Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I have breakfast
- tú you have breakfast
- usted, él, ella he/she has breakfast
- nosotros we have breakfast
- vosotros Spain you all have breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they have breakfast
SPANISH VERB
desayunar
to have breakfast
- #322 most used
- Regular -ar verb
- Gerund: desayunando
- Past participle: desayunado
Conjugation
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Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I had breakfast
- tú you had breakfast
- usted, él, ella he/she had breakfast
- nosotros we had breakfast
- vosotros Spain you all had breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they had breakfast
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to have breakfast
- tú you used to have breakfast
- usted, él, ella he/she used to have breakfast
- nosotros we used to have breakfast
- vosotros Spain you all used to have breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to have breakfast
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will have breakfast
- tú you will have breakfast
- usted, él, ella he/she will have breakfast
- nosotros we will have breakfast
- vosotros Spain you all will have breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will have breakfast
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would have breakfast
- tú you would have breakfast
- usted, él, ella he/she would have breakfast
- nosotros we would have breakfast
- vosotros Spain you all would have breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would have breakfast
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I have breakfast
- tú (that) you have breakfast
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she have breakfast
- nosotros (that) we have breakfast
- vosotros Spain (that) you all have breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they have breakfast
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I had breakfast
- tú (if) you had breakfast
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she had breakfast
- nosotros (if) we had breakfast
- vosotros Spain (if) you all had breakfast
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they had breakfast
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú have breakfast!
- usted have breakfast! (formal)
- nosotros have breakfast! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain have breakfast! (all of you)
- ustedes have breakfast! (all of you)
How to use desayunar
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Desayuno huevos con frijoles casi siempre.
I almost always have eggs with beans for breakfast.
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Past
¿Qué desayunaste hoy antes de salir?
What did you have for breakfast today before leaving?
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Imperfect
De niños desayunábamos pan dulce con leche.
As kids we had sweet bread with milk for breakfast.
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Future
Mañana desayunaremos en el mercado de Coyoacán.
Tomorrow we'll have breakfast at the Coyoacán market.
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Conditional
Yo desayunaría chilaquiles todos los días.
I'd have chilaquiles for breakfast every day.
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Present subjunctive
Es importante que los niños desayunen bien.
It's important that the kids have a good breakfast.
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Past subjunctive
Si desayunaras algo, no tendrías dolor de cabeza.
If you had some breakfast, you wouldn't have a headache.
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Imperative
¡Desayuna con calma, todavía es temprano!
Have breakfast calmly, it's still early!
Where you hear desayunar
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Beginner Level 2
- Desayuno con Elena. I have breakfast with Elena.
- Desayuné huevos y café. I had eggs and coffee for breakfast.
- Vamos a desayunar a las ocho. We're going to have breakfast at eight.
Spanish · Beginner Level 3
- Aquí desayunamos a las ocho. Here we have breakfast at eight.
- Desayuné papaya y huevos. I had papaya and eggs for breakfast.
- Mañana desayunaremos temprano. Tomorrow we'll have breakfast early.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.