dimitir — Spanish conjugation

to resign (to quit a job or position)

Frequency#489Regular

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
yodimitoI resign
dimitesyou resign
vosdimitísyou resign
él/ella/Ud.dimitehe/she/it resigns
nosotrosdimitimoswe resign
vosotrosdimitísyou (pl.) resign
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitenthey resign

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
yodimitíI resigned
dimitisteyou resigned
vosdimitisteyou resigned
él/ella/Ud.dimitióhe/she/it resigned
nosotrosdimitimoswe resigned
vosotrosdimitisteisyou (pl.) resigned
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitieronthey resigned

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
yodimitía
dimitías
vosdimitías
él/ella/Ud.dimitía
nosotrosdimitíamos
vosotrosdimitíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitían

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
yodimitiríaI would resign
dimitiríasyou would resign
vosdimitiríasyou would resign
él/ella/Ud.dimitiríahe/she/it would resign
nosotrosdimitiríamoswe would resign
vosotrosdimitiríaisyou (pl.) would resign
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitiríanthey would resign

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
yodimitiréI will resign
dimitirásyou will resign
vosdimitirásyou will resign
él/ella/Ud.dimitiráhe/she/it will resign
nosotrosdimitiremoswe will resign
vosotrosdimitiréisyou (pl.) will resign
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitiránthey will resign

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 dimitidoI have resigned
has dimitidoyou have resigned
voshas dimitidoyou have resigned
él/ella/Ud.ha dimitidohe/she/it has resigned
nosotroshemos dimitidowe have resigned
vosotroshabéis dimitidoyou (pl.) have resigned
ellos/ellas/Uds.han dimitidothey have resigned

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 dimitidoI had resigned
habías dimitidoyou had resigned
voshabías dimitidoyou had resigned
él/ella/Ud.había dimitidohe/she/it had resigned
nosotroshabíamos dimitidowe had resigned
vosotroshabíais dimitidoyou (pl.) had resigned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían dimitidothey had resigned

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

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 dimitidoI will have resigned
habrás dimitidoyou will have resigned
voshabrás dimitidoyou will have resigned
él/ella/Ud.habrá dimitidohe/she/it will have resigned
nosotroshabremos dimitidowe will have resigned
vosotroshabréis dimitidoyou (pl.) will have resigned
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán dimitidothey will have resigned

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
yodimita
dimitas
vosdimitas
él/ella/Ud.dimita
nosotrosdimitamos
vosotrosdimitáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitan

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
yodimitiera
dimitieras
vosdimitieras
él/ella/Ud.dimitiera
nosotrosdimitiéramos
vosotrosdimitierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitieran

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
yodimitiese
dimitieses
vosdimitieses
él/ella/Ud.dimitiese
nosotrosdimitiésemos
vosotrosdimitieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.dimitiesen

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

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

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
dimite
vosdimití
él/ella/Ud.dimita
nosotrosdimitamos
vosotrosdimitid
ustedesdimitan

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 dimitas
vosno dimitas
él/ella/Ud.no dimita
nosotrosno dimitamos
vosotrosno dimitáis
ustedesno dimitan

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

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

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

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

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