desmadrar — Spanish conjugation

to let loose (to become unruly or wild)

Frequency#1682Regular

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

PronounSpanish
yodesmadro
desmadras
vosdesmadrás
él/ella/Ud.desmadra
nosotrosdesmadramos
vosotrosdesmadráis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadran

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

PronounSpanish
yodesmadré
desmadraste
vosdesmadraste
él/ella/Ud.desmadró
nosotrosdesmadramos
vosotrosdesmadrasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadraron

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
yodesmadraba
desmadrabas
vosdesmadrabas
él/ella/Ud.desmadraba
nosotrosdesmadrábamos
vosotrosdesmadrabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadraban

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?

PronounSpanish
yodesmadraría
desmadrarías
vosdesmadrarías
él/ella/Ud.desmadraría
nosotrosdesmadraríamos
vosotrosdesmadraríais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadrarían

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

PronounSpanish
yodesmadraré
desmadrarás
vosdesmadrarás
él/ella/Ud.desmadrará
nosotrosdesmadraremos
vosotrosdesmadraréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadrarán

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

PronounSpanish
yohe desmadrado
has desmadrado
voshas desmadrado
él/ella/Ud.ha desmadrado
nosotroshemos desmadrado
vosotroshabéis desmadrado
ellos/ellas/Uds.han desmadrado

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

PronounSpanish
yohabía desmadrado
habías desmadrado
voshabías desmadrado
él/ella/Ud.había desmadrado
nosotroshabíamos desmadrado
vosotroshabíais desmadrado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían desmadrado

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

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

PronounSpanish
yohabré desmadrado
habrás desmadrado
voshabrás desmadrado
él/ella/Ud.habrá desmadrado
nosotroshabremos desmadrado
vosotroshabréis desmadrado
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán desmadrado

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
yodesmadre
desmadres
vosdesmadres
él/ella/Ud.desmadre
nosotrosdesmadremos
vosotrosdesmadréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadren

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
yodesmadrara
desmadraras
vosdesmadraras
él/ella/Ud.desmadrara
nosotrosdesmadráramos
vosotrosdesmadrarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadraran

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
yodesmadrase
desmadrases
vosdesmadrases
él/ella/Ud.desmadrase
nosotrosdesmadrásemos
vosotrosdesmadraseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desmadrasen

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

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

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
desmadra
vosdesmadrá
él/ella/Ud.desmadre
nosotrosdesmadremos
vosotrosdesmadrad
ustedesdesmadren

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 desmadres
vosno desmadres
él/ella/Ud.no desmadre
nosotrosno desmadremos
vosotrosno desmadréis
ustedesno desmadren

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

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

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

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

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