What does 'deforestar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'deforestar' means to deforest. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is deforestar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Deforestar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate deforestar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of deforestar: yo deforesto, tú deforestas, él/ella/usted deforesta, nosotros deforestamos, vosotros deforestáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deforestan.

How do you conjugate deforestar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of deforestar: yo deforesté, tú deforestaste, él/ella/usted deforestó, nosotros deforestamos, vosotros deforestasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes deforestaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of deforestar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of deforestar: yo deforestaba, tú deforestabas, él/ella/usted deforestaba, nosotros deforestábamos, vosotros deforestabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes deforestaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of deforestar?

The past participle of deforestar is 'deforestado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he deforestado' (I have deforested), 'has deforestado', 'ha deforestado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of deforestar?

The gerundio of deforestar is 'deforestando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy deforestando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Spanish verb conjugation

Deforestar conjugation

deforestar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning deforest. In the present tense: yo deforesto, tú deforestas, él/ella deforesta, nosotros deforestamos, vosotros deforestáis, ellos deforestan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: deforestar
Gerundio: deforestando
Meaning: deforest
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Deforestar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	deforestar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	deforestando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar deforestando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforesto	Yo deforesto la ladera para abrir un camino.I deforest the hillside to open a road.
tú	deforestas	Normalmente, tú deforestas el terreno junto al río.You usually deforest the land by the river.
él	deforesta	Hoy, la empresa maderera deforesta media colina en dos semanas.Today, the logging company deforests half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestamos	A veces, nosotros deforestamos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.At times, we deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestáis	Ahora, vosotros deforestáis la finca vieja sin permiso.Right now, you all deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	deforestan	Casi siempre, los colonos del valle deforestan la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.Most of the time, the settlers in the valley deforest the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he deforestado	Este año, yo he deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino.This year, I have deforested the hillside to open a road.
tú	has deforestado	Últimamente, tú has deforestado el terreno junto al río.Lately, you have deforested the land by the river.
él	ha deforestado	En estos meses, la empresa maderera ha deforestado media colina en dos semanas.In these months, the logging company has deforested half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	hemos deforestado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.So far, we have deforested the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	habéis deforestado	En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso.This term, you all have deforested the old property without permission.
ellos	han deforestado	En este tiempo, los colonos del valle han deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.During this time, the settlers in the valley have deforested the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforesté	Ayer, yo deforesté la ladera para abrir un camino.Yesterday, I deforested the hillside to open a road.
tú	deforestaste	Hace un rato, tú deforestaste el terreno junto al río.A little while ago, you deforested the land by the river.
él	deforestó	Esta mañana, la empresa maderera deforestó media colina en dos semanas.This morning, the logging company deforested half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestamos	Anoche, nosotros deforestamos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.Last night, we deforested the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestasteis	El sábado, vosotros deforestasteis la finca vieja sin permiso.On Saturday, you all deforested the old property without permission.
ellos	deforestaron	Hace poco, los colonos del valle deforestaron la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.Not long ago, the settlers in the valley deforested the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforestaba	Antes, yo deforestaba la ladera para abrir un camino.Before, I used to deforest the hillside to open a road.
tú	deforestabas	Por entonces, tú deforestabas el terreno junto al río.Back then, you used to deforest the land by the river.
él	deforestaba	En esa época, la empresa maderera deforestaba media colina en dos semanas.At that time, the logging company used to deforest half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros deforestábamos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.When that was normal, we used to deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestabais	Hace años, vosotros deforestabais la finca vieja sin permiso.Years ago, you all used to deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	deforestaban	En aquellos días, los colonos del valle deforestaban la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.In those days, the settlers in the valley used to deforest the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había deforestado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino.When you arrived, I had already deforested the hillside to open a road.
tú	habías deforestado	Para entonces, tú ya habías deforestado el terreno junto al río.By then, you had already deforested the land by the river.
él	había deforestado	Al volver, la empresa maderera ya había deforestado media colina en dos semanas.When we came back, the logging company had already deforested half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	habíamos deforestado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.Before talking it through, we had already deforested the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	habíais deforestado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso.When you looked again, you all had already deforested the old property without permission.
ellos	habían deforestado	Para ese momento, los colonos del valle ya habían deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.By that moment, the settlers in the valley had already deforested the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube deforestado	Apenas yo hube deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino, todo cambió.As soon as I had deforested the hillside to open a road, everything changed.
tú	hubiste deforestado	En cuanto tú hubiste deforestado el terreno junto al río, se notó.The moment you had deforested the land by the river, it showed.
él	hubo deforestado	No bien la empresa maderera hubo deforestado media colina en dos semanas, hubo ruido.As soon as the logging company had deforested half a hill in two weeks, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos deforestado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz, seguimos adelante.Once we had deforested the northern strip to plant corn, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis deforestado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had deforested the old property without permission, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron deforestado	En cuanto los colonos del valle hubieron deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas, el ambiente cambió.The moment the settlers in the valley had deforested the upper area with new machines, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforestaré	Mañana, yo deforestaré la ladera para abrir un camino.Tomorrow, I will deforest the hillside to open a road.
tú	deforestarás	Dentro de poco, tú deforestarás el terreno junto al río.Soon, you will deforest the land by the river.
él	deforestará	Esta tarde, la empresa maderera deforestará media colina en dos semanas.This afternoon, the logging company will deforest half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestaremos	La semana que viene, nosotros deforestaremos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.Next week, we will deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestaréis	Pronto, vosotros deforestaréis la finca vieja sin permiso.Before long, you all will deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	deforestarán	Más adelante, los colonos del valle deforestarán la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.Later on, the settlers in the valley will deforest the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré deforestado	Para entonces, yo ya habré deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino.By then, I will already have deforested the hillside to open a road.
tú	habrás deforestado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás deforestado el terreno junto al río.Before closing time, you will already have deforested the land by the river.
él	habrá deforestado	Al final del día, la empresa maderera ya habrá deforestado media colina en dos semanas.By the end of the day, the logging company will already have deforested half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	habremos deforestado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.By tomorrow, we will already have deforested the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	habréis deforestado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso.Before leaving, you all will already have deforested the old property without permission.
ellos	habrán deforestado	Para esa hora, los colonos del valle ya habrán deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.By that hour, the settlers in the valley will already have deforested the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforestaría	En un caso así, yo deforestaría la ladera para abrir un camino.In a case like that, I would deforest the hillside to open a road.
tú	deforestarías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú deforestarías el terreno junto al río.With a little more time, you would deforest the land by the river.
él	deforestaría	En esa situación, la empresa maderera deforestaría media colina en dos semanas.In that situation, the logging company would deforest half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestaríamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros deforestaríamos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.With that outlook, we would deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestaríais	Llegado el caso, vosotros deforestaríais la finca vieja sin permiso.If it came to that, you all would deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	deforestarían	En un día así, los colonos del valle deforestarían la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.On a day like that, the settlers in the valley would deforest the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría deforestado	En otro momento, yo habría deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino.At another moment, I would have deforested the hillside to open a road.
tú	habrías deforestado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías deforestado el terreno junto al río.With a little more margin, you would have deforested the land by the river.
él	habría deforestado	A esas alturas, la empresa maderera habría deforestado media colina en dos semanas.By then, the logging company would have deforested half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	habríamos deforestado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.With that turn, we would have deforested the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	habríais deforestado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso.At that point, you all would have deforested the old property without permission.
ellos	habrían deforestado	En ese punto, los colonos del valle habrían deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.From there, the settlers in the valley would have deforested the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforeste	Es mejor que yo deforeste la ladera para abrir un camino.It is better that I deforest the hillside to open a road.
tú	deforestes	Hace falta que tú deforestes el terreno junto al río.It is necessary that you deforest the land by the river.
él	deforeste	Conviene que la empresa maderera deforeste media colina en dos semanas.It is wise that the logging company deforest half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestemos	Importa que nosotros deforestemos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.It matters that we deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestéis	Puede ser útil que vosotros deforestéis la finca vieja sin permiso.It may help if you all deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	deforesten	Es posible que los colonos del valle deforesten la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.It is possible that the settlers in the valley deforest the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya deforestado	Ojalá yo haya deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino.Hopefully I have deforested the hillside to open a road.
tú	hayas deforestado	Puede que tú ya hayas deforestado el terreno junto al río.Maybe you already have deforested the land by the river.
él	haya deforestado	Tal vez la empresa maderera haya deforestado media colina en dos semanas.Perhaps the logging company has deforested half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	hayamos deforestado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.Maybe we already have deforested the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	hayáis deforestado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso.It is likely that you all have deforested the old property without permission.
ellos	hayan deforestado	Puede ser que los colonos del valle ya hayan deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.It may be that the settlers in the valley already have deforested the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforestara	Si yo deforestara la ladera para abrir un camino, se notaría enseguida.If I deforested the hillside to open a road, it would show right away.
tú	deforestaras	Si tú deforestaras el terreno junto al río, costaría ocultarlo.If you deforested the land by the river, it would be hard to hide.
él	deforestara	Si la empresa maderera deforestara media colina en dos semanas, daría mucho que hablar.If the logging company deforested half a hill in two weeks, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	deforestáramos	Si nosotros deforestáramos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz, todo iría por otro lado.If we deforested the northern strip to plant corn, everything would go another way.
vosotros	deforestarais	Si vosotros deforestarais la finca vieja sin permiso, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all deforested the old property without permission, the mood would change.
ellos	deforestaran	Si los colonos del valle deforestaran la zona alta con máquinas nuevas, la escena sería otra.If the settlers in the valley deforested the upper area with new machines, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera deforestado	Si yo hubiera deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino, aún se recordaría.If I had deforested the hillside to open a road, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras deforestado	Si tú hubieras deforestado el terreno junto al río, eso habría dejado marca.If you had deforested the land by the river, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera deforestado	Si la empresa maderera hubiera deforestado media colina en dos semanas, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the logging company had deforested half a hill in two weeks, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos deforestado	Si nosotros hubiéramos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had deforested the northern strip to plant corn, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais deforestado	Si vosotros hubierais deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had deforested the old property without permission, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran deforestado	Si los colonos del valle hubieran deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas, nada habría quedado igual.If the settlers in the valley had deforested the upper area with new machines, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	deforestare	Si yo deforestare la ladera para abrir un camino, se notará enseguida.If I deforest the hillside to open a road, it will show right away.
tú	deforestares	Si tú deforestares el terreno junto al río, costará ignorarlo.If you deforest the land by the river, it will be hard to ignore.
él	deforestare	Si la empresa maderera deforestare media colina en dos semanas, dará mucho que hablar.If the logging company deforests half a hill in two weeks, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	deforestáremos	Si nosotros deforestáremos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz, todo irá por otro camino.If we deforest the northern strip to plant corn, everything will go another way.
vosotros	deforestareis	Si vosotros deforestareis la finca vieja sin permiso, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all deforest the old property without permission, the mood will change fast.
ellos	deforestaren	Si los colonos del valle deforestaren la zona alta con máquinas nuevas, la escena será distinta.If the settlers in the valley deforest the upper area with new machines, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere deforestado	Cuando yo hubiere deforestado la ladera para abrir un camino, ya se notará.When I have deforested the hillside to open a road, it will already show.
tú	hubieres deforestado	En cuanto tú hubieres deforestado el terreno junto al río, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have deforested the land by the river, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere deforestado	Cuando la empresa maderera hubiere deforestado media colina en dos semanas, se verá de inmediato.When the logging company has deforested half a hill in two weeks, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos deforestado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos deforestado la franja del norte para sembrar maíz, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have deforested the northern strip to plant corn, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis deforestado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis deforestado la finca vieja sin permiso, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have deforested the old property without permission, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren deforestado	En cuanto los colonos del valle hubieren deforestado la zona alta con máquinas nuevas, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the settlers in the valley have deforested the upper area with new machines, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	deforesta	deforesta el terreno junto al río.Deforest the land by the river.
él	deforeste	Que la empresa maderera deforeste media colina en dos semanas.Let the logging company deforest half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	deforestemos	deforestemos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.Deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	deforestad	deforestad la finca vieja sin permiso.Deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	deforesten	Que los colonos del valle deforesten la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.Let the settlers in the valley deforest the upper area with new machines.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no deforestes	No no deforestes el terreno junto al río.Do not deforest the land by the river.
él	no deforeste	Que la empresa maderera no no deforeste media colina en dos semanas.Let the logging company not deforest half a hill in two weeks.
nosotros	no deforestemos	No no deforestemos la franja del norte para sembrar maíz.Let us not deforest the northern strip to plant corn.
vosotros	no deforestéis	No no deforestéis la finca vieja sin permiso.Do not deforest the old property without permission.
ellos	no deforesten	Que los colonos del valle no no deforesten la zona alta con máquinas nuevas.Let the settlers in the valley not deforest the upper area with new machines.

Deforestar conjugation

Deforestar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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