Despertar conjugation chart
Despertar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I wake up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you wake up | |
| vos | you wake up | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she wakes up | |
| nosotros | we wake up | |
| vosotros | you all wake up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they wake up |
The highlighted forms change their stem. Notice that nosotros, vosotros and vos stay out: draw a line around the forms that change and you get a boot, which is why these are called “boot verbs.”
Despertar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I woke up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you woke up | |
| vos | you woke up | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she woke up | |
| nosotros | we woke up | |
| vosotros | you all woke up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they woke up |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Despertar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I used to wake up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you used to wake up | |
| vos | you used to wake up | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she used to wake up | |
| nosotros | we used to wake up | |
| vosotros | you all used to wake up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they used to wake up |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Despertar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will wake up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will wake up | |
| vos | you will wake up | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she will wake up | |
| nosotros | we will wake up | |
| vosotros | you all will wake up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will wake up |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Despertar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would wake up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would wake up | |
| vos | you would wake up | |
| él, ella, usted | he/she would wake up | |
| nosotros | we would wake up | |
| vosotros | you all would wake up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would wake up |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Despertar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I wake up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you wake up | |
| vos | that you wake up | |
| él, ella, usted | that he/she wake up | |
| nosotros | that we wake up | |
| vosotros | that you all wake up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they wake up |
Irregular in yo, tú, él/ella/usted and ellos/ustedes (in red): despierte, despiertes…; the other forms are regular.
Despertar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I woke up | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you woke up | |
| vos | if you woke up | |
| él, ella, usted | if he/she woke up | |
| nosotros | if we woke up | |
| vosotros | if you all woke up | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they woke up |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (despertase), more common in writing.
Despertar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | wake up! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | wake up! | |
| usted | wake up! | |
| nosotros | let's wake up! | |
| vosotros | wake up! | |
| ustedes | wake up! |
The tú form is the él form of the present: despierta. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (despierte, despertemos, despierten).
Despertar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | don't wake up! | |
|---|---|---|
| vos | don't wake up! | |
| usted | don't wake up! | |
| nosotros | let's not wake up! | |
| vosotros | don't wake up! | |
| ustedes | don't wake up! |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + despiertes, despierte…
Always the verb haber + the past participle despertado, which never changes.
Despertar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he despertado |
|---|---|
| tú | has despertado |
| vos | has despertado |
| él, ella, usted | ha despertado |
| nosotros | hemos despertado |
| vosotros | habéis despertado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han despertado |
Despertar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había despertado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías despertado |
| vos | habías despertado |
| él, ella, usted | había despertado |
| nosotros | habíamos despertado |
| vosotros | habíais despertado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían despertado |
Despertar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré despertado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás despertado |
| vos | habrás despertado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá despertado |
| nosotros | habremos despertado |
| vosotros | habréis despertado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán despertado |
Despertar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría despertado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías despertado |
| vos | habrías despertado |
| él, ella, usted | habría despertado |
| nosotros | habríamos despertado |
| vosotros | habríais despertado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían despertado |
Despertar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya despertado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas despertado |
| vos | hayas despertado |
| él, ella, usted | haya despertado |
| nosotros | hayamos despertado |
| vosotros | hayáis despertado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan despertado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Remember
Despertarse (to wake up) in the present: me despierto, te despiertas, se despierta, nos despertamos, se despiertan; with vos, te despertás. Preterite: me desperté, te despertaste, se despertó.
Watch out
On its own, despertar is waking someone else: despierto a los niños a las siete. When you wake up, it's despertarse: me despierto temprano. Telling a friend “wake up!” is ¡despiértate!, and in Argentina ¡despertate!.
Examples with despertar
Me despierto a las seis todos los días.
I wake up at six every day.
¿A qué hora te despertaste?
What time did you wake up?
No despiertes al bebé.
Don't wake the baby.
Practice despertar
Type the right form and press Enter. A missing accent still counts, but I'll point it out.
Verbs like despertar
Stem change e → ie (despertar → despiertas). Same pattern:
tener tienesquerer quieresvenir vienespensar piensasempezar empiezascomenzar comienzascerrar cierrasentender entiendes