Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I get rid of
- tú you get rid of
- usted, él, ella he/she gets rid of
- nosotros we get rid of
- vosotros Spain you all get rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they get rid of
SPANISH VERB
deshacerse de
to get rid of
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: deshaciéndose de
- Past participle: deshecho de
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I got rid of
- tú you got rid of
- usted, él, ella he/she got rid of
- nosotros we got rid of
- vosotros Spain you all got rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they got rid of
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to get rid of
- tú you used to get rid of
- usted, él, ella he/she used to get rid of
- nosotros we used to get rid of
- vosotros Spain you all used to get rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to get rid of
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will get rid of
- tú you will get rid of
- usted, él, ella he/she will get rid of
- nosotros we will get rid of
- vosotros Spain you all will get rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will get rid of
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would get rid of
- tú you would get rid of
- usted, él, ella he/she would get rid of
- nosotros we would get rid of
- vosotros Spain you all would get rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would get rid of
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I get rid of
- tú (that) you get rid of
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she get rid of
- nosotros (that) we get rid of
- vosotros Spain (that) you all get rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they get rid of
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I got rid of
- tú (if) you got rid of
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she got rid of
- nosotros (if) we got rid of
- vosotros Spain (if) you all got rid of
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they got rid of
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú get rid of!
- usted get rid of! (formal)
- nosotros get rid of! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain get rid of! (all of you)
- ustedes get rid of! (all of you)
How to use deshacerse de
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Cada primavera me deshago de lo que no uso.
Every spring I get rid of what I don't use.
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Past
Por fin nos deshicimos del sillón viejo.
We finally got rid of the old couch.
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Imperfect
Mi mamá nunca se deshacía de nada, guardaba todo.
My mom never got rid of anything, she kept everything.
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Future
¿Cuándo te desharás de esas cajas del garaje?
When will you get rid of those boxes in the garage?
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Conditional
Yo me desharía de la tele, casi no la veo.
I'd get rid of the TV, I hardly watch it.
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Present subjunctive
Quiero que te deshagas de esa chamarra rota.
I want you to get rid of that torn jacket.
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Past subjunctive
El casero nos pidió que nos deshiciéramos del perro.
The landlord asked us to get rid of the dog.
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Imperative
¡Deshazte de ese colchón, ya huele raro!
Get rid of that mattress, it already smells weird!
Good to know
- It follows "hacer": me deshago, me deshice, me desharé.
- Without "de", "deshacerse" means to come apart or to melt away.
Where you hear deshacerse de
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 3
- Me deshago de la ropa vieja. I'm getting rid of my old clothes.
- Nos deshicimos de las sillas. We got rid of the chairs.
- Me voy a deshacer de casi todo. I'm going to get rid of almost everything.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.