Conjugate despedir in Spanish
to fire / to say goodbye
despedir is an irregular -ir verb ranked #312 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo despido todos los días." (I fire every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
despedir — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to fire / to say goodbye · -ir verb · irregular (stem-changing e>i) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despido * |
| tú | despides * |
| él/ella/Ud. | despide * |
| nosotros | despedimos |
| vosotros | despedís |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despiden * |
Yo despido todos los días.
I fire every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despedí |
| tú | despediste |
| él/ella/Ud. | despidió * |
| nosotros | despedimos |
| vosotros | despedisteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidieron * |
Nosotros despedimos juntos.
We fire together.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despedía |
| tú | despedías |
| él/ella/Ud. | despedía |
| nosotros | despedíamos |
| vosotros | despedíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedían |
Antes yo despedía con frecuencia.
Before, I used to fire / to say goodbye often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despediré |
| tú | despedirás |
| él/ella/Ud. | despedirá |
| nosotros | despediremos |
| vosotros | despediréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedirán |
Mañana yo despediré.
Tomorrow I will fire / to say goodbye.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despediría |
| tú | despedirías |
| él/ella/Ud. | despediría |
| nosotros | despediríamos |
| vosotros | despediríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedirían |
Si pudiera, yo despediría.
If I could, I would fire / to say goodbye.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | despida * |
| tú | despidas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | despida * |
| nosotros | despidamos * |
| vosotros | despidáis * |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despidan * |
Quiero que tú despidas más.
I want you to fire more.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | despede |
| él/ella/Ud. | despeda |
| nosotros | despedamos |
| vosotros | despedid |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | despedan |
¡Despede!
Fire / to say goodbye!
Test yourself
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Example sentences
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Yo despido todos los días.
I fire every day.
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¿Tú despides mucho?
Do you fire a lot?
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Él despide con frecuencia.
He fires often.
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Nosotros despedimos juntos.
We fire together.
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Ellos despiden bien.
They fire well.
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Ayer despedí por primera vez.
Yesterday I fired for the first time.
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Quiero que tú despidas más.
I want you to fire more.
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Es importante despedir correctamente.
It is important to fire / to say goodbye correctly.
Common phrases with despedir
- despedir bien to fire well
- despedir mucho to fire a lot
- dejar de despedir to stop fireing
- volver a despedir to fire again