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SPANISH VERB

desaparecer

to disappear

  • #152 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Gerund: desapareciendo
  • Past participle: desaparecido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I disappear
  2. tú you disappear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she disappears
  4. nosotros we disappear
  5. vosotros Spain you all disappear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they disappear

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I disappeared
  2. tú you disappeared
  3. usted, él, ella he/she disappeared
  4. nosotros we disappeared
  5. vosotros Spain you all disappeared
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they disappeared

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to disappear
  2. tú you used to disappear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to disappear
  4. nosotros we used to disappear
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to disappear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to disappear

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will disappear
  2. tú you will disappear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will disappear
  4. nosotros we will disappear
  5. vosotros Spain you all will disappear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will disappear

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would disappear
  2. tú you would disappear
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would disappear
  4. nosotros we would disappear
  5. vosotros Spain you all would disappear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would disappear

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I disappear
  2. tú (that) you disappear
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she disappear
  4. nosotros (that) we disappear
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all disappear
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they disappear

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I disappeared
  2. tú (if) you disappeared
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she disappeared
  4. nosotros (if) we disappeared
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all disappeared
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they disappeared

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú disappear!
  2. usted disappear! (formal)
  3. nosotros disappear! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain disappear! (all of you)
  5. ustedes disappear! (all of you)

How to use desaparecer

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mis calcetines desaparecen en la lavadora.

    My socks disappear in the washing machine.

  2. Past

    El dolor desapareció después de la pastilla.

    The pain went away after the pill.

  3. Imperfect

    Mi gato desaparecía durante días y luego volvía.

    My cat used to disappear for days and then come back.

  4. Future

    La mancha desaparecerá con agua caliente.

    The stain will come out with hot water.

  5. Conditional

    Sin turistas, muchas tiendas del centro desaparecerían.

    Without tourists, many downtown shops would disappear.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espera a que desaparezca la fiebre antes de viajar.

    Wait for the fever to go away before traveling.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me sorprendió que desapareciera sin despedirse.

    It surprised me that he vanished without saying goodbye.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Desaparece de aquí antes de que llegue papá!

    Get out of here before Dad arrives!

Good to know

  • "Desaparecer" is also for people dropping out of touch: "desapareció después de la boda".

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.