dejar
to leave behind, to letPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | dejoI leave | nosotros | dejamoswe leave |
| tú | dejasyou leave | vosotros | dejáisyou all leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejahe/she leaves | ellos/Uds. | dejanthey leave |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he dejadoI have left | nosotros | hemos dejadowe have left |
| tú | has dejadoyou have left | vosotros | habéis dejadoyou all have left |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha dejadohe/she has left | ellos/Uds. | han dejadothey have left |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | deje(that) I leave | nosotros | dejemos(that) we leave |
| tú | dejes(that) you leave | vosotros | dejéis(that) you all leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | deje(that) he/she leaves | ellos/Uds. | dejen(that) they leave |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya dejado(that) I have left | nosotros | hayamos dejado(that) we have left |
| tú | hayas dejado(that) you have left | vosotros | hayáis dejado(that) you all have left |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya dejado(that) he/she has left | ellos/Uds. | hayan dejado(that) they have left |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | dejéI left | nosotros | dejamoswe left |
| tú | dejasteyou left | vosotros | dejasteisyou all left |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejóhe/she left | ellos/Uds. | dejaronthey left |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | dejabaI used to leave | nosotros | dejábamoswe used to leave |
| tú | dejabasyou used to leave | vosotros | dejabaisyou all used to leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejabahe/she used to leave | ellos/Uds. | dejabanthey used to leave |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había dejadoI had left | nosotros | habíamos dejadowe had left |
| tú | habías dejadoyou had left | vosotros | habíais dejadoyou all had left |
| él/ella/Ud. | había dejadohe/she had left | ellos/Uds. | habían dejadothey had left |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | dejara(that) I left | nosotros | dejáramos(that) we left |
| tú | dejaras(that) you left | vosotros | dejarais(that) you all left |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejara(that) he/she left | ellos/Uds. | dejaran(that) they left |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | dejase(that) I left | nosotros | dejásemos(that) we left |
| tú | dejases(that) you left | vosotros | dejaseis(that) you all left |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejase(that) he/she left | ellos/Uds. | dejasen(that) they left |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera dejado(that) I had left | nosotros | hubiéramos dejado(that) we had left |
| tú | hubieras dejado(that) you had left | vosotros | hubierais dejado(that) you all had left |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera dejado(that) he/she had left | ellos/Uds. | hubieran dejado(that) they had left |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube dejadoI had left | nosotros | hubimos dejadowe had left |
| tú | hubiste dejadoyou had left | vosotros | hubisteis dejadoyou all had left |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo dejadohe/she had left | ellos/Uds. | hubieron dejadothey had left |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | dejaréI will leave | nosotros | dejaremoswe will leave |
| tú | dejarásyou will leave | vosotros | dejaréisyou all will leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejaráhe/she will leave | ellos/Uds. | dejaránthey will leave |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | dejaríaI would leave | nosotros | dejaríamoswe would leave |
| tú | dejaríasyou would leave | vosotros | dejaríaisyou all would leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejaríahe/she would leave | ellos/Uds. | dejaríanthey would leave |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré dejadoI will have left | nosotros | habremos dejadowe will have left |
| tú | habrás dejadoyou will have left | vosotros | habréis dejadoyou all will have left |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá dejadohe/she will have left | ellos/Uds. | habrán dejadothey will have left |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría dejadoI would have left | nosotros | habríamos dejadowe would have left |
| tú | habrías dejadoyou would have left | vosotros | habríais dejadoyou all would have left |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría dejadohe/she would have left | ellos/Uds. | habrían dejadothey would have left |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | dejare(should) I leave | nosotros | dejáremos(should) we leave |
| tú | dejares(should) you leave | vosotros | dejareis(should) you all leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejare(should) he/she leave | ellos/Uds. | dejaren(should) they leave |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | dejemoslet's leave |
| tú | dejaleave! | vosotros | dejadleave! |
| él/ella/Ud. | dejeleave! | ellos/Uds. | dejenleave! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no dejemoslet's not leave |
| tú | no dejesdon't leave | vosotros | no dejéisdon't leave |
| él/ella/Ud. | no dejedon't leave | ellos/Uds. | no dejendon't leave |
