despedir
to see off, to firePresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | despidoI see off | nosotros | despedimoswe see off |
| tú | despidesyou see off | vosotros | despedísyou all see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidehe/she sees off | ellos/Uds. | despidenthey see off |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he despedidoI have seen off | nosotros | hemos despedidowe have seen off |
| tú | has despedidoyou have seen off | vosotros | habéis despedidoyou all have seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha despedidohe/she has seen off | ellos/Uds. | han despedidothey have seen off |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | despida(that) I see off | nosotros | despidamos(that) we see off |
| tú | despidas(that) you see off | vosotros | despidáis(that) you all see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despida(that) he/she sees off | ellos/Uds. | despidan(that) they see off |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya despedido(that) I have seen off | nosotros | hayamos despedido(that) we have seen off |
| tú | hayas despedido(that) you have seen off | vosotros | hayáis despedido(that) you all have seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya despedido(that) he/she has seen off | ellos/Uds. | hayan despedido(that) they have seen off |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | despedíI saw off | nosotros | despedimoswe saw off |
| tú | despedisteyou saw off | vosotros | despedisteisyou all saw off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidióhe/she saw off | ellos/Uds. | despidieronthey saw off |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | despedíaI used to see off | nosotros | despedíamoswe used to see off |
| tú | despedíasyou used to see off | vosotros | despedíaisyou all used to see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despedíahe/she used to see off | ellos/Uds. | despedíanthey used to see off |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había despedidoI had seen off | nosotros | habíamos despedidowe had seen off |
| tú | habías despedidoyou had seen off | vosotros | habíais despedidoyou all had seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | había despedidohe/she had seen off | ellos/Uds. | habían despedidothey had seen off |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | despidiera(that) I saw off | nosotros | despidiéramos(that) we saw off |
| tú | despidieras(that) you saw off | vosotros | despidierais(that) you all saw off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidiera(that) he/she saw off | ellos/Uds. | despidieran(that) they saw off |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | despidiese(that) I saw off | nosotros | despidiésemos(that) we saw off |
| tú | despidieses(that) you saw off | vosotros | despidieseis(that) you all saw off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidiese(that) he/she saw off | ellos/Uds. | despidiesen(that) they saw off |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera despedido(that) I had seen off | nosotros | hubiéramos despedido(that) we had seen off |
| tú | hubieras despedido(that) you had seen off | vosotros | hubierais despedido(that) you all had seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera despedido(that) he/she had seen off | ellos/Uds. | hubieran despedido(that) they had seen off |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube despedidoI had seen off | nosotros | hubimos despedidowe had seen off |
| tú | hubiste despedidoyou had seen off | vosotros | hubisteis despedidoyou all had seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo despedidohe/she had seen off | ellos/Uds. | hubieron despedidothey had seen off |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | despediréI will see off | nosotros | despediremoswe will see off |
| tú | despedirásyou will see off | vosotros | despediréisyou all will see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despediráhe/she will see off | ellos/Uds. | despediránthey will see off |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | despediríaI would see off | nosotros | despediríamoswe would see off |
| tú | despediríasyou would see off | vosotros | despediríaisyou all would see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despediríahe/she would see off | ellos/Uds. | despediríanthey would see off |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré despedidoI will have seen off | nosotros | habremos despedidowe will have seen off |
| tú | habrás despedidoyou will have seen off | vosotros | habréis despedidoyou all will have seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá despedidohe/she will have seen off | ellos/Uds. | habrán despedidothey will have seen off |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría despedidoI would have seen off | nosotros | habríamos despedidowe would have seen off |
| tú | habrías despedidoyou would have seen off | vosotros | habríais despedidoyou all would have seen off |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría despedidohe/she would have seen off | ellos/Uds. | habrían despedidothey would have seen off |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | despidiere(should) I see off | nosotros | despidiéremos(should) we see off |
| tú | despidieres(should) you see off | vosotros | despidiereis(should) you all see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidiere(should) he/she see off | ellos/Uds. | despidieren(should) they see off |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | despidamoslet's see off |
| tú | despidesee off! | vosotros | despedidsee off! |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidasee off! | ellos/Uds. | despidansee off! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no despidamoslet's not see off |
| tú | no despidasdon't see off | vosotros | no despidáisdon't see off |
| él/ella/Ud. | no despidadon't see off | ellos/Uds. | no despidandon't see off |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.