Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | descollar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | descollando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar descollando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Descollar conjugation
descollar is an irregular Spanish -AR verb meaning stand out. In the present tense: yo descuello, tú descuellas, él/ella descuella, nosotros descollamos, vosotros descolláis, ellos descuellan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- descollar
- Gerundio
- descollando
- Meaning
- stand out
- Pattern
- Irregular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Descollar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descuello | Yo descuello en las clases de debate.I stand out in the debate classes. |
| tú | descuellas | Normalmente, tú descuellas por tu voz tranquila.You usually stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descuella | Hoy, la violinista del curso descuella entre todos los del taller.Today, the violinist in the course stands out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollamos | A veces, nosotros descollamos en las pruebas del domingo.At times, we stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descolláis | Ahora, vosotros descolláis por encima del resto sin gritar.Right now, you all stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descuellan | Casi siempre, los chicos del último año descuellan en cada exposición final.Most of the time, the students in the final year stand out in every final presentation. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he descollado | Este año, yo he descollado en las clases de debate.This year, I have stood out in the debate classes. |
| tú | has descollado | Últimamente, tú has descollado por tu voz tranquila.Lately, you have stood out because of your calm voice. |
| él | ha descollado | En estos meses, la violinista del curso ha descollado entre todos los del taller.In these months, the violinist in the course has stood out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | hemos descollado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos descollado en las pruebas del domingo.So far, we have stood out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | habéis descollado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis descollado por encima del resto sin gritar.This term, you all have stood out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | han descollado | En este tiempo, los chicos del último año han descollado en cada exposición final.During this time, the students in the final year have stood out in every final presentation. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descollé | Ayer, yo descollé en las clases de debate.Yesterday, I stood out in the debate classes. |
| tú | descollaste | Hace un rato, tú descollaste por tu voz tranquila.A little while ago, you stood out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descolló | Esta mañana, la violinista del curso descolló entre todos los del taller.This morning, the violinist in the course stood out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollamos | Anoche, nosotros descollamos en las pruebas del domingo.Last night, we stood out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descollasteis | El sábado, vosotros descollasteis por encima del resto sin gritar.On Saturday, you all stood out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descollaron | Hace poco, los chicos del último año descollaron en cada exposición final.Not long ago, the students in the final year stood out in every final presentation. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descollaba | Antes, yo descollaba en las clases de debate.Before, I used to stand out in the debate classes. |
| tú | descollabas | Por entonces, tú descollabas por tu voz tranquila.Back then, you used to stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descollaba | En esa época, la violinista del curso descollaba entre todos los del taller.At that time, the violinist in the course used to stand out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros descollábamos en las pruebas del domingo.When that was normal, we used to stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descollabais | Hace años, vosotros descollabais por encima del resto sin gritar.Years ago, you all used to stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descollaban | En aquellos días, los chicos del último año descollaban en cada exposición final.In those days, the students in the final year used to stand out in every final presentation. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había descollado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había descollado en las clases de debate.When you arrived, I had already stood out in the debate classes. |
| tú | habías descollado | Para entonces, tú ya habías descollado por tu voz tranquila.By then, you had already stood out because of your calm voice. |
| él | había descollado | Al volver, la violinista del curso ya había descollado entre todos los del taller.When we came back, the violinist in the course had already stood out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | habíamos descollado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos descollado en las pruebas del domingo.Before talking it through, we had already stood out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | habíais descollado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais descollado por encima del resto sin gritar.When you looked again, you all had already stood out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | habían descollado | Para ese momento, los chicos del último año ya habían descollado en cada exposición final.By that moment, the students in the final year had already stood out in every final presentation. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube descollado | Apenas yo hube descollado en las clases de debate, todo cambió.As soon as I had stood out in the debate classes, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste descollado | En cuanto tú hubiste descollado por tu voz tranquila, se notó.The moment you had stood out because of your calm voice, it showed. |
| él | hubo descollado | No bien la violinista del curso hubo descollado entre todos los del taller, hubo ruido.As soon as the violinist in the course had stood out among everyone in the workshop, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos descollado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos descollado en las pruebas del domingo, seguimos adelante.Once we had stood out in Sunday's tryouts, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis descollado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis descollado por encima del resto sin gritar, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had stood out above the rest without shouting, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron descollado | En cuanto los chicos del último año hubieron descollado en cada exposición final, el ambiente cambió.The moment the students in the final year had stood out in every final presentation, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descollaré | Mañana, yo descollaré en las clases de debate.Tomorrow, I will stand out in the debate classes. |
| tú | descollarás | Dentro de poco, tú descollarás por tu voz tranquila.Soon, you will stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descollará | Esta tarde, la violinista del curso descollará entre todos los del taller.This afternoon, the violinist in the course will stand out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros descollaremos en las pruebas del domingo.Next week, we will stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descollaréis | Pronto, vosotros descollaréis por encima del resto sin gritar.Before long, you all will stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descollarán | Más adelante, los chicos del último año descollarán en cada exposición final.Later on, the students in the final year will stand out in every final presentation. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré descollado | Para entonces, yo ya habré descollado en las clases de debate.By then, I will already have stood out in the debate classes. |
| tú | habrás descollado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás descollado por tu voz tranquila.Before closing time, you will already have stood out because of your calm voice. |
| él | habrá descollado | Al final del día, la violinista del curso ya habrá descollado entre todos los del taller.By the end of the day, the violinist in the course will already have stood out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | habremos descollado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos descollado en las pruebas del domingo.By tomorrow, we will already have stood out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | habréis descollado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis descollado por encima del resto sin gritar.Before leaving, you all will already have stood out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | habrán descollado | Para esa hora, los chicos del último año ya habrán descollado en cada exposición final.By that hour, the students in the final year will already have stood out in every final presentation. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descollaría | En un caso así, yo descollaría en las clases de debate.In a case like that, I would stand out in the debate classes. |
| tú | descollarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú descollarías por tu voz tranquila.With a little more time, you would stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descollaría | En esa situación, la violinista del curso descollaría entre todos los del taller.In that situation, the violinist in the course would stand out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros descollaríamos en las pruebas del domingo.With that outlook, we would stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descollaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros descollaríais por encima del resto sin gritar.If it came to that, you all would stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descollarían | En un día así, los chicos del último año descollarían en cada exposición final.On a day like that, the students in the final year would stand out in every final presentation. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría descollado | En otro momento, yo habría descollado en las clases de debate.At another moment, I would have stood out in the debate classes. |
| tú | habrías descollado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías descollado por tu voz tranquila.With a little more margin, you would have stood out because of your calm voice. |
| él | habría descollado | A esas alturas, la violinista del curso habría descollado entre todos los del taller.By then, the violinist in the course would have stood out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | habríamos descollado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos descollado en las pruebas del domingo.With that turn, we would have stood out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | habríais descollado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais descollado por encima del resto sin gritar.At that point, you all would have stood out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | habrían descollado | En ese punto, los chicos del último año habrían descollado en cada exposición final.From there, the students in the final year would have stood out in every final presentation. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descuelle | Es mejor que yo descuelle en las clases de debate.It is better that I stand out in the debate classes. |
| tú | descuelles | Hace falta que tú descuelles por tu voz tranquila.It is necessary that you stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descuelle | Conviene que la violinista del curso descuelle entre todos los del taller.It is wise that the violinist in the course stand out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollemos | Importa que nosotros descollemos en las pruebas del domingo.It matters that we stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descolléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros descolléis por encima del resto sin gritar.It may help if you all stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descuellen | Es posible que los chicos del último año descuellen en cada exposición final.It is possible that the students in the final year stand out in every final presentation. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya descollado | Ojalá yo haya descollado en las clases de debate.Hopefully I have stood out in the debate classes. |
| tú | hayas descollado | Puede que tú ya hayas descollado por tu voz tranquila.Maybe you already have stood out because of your calm voice. |
| él | haya descollado | Tal vez la violinista del curso haya descollado entre todos los del taller.Perhaps the violinist in the course has stood out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | hayamos descollado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos descollado en las pruebas del domingo.Maybe we already have stood out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | hayáis descollado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis descollado por encima del resto sin gritar.It is likely that you all have stood out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | hayan descollado | Puede ser que los chicos del último año ya hayan descollado en cada exposición final.It may be that the students in the final year already have stood out in every final presentation. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descollara | Si yo descollara en las clases de debate, se notaría enseguida.If I stood out in the debate classes, it would show right away. |
| tú | descollaras | Si tú descollaras por tu voz tranquila, costaría ocultarlo.If you stood out because of your calm voice, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | descollara | Si la violinista del curso descollara entre todos los del taller, daría mucho que hablar.If the violinist in the course stood out among everyone in the workshop, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | descolláramos | Si nosotros descolláramos en las pruebas del domingo, todo iría por otro lado.If we stood out in Sunday's tryouts, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | descollarais | Si vosotros descollarais por encima del resto sin gritar, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all stood out above the rest without shouting, the mood would change. |
| ellos | descollaran | Si los chicos del último año descollaran en cada exposición final, la escena sería otra.If the students in the final year stood out in every final presentation, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera descollado | Si yo hubiera descollado en las clases de debate, aún se recordaría.If I had stood out in the debate classes, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras descollado | Si tú hubieras descollado por tu voz tranquila, eso habría dejado marca.If you had stood out because of your calm voice, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera descollado | Si la violinista del curso hubiera descollado entre todos los del taller, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the violinist in the course had stood out among everyone in the workshop, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos descollado | Si nosotros hubiéramos descollado en las pruebas del domingo, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had stood out in Sunday's tryouts, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais descollado | Si vosotros hubierais descollado por encima del resto sin gritar, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had stood out above the rest without shouting, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran descollado | Si los chicos del último año hubieran descollado en cada exposición final, nada habría quedado igual.If the students in the final year had stood out in every final presentation, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descollare | Si yo descollare en las clases de debate, se notará enseguida.If I stand out in the debate classes, it will show right away. |
| tú | descollares | Si tú descollares por tu voz tranquila, costará ignorarlo.If you stand out because of your calm voice, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | descollare | Si la violinista del curso descollare entre todos los del taller, dará mucho que hablar.If the violinist in the course stands out among everyone in the workshop, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | descolláremos | Si nosotros descolláremos en las pruebas del domingo, todo irá por otro camino.If we stand out in Sunday's tryouts, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | descollareis | Si vosotros descollareis por encima del resto sin gritar, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all stand out above the rest without shouting, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | descollaren | Si los chicos del último año descollaren en cada exposición final, la escena será distinta.If the students in the final year stand out in every final presentation, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere descollado | Cuando yo hubiere descollado en las clases de debate, ya se notará.When I have stood out in the debate classes, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres descollado | En cuanto tú hubieres descollado por tu voz tranquila, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have stood out because of your calm voice, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere descollado | Cuando la violinista del curso hubiere descollado entre todos los del taller, se verá de inmediato.When the violinist in the course has stood out among everyone in the workshop, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos descollado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos descollado en las pruebas del domingo, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have stood out in Sunday's tryouts, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis descollado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis descollado por encima del resto sin gritar, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have stood out above the rest without shouting, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren descollado | En cuanto los chicos del último año hubieren descollado en cada exposición final, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the students in the final year have stood out in every final presentation, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | descuella | descuella por tu voz tranquila.Stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | descuelle | Que la violinista del curso descuelle entre todos los del taller.Let the violinist in the course stand out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | descollemos | descollemos en las pruebas del domingo.Stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | descollad | descollad por encima del resto sin gritar.Stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | descuellen | Que los chicos del último año descuellen en cada exposición final.Let the students in the final year stand out in every final presentation. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no descuelles | No no descuelles por tu voz tranquila.Do not stand out because of your calm voice. |
| él | no descuelle | Que la violinista del curso no no descuelle entre todos los del taller.Let the violinist in the course not stand out among everyone in the workshop. |
| nosotros | no descollemos | No no descollemos en las pruebas del domingo.Let us not stand out in Sunday's tryouts. |
| vosotros | no descolléis | No no descolléis por encima del resto sin gritar.Do not stand out above the rest without shouting. |
| ellos | no descuellen | Que los chicos del último año no no descuellen en cada exposición final.Let the students in the final year not stand out in every final presentation. |
Free web drill
Practice descollar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ en las clases de debate.
I stand out in the debate classes.
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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Common questions
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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about descollar.
- What does 'descollar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'descollar' means to stand out. It is a irregular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is descollar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Yes, descollar is an irregular Spanish verb. It does not follow the regular -AR ending pattern in every tense — some forms change stem or use unique endings. The complete conjugation table on this page shows every irregular form.
- How do you conjugate descollar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of descollar: yo descuello, tú descuellas, él/ella/usted descuella, nosotros descollamos, vosotros descolláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descuellan.
- How do you conjugate descollar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of descollar: yo descollé, tú descollaste, él/ella/usted descolló, nosotros descollamos, vosotros descollasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descollaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of descollar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of descollar: yo descollaba, tú descollabas, él/ella/usted descollaba, nosotros descollábamos, vosotros descollabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes descollaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of descollar?
- The past participle of descollar is 'descollado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he descollado' (I have stand outed), 'has descollado', 'ha descollado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of descollar?
- The gerundio of descollar is 'descollando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy descollando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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