deprimir — Spanish conjugation

to depress

Frequency#553RegularReflexivedeprimirse — to become depressed

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
yodeprimoI depress
deprimesyou depress
vosdeprimísyou depress
él/ella/Ud.deprimehe/she/it depresses
nosotrosdeprimimoswe depress
vosotrosdeprimísyou (pl.) depress
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimenthey depress

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
yodeprimíI depressed
deprimisteyou depressed
vosdeprimisteyou depressed
él/ella/Ud.deprimióhe/she/it depressed
nosotrosdeprimimoswe depressed
vosotrosdeprimisteisyou (pl.) depressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimieronthey depressed

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
yodeprimía
deprimías
vosdeprimías
él/ella/Ud.deprimía
nosotrosdeprimíamos
vosotrosdeprimíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimían

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
yodeprimiríaI would depress
deprimiríasyou would depress
vosdeprimiríasyou would depress
él/ella/Ud.deprimiríahe/she/it would depress
nosotrosdeprimiríamoswe would depress
vosotrosdeprimiríaisyou (pl.) would depress
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimiríanthey would depress

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
yodeprimiréI will depress
deprimirásyou will depress
vosdeprimirásyou will depress
él/ella/Ud.deprimiráhe/she/it will depress
nosotrosdeprimiremoswe will depress
vosotrosdeprimiréisyou (pl.) will depress
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimiránthey will depress

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 deprimidoI have depressed
has deprimidoyou have depressed
voshas deprimidoyou have depressed
él/ella/Ud.ha deprimidohe/she/it has depressed
nosotroshemos deprimidowe have depressed
vosotroshabéis deprimidoyou (pl.) have depressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.han deprimidothey have depressed

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 deprimidoI had depressed
habías deprimidoyou had depressed
voshabías deprimidoyou had depressed
él/ella/Ud.había deprimidohe/she/it had depressed
nosotroshabíamos deprimidowe had depressed
vosotroshabíais deprimidoyou (pl.) had depressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían deprimidothey had depressed

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 deprimido
habrías deprimido
voshabrías deprimido
él/ella/Ud.habría deprimido
nosotroshabríamos deprimido
vosotroshabríais deprimido
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían deprimido

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 deprimidoI will have depressed
habrás deprimidoyou will have depressed
voshabrás deprimidoyou will have depressed
él/ella/Ud.habrá deprimidohe/she/it will have depressed
nosotroshabremos deprimidowe will have depressed
vosotroshabréis deprimidoyou (pl.) will have depressed
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán deprimidothey will have depressed

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
yodeprima
deprimas
vosdeprimas
él/ella/Ud.deprima
nosotrosdeprimamos
vosotrosdeprimáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.depriman

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
yodeprimiera
deprimieras
vosdeprimieras
él/ella/Ud.deprimiera
nosotrosdeprimiéramos
vosotrosdeprimierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimieran

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
yodeprimiese
deprimieses
vosdeprimieses
él/ella/Ud.deprimiese
nosotrosdeprimiésemos
vosotrosdeprimieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.deprimiesen

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 deprimido
hayas deprimido
voshayas deprimido
él/ella/Ud.haya deprimido
nosotroshayamos deprimido
vosotroshayáis deprimido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan deprimido

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 deprimido
hubieras deprimido
voshubieras deprimido
él/ella/Ud.hubiera deprimido
nosotroshubiéramos deprimido
vosotroshubierais deprimido
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran deprimido

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
deprime
vosdeprimí
él/ella/Ud.deprima
nosotrosdeprimamos
vosotrosdeprimid
ustedesdepriman

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 deprimas
vosno deprimas
él/ella/Ud.no deprima
nosotrosno deprimamos
vosotrosno deprimáis
ustedesno depriman

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 deprimiendo
estás deprimiendo
vosestás deprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.está deprimiendo
nosotrosestamos deprimiendo
vosotrosestáis deprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están deprimiendo

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 deprimiendo
estuviste deprimiendo
vosestuviste deprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo deprimiendo
nosotrosestuvimos deprimiendo
vosotrosestuvisteis deprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron deprimiendo

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 deprimiendo
estabas deprimiendo
vosestabas deprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba deprimiendo
nosotrosestábamos deprimiendo
vosotrosestabais deprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban deprimiendo

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 deprimiendo
estarías deprimiendo
vosestarías deprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría deprimiendo
nosotrosestaríamos deprimiendo
vosotrosestaríais deprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían deprimiendo

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 deprimiendo
estarás deprimiendo
vosestarás deprimiendo
él/ella/Ud.estará deprimiendo
nosotrosestaremos deprimiendo
vosotrosestaréis deprimiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán deprimiendo