Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- yo I say goodbye
- tú you say goodbye
- usted, él, ella he/she says goodbye
- nosotros we say goodbye
- vosotros Spain you all say goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they say goodbye
SPANISH VERB
despedirse
to say goodbye
- #239 most used
- Irregular -ir verb
- Gerund: despidiéndose
- Past participle: despedido
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- yo I said goodbye
- tú you said goodbye
- usted, él, ella he/she said goodbye
- nosotros we said goodbye
- vosotros Spain you all said goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they said goodbye
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- yo I used to say goodbye
- tú you used to say goodbye
- usted, él, ella he/she used to say goodbye
- nosotros we used to say goodbye
- vosotros Spain you all used to say goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to say goodbye
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- yo I will say goodbye
- tú you will say goodbye
- usted, él, ella he/she will say goodbye
- nosotros we will say goodbye
- vosotros Spain you all will say goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they will say goodbye
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- yo I would say goodbye
- tú you would say goodbye
- usted, él, ella he/she would say goodbye
- nosotros we would say goodbye
- vosotros Spain you all would say goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas they would say goodbye
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- yo (that) I say goodbye
- tú (that) you say goodbye
- usted, él, ella (that) he/she say goodbye
- nosotros (that) we say goodbye
- vosotros Spain (that) you all say goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they say goodbye
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- yo (if) I said goodbye
- tú (if) you said goodbye
- usted, él, ella (if) he/she said goodbye
- nosotros (if) we said goodbye
- vosotros Spain (if) you all said goodbye
- ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they said goodbye
Imperative
Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)
- tú say goodbye!
- usted say goodbye! (formal)
- nosotros say goodbye! (let’s)
- vosotros Spain say goodbye! (all of you)
- ustedes say goodbye! (all of you)
How to use despedirse
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Los mexicanos se despiden en la puerta durante media hora.
Mexicans say goodbye at the door for half an hour.
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Past
Sarah se despidió de sus papás en el aeropuerto.
Sarah said goodbye to her parents at the airport.
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Imperfect
Mi abuela siempre se despedía con una bendición.
My grandma always said goodbye with a blessing.
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Future
¿Te despedirás de Lupita antes de irte?
Will you say goodbye to Lupita before you leave?
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Conditional
Yo me despediría de todos, por si acaso.
I'd say goodbye to everyone, just in case.
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Present subjunctive
No te vayas sin que te despidas de la abuela.
Don't leave without saying goodbye to grandma.
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Past subjunctive
Me dolió que se despidiera con un simple mensaje.
It hurt me that he said goodbye with just a text.
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Imperative
¡Despídete de tus primos, ya nos vamos!
Say goodbye to your cousins, we're leaving!
Good to know
- "Despedirse de alguien": me despedí de todos. "Despedir" without "se" is to fire someone.
Where you hear despedirse
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Intermediate Level 2
- Nunca me despido sin llorar. I never say goodbye without crying.
- Me despedí de mis papás en el aeropuerto. I said goodbye to my parents at the airport.
- Esta noche nos vamos a despedir en la estación. Tonight we're going to say goodbye at the station.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -ir verb.