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Despedir (to fire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of despedir (to fire) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Despedir (to fire) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 3: Sueños (Dreams)

Lesson 18: Trabajo: expectativas y realidad (Occupation: expectations and reality)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Despedir (to fire) Despidiendo (Firing) Despedido (Fired)

Despedir (to fire): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente  Present

Spanish English
yo despido I fire
tú despides you fire
él/ella despide he/she fires
nosotros/nosotras despedimos We fire
vosotros/vosotras despedís you fire
ellos/ellas despiden They fire

Pretérito perfecto  Present Perfect

Spanish English
yo he despedido I have fired
tú has despedido you have fired
él/ella ha despedido He/she has fired
nosotros/nosotras hemos despedido we have fired
vosotros/vosotras habéis despedido You have fired
ellos/ellas han despedido They have fired

Subjuntivo presente  Present subjunctive

Spanish English
yo despida I fire
tú despidas You fire
él/ella despida he/she fires
nosotros/nosotras despidamos we fire
vosotros/vosotras despidáis you fire
ellos/ellas despidan they fire

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto  Past Perfect Subjunctive

Spanish English
yo haya despedido I have fired
tú hayas despedido you have fired
él/ella haya despedido he/she has fired
nosotros/nosotras hayamos despedido we have fired
vosotros/vosotras hayáis despedido you have fired
ellos/ellas hayan despedido they have fired

Pretérito imperfecto  Imperfect Past

Spanish English
yo despedía I was firing
tú despedías You were firing
él/ella despedía He/she was firing
nosotros/nosotras despedíamos we fired
vosotros/vosotras despedíais you were firing
ellos/ellas despedían They fired

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo había despedido I had fired
tú habías despedido you had fired
él/ella había despedido he/she had fired
nosotros/nosotras habíamos despedido We had fired
vosotros/vosotras habíais despedido you had fired
ellos/ellas habían despedido They had fired

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto  Subjunctive past imperfect

Spanish English
yo despidiera/despidiese I would fire
tú despidieras/despidieses you would fire
él/ella despidiera/despidiese he/she would fire
nosotros/nosotras despidiéramos/despidiésemos we fired
vosotros/vosotras despidierais/despidieseis you all fired
ellos/ellas despidieran/despidiesen they fired

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto  Past perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo me hubiera/me hubiese despedido I would have fired
tú te hubieras/te hubieses despedido you had fired yourself
él/ella se hubiera/se hubiese despedido He/she would have fired
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos/nos hubiésemos despedido we would have fired
vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/os hubieseis despedido you would have fired yourselves
ellos/ellas se hubieran/se hubiesen despedido They had fired

Pretérito indefinido  Simple Past

Spanish English
yo despedí I fired
tú despediste You fired
él/ella despidió He/she fired
nosotros/nosotras despedimos we fired
vosotros/vosotras despedisteis You fired
ellos/ellas despidieron They fired

Pretérito anterior  Preterite Anterior

Spanish English
yo hube despedido I had fired
tú hubiste despedido you had fired
él/ella hubo despedido He/she had fired
nosotros/nosotras hubimos despedido we had fired
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis despedido you had fired
ellos/ellas hubieron despedido They had fired

Subjuntivo futuro simple  Future subjunctive simple

Spanish English
yo despidiere I would fire
tú despidieres you would fire
él/ella despidiere he/she would fire
nosotros/nosotras despidiéremos we will fire
vosotros/vosotras despidiereis You will fire
ellos/ellas despidiere they would fire

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto  Future perfect subjunctive

Spanish English
yo me hubiere despedido I will have fired
tú te hubieres despedido you will have fired
él/ella se hubiere despedido He/she will have fired
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéremos despedido we will have fired
vosotros/vosotras os hubiereis despedido You will have been fired
ellos/ellas se hubieren despedido They will have fired

Futuro simple  Simple Future

Spanish English
yo despediré I will fire
tú despedirás You will fire
él/ella despedirá He/she will fire
nosotros/nosotras despediremos We will fire
vosotros/vosotras despediréis you will fire
ellos/ellas despedirán They will fire

Futuro perfecto  Future Perfect

Spanish English
yo habré despedido I will have fired
tú habrás despedido you will have fired
él/ella habrá despedido He/she will have fired
nosotros/nosotras habremos despedido We will have fired
vosotros/vosotras habréis despedido You will have fired
ellos/ellas habrán despedido They will have fired
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo  Imperative

Spanish English
¡Despídete! Fire!
¡Despídase! He/she fire
¡Despidámonos! Let's fire!
¡Despedíos! You fire
¡Despídanse! Fire them!

Imperativo negativo  Negative Imperative

Spanish English
No me despida! Don't fire me!
No te despidas! Do not fire him/her!
No se despida! Do not fire!
No nos despidamos! You all do not fire.
No os despidáis! Do not fire them!

Condicional simple  Simple Conditional

Spanish English
yo despediría I would fire
tú despedirías you would fire
él/ella despediría He/she would fire
nosotros/nosotras despediríamos we would fire
vosotros/vosotras despediríais You would fire
ellos/ellas despedirían They would fire

Condicional perfecto  Past Perfect

Spanish English
yo me habría despedido I would have fired
tú te habrías despedido you would have fired
él/ella se habría despedido He/she would have fired
nosotros/nosotras nos habríamos despedido We would have fired
vosotros/vosotras os habríais despedido You would have fired yourselves
ellos/ellas se habrían despedido They would have fired

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We see off the adventurers before they begin their exploration in Asia.
Nosotros despedimos a los aventureros antes de que comiencen su exploración en asia.
2. I will fire the guests after the concert.
Yo despediré a los invitados después del concierto.
3. I fire you all after the conference.
Yo me despido de ustedes después de la conferencia.
4. You will fire the musicians after the show.
Vosotros despediréis a los músicos después del espectáculo.
5. Do you fire the guests after the public event?
¿tú despides a los invitados después del evento público?

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You have fired the followers at the end of the documentary on the channel.
Habéis despedido a los seguidores al final del documental en el canal.
2. They fired the famous announcers at the end of the radio program.
Ellos despedían a los famosos locutores al finalizar el programa de radio.
3. The explorers who were in Oceania have been fired.
Han despedido a los exploradores que se encontraban en oceanía.
4. You finished the season with a walk through Europe.
Tú despediste la temporada con una caminata por europa.
5. You used to fire the members of the music group after each recital.
Vosotros despedíais a los integrantes del grupo de música después de cada recital.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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despidáis, despidas, despidiéramos/despidiésemos, despida

1.
Espero que me ... temprano para explorar la maratón este domingo.
(I hope they fire me early to explore the marathon this Sunday.)
2.
Dudo que te ... de ser aficionado a la fotografía.
(I doubt you will stop being a photography enthusiast.)
3.
Es posible que se ... para practicar el bricolaje en casa.
(He/she might be fired to do DIY at home.)
4.
Si tuviéramos tiempo, ... a todos los seguidores al final del evento.
(If we had time, we would say goodbye to all the followers at the end of the event.)
5.
Es importante que os ... antes de subiros a la caravana para el safari.
(It is important that you fire yourselves before getting on the caravan for the safari.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You would have been fired if you had stayed longer.
Vosotros/vosotras os hubierais/os hubieseis despedido si os hubierais quedado más tiempo.
2. It is important that I have fired clearly in my letters.
Es importante que haya despedido con claridad en mis cartas.
3. I'm glad you fired the adventurer before he left for Oceania.
Me alegra que hayas despedido al aventurero antes de que se marcharse a oceanía.
4. I had fired all the participants just before the programme started.
Yo hube despedido a todos los participantes justo antes de que el programa empezara.
5. If he had explored more, he would have fired the continent.
Si él hubiera explorado más, se habría despedido del continente.