deform
él/ella/Ud.deformaráhe/she/it will deform
nosotrosdeformaremoswe will deform
vosotrosdeformaréisyou (pl.) will deform
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformaránthey will deform

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe deformadoI have deformed
has deformadoyou have deformed
voshas deformadoyou have deformed
él/ella/Ud.ha deformadohe/she/it has deformed
nosotroshemos deformadowe have deformed
vosotroshabéis deformadoyou (pl.) have deformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han deformadothey have deformed

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía deformadoI had deformed
habías deformadoyou had deformed
voshabías deformadoyou had deformed
él/ella/Ud.había deformadohe/she/it had deformed
nosotroshabíamos deformadowe had deformed
vosotroshabíais deformadoyou (pl.) had deformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían deformadothey had deformed

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría deformado
habrías deformado
voshabrías deformado
él/ella/Ud.habría deformado
nosotroshabríamos deformado
vosotroshabríais deformado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían deformado

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré deformadoI will have deformed
habrás deformadoyou will have deformed
voshabrás deformadoyou will have deformed
él/ella/Ud.habrá deformadohe/she/it will have deformed
nosotroshabremos deformadowe will have deformed
vosotroshabréis deformadoyou (pl.) will have deformed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán deformadothey will have deformed

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Regular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodeforme
deformes
vosdeformes
él/ella/Ud.deforme
nosotrosdeformemos
vosotrosdeforméis
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformen

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Regular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodeformara
deformaras
vosdeformaras
él/ella/Ud.deformara
nosotrosdeformáramos
vosotrosdeformarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformaran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodeformase
deformases
vosdeformases
él/ella/Ud.deformase
nosotrosdeformásemos
vosotrosdeformaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.deformasen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya deformado
hayas deformado
voshayas deformado
él/ella/Ud.haya deformado
nosotroshayamos deformado
vosotroshayáis deformado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan deformado

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera deformado
hubieras deformado
voshubieras deformado
él/ella/Ud.hubiera deformado
nosotroshubiéramos deformado
vosotroshubierais deformado
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran deformado

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Regular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
deforma
vosdeformá
él/ella/Ud.deforme
nosotrosdeformemos
vosotrosdeformad
ustedesdeformen

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no deformes
vosno deformes
él/ella/Ud.no deforme
nosotrosno deformemos
vosotrosno deforméis
ustedesno deformen

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy deformando
estás deformando
vosestás deformando
él/ella/Ud.está deformando
nosotrosestamos deformando
vosotrosestáis deformando
ellos/ellas/Uds.están deformando

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve deformando
estuviste deformando
vosestuviste deformando
él/ella/Ud.estuvo deformando
nosotrosestuvimos deformando
vosotrosestuvisteis deformando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron deformando

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba deformando
estabas deformando
vosestabas deformando
él/ella/Ud.estaba deformando
nosotrosestábamos deformando
vosotrosestabais deformando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban deformando

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría deformando
estarías deformando
vosestarías deformando
él/ella/Ud.estaría deformando
nosotrosestaríamos deformando
vosotrosestaríais deformando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían deformando

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré deformando
estarás deformando
vosestarás deformando
él/ella/Ud.estará deformando
nosotrosestaremos deformando
vosotrosestaréis deformando
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán deformando