desordenar — Spanish conjugation

to disorder

Frequency#442Regular

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
yodesordenoI disorder
desordenasyou disorder
vosdesordenásyou disorder
él/ella/Ud.desordenahe/she/it disorders
nosotrosdesordenamoswe disorder
vosotrosdesordenáisyou (pl.) disorder
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenanthey disorder

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
yodesordenéI disordered
desordenasteyou disordered
vosdesordenasteyou disordered
él/ella/Ud.desordenóhe/she/it disordered
nosotrosdesordenamoswe disordered
vosotrosdesordenasteisyou (pl.) disordered
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenaronthey disordered

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
yodesordenaba
desordenabas
vosdesordenabas
él/ella/Ud.desordenaba
nosotrosdesordenábamos
vosotrosdesordenabais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenaban

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
yodesordenaríaI would disorder
desordenaríasyou would disorder
vosdesordenaríasyou would disorder
él/ella/Ud.desordenaríahe/she/it would disorder
nosotrosdesordenaríamoswe would disorder
vosotrosdesordenaríaisyou (pl.) would disorder
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenaríanthey would disorder

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
yodesordenaréI will disorder
desordenarásyou will disorder
vosdesordenarásyou will disorder
él/ella/Ud.desordenaráhe/she/it will disorder
nosotrosdesordenaremoswe will disorder
vosotrosdesordenaréisyou (pl.) will disorder
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenaránthey will disorder

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 desordenadoI have disordered
has desordenadoyou have disordered
voshas desordenadoyou have disordered
él/ella/Ud.ha desordenadohe/she/it has disordered
nosotroshemos desordenadowe have disordered
vosotroshabéis desordenadoyou (pl.) have disordered
ellos/ellas/Uds.han desordenadothey have disordered

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 desordenadoI had disordered
habías desordenadoyou had disordered
voshabías desordenadoyou had disordered
él/ella/Ud.había desordenadohe/she/it had disordered
nosotroshabíamos desordenadowe had disordered
vosotroshabíais desordenadoyou (pl.) had disordered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían desordenadothey had disordered

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

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 desordenadoI will have disordered
habrás desordenadoyou will have disordered
voshabrás desordenadoyou will have disordered
él/ella/Ud.habrá desordenadohe/she/it will have disordered
nosotroshabremos desordenadowe will have disordered
vosotroshabréis desordenadoyou (pl.) will have disordered
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán desordenadothey will have disordered

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
yodesordene
desordenes
vosdesordenes
él/ella/Ud.desordene
nosotrosdesordenemos
vosotrosdesordenéis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenen

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
yodesordenara
desordenaras
vosdesordenaras
él/ella/Ud.desordenara
nosotrosdesordenáramos
vosotrosdesordenarais
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenaran

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
yodesordenase
desordenases
vosdesordenases
él/ella/Ud.desordenase
nosotrosdesordenásemos
vosotrosdesordenaseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.desordenasen

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

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

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
desordena
vosdesordená
él/ella/Ud.desordene
nosotrosdesordenemos
vosotrosdesordenad
ustedesdesordenen

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 desordenes
vosno desordenes
él/ella/Ud.no desordene
nosotrosno desordenemos
vosotrosno desordenéis
ustedesno desordenen

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

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

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

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

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