Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | descalzar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | descalzando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar descalzando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Descalzar conjugation
descalzar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning take off. In the present tense: yo descalzo, tú descalzas, él/ella descalza, nosotros descalzamos, vosotros descalzáis, ellos descalzan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- descalzar
- Gerundio
- descalzando
- Meaning
- take off
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Descalzar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalzo | Yo descalzo las botas mojadas en la entrada.I take off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | descalzas | Normalmente, tú descalzas las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.You usually take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalza | Hoy, el padre cansado descalza los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.Today, the tired father takes off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalzamos | A veces, nosotros descalzamos las sandalias junto a la puerta.At times, we take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalzáis | Ahora, vosotros descalzáis las botas de monte en el refugio.Right now, you all take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalzan | Casi siempre, los niños embarrados descalzan los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.Most of the time, the muddy children take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he descalzado | Este año, yo he descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada.This year, I have taken off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | has descalzado | Últimamente, tú has descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Lately, you have taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | ha descalzado | En estos meses, el padre cansado ha descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.In these months, the tired father has taken off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | hemos descalzado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta.So far, we have taken off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | habéis descalzado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio.This term, you all have taken off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | han descalzado | En este tiempo, los niños embarrados han descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.During this time, the muddy children have taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalcé | Ayer, yo descalcé las botas mojadas en la entrada.Yesterday, I took off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | descalzaste | Hace un rato, tú descalzaste las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.A little while ago, you took off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalzó | Esta mañana, el padre cansado descalzó los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.This morning, the tired father took off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalzamos | Anoche, nosotros descalzamos las sandalias junto a la puerta.Last night, we took off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalzasteis | El sábado, vosotros descalzasteis las botas de monte en el refugio.On Saturday, you all took off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalzaron | Hace poco, los niños embarrados descalzaron los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.Not long ago, the muddy children took off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalzaba | Antes, yo descalzaba las botas mojadas en la entrada.Before, I used to take off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | descalzabas | Por entonces, tú descalzabas las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Back then, you used to take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalzaba | En esa época, el padre cansado descalzaba los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.At that time, the tired father used to take off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalzábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros descalzábamos las sandalias junto a la puerta.When that was normal, we used to take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalzabais | Hace años, vosotros descalzabais las botas de monte en el refugio.Years ago, you all used to take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalzaban | En aquellos días, los niños embarrados descalzaban los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.In those days, the muddy children used to take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había descalzado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada.When you arrived, I had already taken off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | habías descalzado | Para entonces, tú ya habías descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.By then, you had already taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | había descalzado | Al volver, el padre cansado ya había descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.When we came back, the tired father had already taken off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | habíamos descalzado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta.Before talking it through, we had already taken off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | habíais descalzado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio.When you looked again, you all had already taken off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | habían descalzado | Para ese momento, los niños embarrados ya habían descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.By that moment, the muddy children had already taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube descalzado | Apenas yo hube descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada, todo cambió.As soon as I had taken off the wet boots at the doorway, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste descalzado | En cuanto tú hubiste descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá, se notó.The moment you had taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch, it showed. |
| él | hubo descalzado | No bien el padre cansado hubo descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo, hubo ruido.As soon as the tired father had taken off his shoes when he gets home from work, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos descalzado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta, seguimos adelante.Once we had taken off the sandals by the door, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis descalzado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had taken off the hiking boots at the shelter, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron descalzado | En cuanto los niños embarrados hubieron descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario, el ambiente cambió.The moment the muddy children had taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalzaré | Mañana, yo descalzaré las botas mojadas en la entrada.Tomorrow, I will take off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | descalzarás | Dentro de poco, tú descalzarás las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Soon, you will take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalzará | Esta tarde, el padre cansado descalzará los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.This afternoon, the tired father will take off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalzaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros descalzaremos las sandalias junto a la puerta.Next week, we will take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalzaréis | Pronto, vosotros descalzaréis las botas de monte en el refugio.Before long, you all will take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalzarán | Más adelante, los niños embarrados descalzarán los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.Later on, the muddy children will take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré descalzado | Para entonces, yo ya habré descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada.By then, I will already have taken off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | habrás descalzado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Before closing time, you will already have taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | habrá descalzado | Al final del día, el padre cansado ya habrá descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.By the end of the day, the tired father will already have taken off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | habremos descalzado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta.By tomorrow, we will already have taken off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | habréis descalzado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio.Before leaving, you all will already have taken off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | habrán descalzado | Para esa hora, los niños embarrados ya habrán descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.By that hour, the muddy children will already have taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalzaría | En un caso así, yo descalzaría las botas mojadas en la entrada.In a case like that, I would take off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | descalzarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú descalzarías las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.With a little more time, you would take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalzaría | En esa situación, el padre cansado descalzaría los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.In that situation, the tired father would take off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalzaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros descalzaríamos las sandalias junto a la puerta.With that outlook, we would take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalzaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros descalzaríais las botas de monte en el refugio.If it came to that, you all would take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalzarían | En un día así, los niños embarrados descalzarían los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.On a day like that, the muddy children would take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría descalzado | En otro momento, yo habría descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada.At another moment, I would have taken off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | habrías descalzado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.With a little more margin, you would have taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | habría descalzado | A esas alturas, el padre cansado habría descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.By then, the tired father would have taken off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | habríamos descalzado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta.With that turn, we would have taken off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | habríais descalzado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio.At that point, you all would have taken off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | habrían descalzado | En ese punto, los niños embarrados habrían descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.From there, the muddy children would have taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalce | Es mejor que yo descalce las botas mojadas en la entrada.It is better that I take off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | descalces | Hace falta que tú descalces las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.It is necessary that you take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalce | Conviene que el padre cansado descalce los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.It is wise that the tired father take off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalcemos | Importa que nosotros descalcemos las sandalias junto a la puerta.It matters that we take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalcéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros descalcéis las botas de monte en el refugio.It may help if you all take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalcen | Es posible que los niños embarrados descalcen los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.It is possible that the muddy children take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya descalzado | Ojalá yo haya descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada.Hopefully I have taken off the wet boots at the doorway. |
| tú | hayas descalzado | Puede que tú ya hayas descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Maybe you already have taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | haya descalzado | Tal vez el padre cansado haya descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.Perhaps the tired father has taken off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | hayamos descalzado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta.Maybe we already have taken off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | hayáis descalzado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio.It is likely that you all have taken off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | hayan descalzado | Puede ser que los niños embarrados ya hayan descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.It may be that the muddy children already have taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalzara | Si yo descalzara las botas mojadas en la entrada, se notaría enseguida.If I took off the wet boots at the doorway, it would show right away. |
| tú | descalzaras | Si tú descalzaras las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá, costaría ocultarlo.If you took off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | descalzara | Si el padre cansado descalzara los zapatos al llegar del trabajo, daría mucho que hablar.If the tired father took off his shoes when he gets home from work, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | descalzáramos | Si nosotros descalzáramos las sandalias junto a la puerta, todo iría por otro lado.If we took off the sandals by the door, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | descalzarais | Si vosotros descalzarais las botas de monte en el refugio, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all took off the hiking boots at the shelter, the mood would change. |
| ellos | descalzaran | Si los niños embarrados descalzaran los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario, la escena sería otra.If the muddy children took off their uniform shoes in the locker room, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera descalzado | Si yo hubiera descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada, aún se recordaría.If I had taken off the wet boots at the doorway, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras descalzado | Si tú hubieras descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá, eso habría dejado marca.If you had taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera descalzado | Si el padre cansado hubiera descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the tired father had taken off his shoes when he gets home from work, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos descalzado | Si nosotros hubiéramos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had taken off the sandals by the door, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais descalzado | Si vosotros hubierais descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had taken off the hiking boots at the shelter, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran descalzado | Si los niños embarrados hubieran descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario, nada habría quedado igual.If the muddy children had taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descalzare | Si yo descalzare las botas mojadas en la entrada, se notará enseguida.If I take off the wet boots at the doorway, it will show right away. |
| tú | descalzares | Si tú descalzares las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá, costará ignorarlo.If you take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | descalzare | Si el padre cansado descalzare los zapatos al llegar del trabajo, dará mucho que hablar.If the tired father takes off his shoes when he gets home from work, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | descalzáremos | Si nosotros descalzáremos las sandalias junto a la puerta, todo irá por otro camino.If we take off the sandals by the door, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | descalzareis | Si vosotros descalzareis las botas de monte en el refugio, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all take off the hiking boots at the shelter, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | descalzaren | Si los niños embarrados descalzaren los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario, la escena será distinta.If the muddy children take off their uniform shoes in the locker room, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere descalzado | Cuando yo hubiere descalzado las botas mojadas en la entrada, ya se notará.When I have taken off the wet boots at the doorway, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres descalzado | En cuanto tú hubieres descalzado las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have taken off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere descalzado | Cuando el padre cansado hubiere descalzado los zapatos al llegar del trabajo, se verá de inmediato.When the tired father has taken off his shoes when he gets home from work, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos descalzado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos descalzado las sandalias junto a la puerta, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have taken off the sandals by the door, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis descalzado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis descalzado las botas de monte en el refugio, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have taken off the hiking boots at the shelter, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren descalzado | En cuanto los niños embarrados hubieren descalzado los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the muddy children have taken off their uniform shoes in the locker room, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | descalza | descalza las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | descalce | Que el padre cansado descalce los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.Let the tired father take off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | descalcemos | descalcemos las sandalias junto a la puerta.Take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | descalzad | descalzad las botas de monte en el refugio.Take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | descalcen | Que los niños embarrados descalcen los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.Let the muddy children take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no descalces | No no descalces las zapatillas antes de subir al sofá.Do not take off your sneakers before climbing onto the couch. |
| él | no descalce | Que el padre cansado no no descalce los zapatos al llegar del trabajo.Let the tired father not take off his shoes when he gets home from work. |
| nosotros | no descalcemos | No no descalcemos las sandalias junto a la puerta.Let us not take off the sandals by the door. |
| vosotros | no descalcéis | No no descalcéis las botas de monte en el refugio.Do not take off the hiking boots at the shelter. |
| ellos | no descalcen | Que los niños embarrados no no descalcen los zapatos del uniforme en el vestuario.Let the muddy children not take off their uniform shoes in the locker room. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ las botas mojadas en la entrada.
I take off the wet boots at the doorway.
Need grammar help?How to form Presente
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
- 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
- 2Add the present endings for the subject.
- 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.
Pattern
-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en
Examples
hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
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- What does 'descalzar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'descalzar' means to take off. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is descalzar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Descalzar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate descalzar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of descalzar: yo descalzo, tú descalzas, él/ella/usted descalza, nosotros descalzamos, vosotros descalzáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descalzan.
- How do you conjugate descalzar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of descalzar: yo descalcé, tú descalzaste, él/ella/usted descalzó, nosotros descalzamos, vosotros descalzasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descalzaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of descalzar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of descalzar: yo descalzaba, tú descalzabas, él/ella/usted descalzaba, nosotros descalzábamos, vosotros descalzabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes descalzaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of descalzar?
- The past participle of descalzar is 'descalzado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he descalzado' (I have take offed), 'has descalzado', 'ha descalzado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of descalzar?
- The gerundio of descalzar is 'descalzando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy descalzando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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