Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | descorchar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | descorchando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar descorchando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Descorchar conjugation
descorchar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning uncork. In the present tense: yo descorcho, tú descorchas, él/ella descorcha, nosotros descorchamos, vosotros descorcháis, ellos descorchan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- descorchar
- Gerundio
- descorchando
- Meaning
- uncork
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Descorchar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorcho | Yo descorcho la botella guardada desde Navidad.I uncork the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | descorchas | Normalmente, tú descorchas el vino antes de que lleguen todos.You usually uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorcha | Hoy, el camarero de la terraza descorcha el cava justo al dar las doce.Today, the waiter on the terrace uncorks the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorchamos | A veces, nosotros descorchamos la sidra en el patio.At times, we uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorcháis | Ahora, vosotros descorcháis la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.Right now, you all uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorchan | Casi siempre, los amigos de la mesa larga descorchan el champán al final del brindis.Most of the time, the friends at the long table uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he descorchado | Este año, yo he descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad.This year, I have uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | has descorchado | Últimamente, tú has descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Lately, you have uncorked the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | ha descorchado | En estos meses, el camarero de la terraza ha descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce.In these months, the waiter on the terrace has uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | hemos descorchado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos descorchado la sidra en el patio.So far, we have uncorked the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | habéis descorchado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.This term, you all have uncorked the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | han descorchado | En este tiempo, los amigos de la mesa larga han descorchado el champán al final del brindis.During this time, the friends at the long table have uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorché | Ayer, yo descorché la botella guardada desde Navidad.Yesterday, I uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | descorchaste | Hace un rato, tú descorchaste el vino antes de que lleguen todos.A little while ago, you uncorked the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorchó | Esta mañana, el camarero de la terraza descorchó el cava justo al dar las doce.This morning, the waiter on the terrace uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorchamos | Anoche, nosotros descorchamos la sidra en el patio.Last night, we uncorked the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorchasteis | El sábado, vosotros descorchasteis la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.On Saturday, you all uncorked the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorcharon | Hace poco, los amigos de la mesa larga descorcharon el champán al final del brindis.Not long ago, the friends at the long table uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorchaba | Antes, yo descorchaba la botella guardada desde Navidad.Before, I used to uncork the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | descorchabas | Por entonces, tú descorchabas el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Back then, you used to uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorchaba | En esa época, el camarero de la terraza descorchaba el cava justo al dar las doce.At that time, the waiter on the terrace used to uncork the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorchábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros descorchábamos la sidra en el patio.When that was normal, we used to uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorchabais | Hace años, vosotros descorchabais la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.Years ago, you all used to uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorchaban | En aquellos días, los amigos de la mesa larga descorchaban el champán al final del brindis.In those days, the friends at the long table used to uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había descorchado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad.When you arrived, I had already uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | habías descorchado | Para entonces, tú ya habías descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos.By then, you had already uncorked the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | había descorchado | Al volver, el camarero de la terraza ya había descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce.When we came back, the waiter on the terrace had already uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | habíamos descorchado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos descorchado la sidra en el patio.Before talking it through, we had already uncorked the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | habíais descorchado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.When you looked again, you all had already uncorked the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | habían descorchado | Para ese momento, los amigos de la mesa larga ya habían descorchado el champán al final del brindis.By that moment, the friends at the long table had already uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube descorchado | Apenas yo hube descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad, todo cambió.As soon as I had uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste descorchado | En cuanto tú hubiste descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos, se notó.The moment you had uncorked the wine before everyone arrives, it showed. |
| él | hubo descorchado | No bien el camarero de la terraza hubo descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce, hubo ruido.As soon as the waiter on the terrace had uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos descorchado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos descorchado la sidra en el patio, seguimos adelante.Once we had uncorked the cider in the yard, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis descorchado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had uncorked the second bottle without making noise, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron descorchado | En cuanto los amigos de la mesa larga hubieron descorchado el champán al final del brindis, el ambiente cambió.The moment the friends at the long table had uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorcharé | Mañana, yo descorcharé la botella guardada desde Navidad.Tomorrow, I will uncork the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | descorcharás | Dentro de poco, tú descorcharás el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Soon, you will uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorchará | Esta tarde, el camarero de la terraza descorchará el cava justo al dar las doce.This afternoon, the waiter on the terrace will uncork the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorcharemos | La semana que viene, nosotros descorcharemos la sidra en el patio.Next week, we will uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorcharéis | Pronto, vosotros descorcharéis la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.Before long, you all will uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorcharán | Más adelante, los amigos de la mesa larga descorcharán el champán al final del brindis.Later on, the friends at the long table will uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré descorchado | Para entonces, yo ya habré descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad.By then, I will already have uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | habrás descorchado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Before closing time, you will already have uncorked the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | habrá descorchado | Al final del día, el camarero de la terraza ya habrá descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce.By the end of the day, the waiter on the terrace will already have uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | habremos descorchado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos descorchado la sidra en el patio.By tomorrow, we will already have uncorked the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | habréis descorchado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.Before leaving, you all will already have uncorked the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | habrán descorchado | Para esa hora, los amigos de la mesa larga ya habrán descorchado el champán al final del brindis.By that hour, the friends at the long table will already have uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorcharía | En un caso así, yo descorcharía la botella guardada desde Navidad.In a case like that, I would uncork the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | descorcharías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú descorcharías el vino antes de que lleguen todos.With a little more time, you would uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorcharía | En esa situación, el camarero de la terraza descorcharía el cava justo al dar las doce.In that situation, the waiter on the terrace would uncork the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorcharíamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros descorcharíamos la sidra en el patio.With that outlook, we would uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorcharíais | Llegado el caso, vosotros descorcharíais la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.If it came to that, you all would uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorcharían | En un día así, los amigos de la mesa larga descorcharían el champán al final del brindis.On a day like that, the friends at the long table would uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría descorchado | En otro momento, yo habría descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad.At another moment, I would have uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | habrías descorchado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos.With a little more margin, you would have uncorked the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | habría descorchado | A esas alturas, el camarero de la terraza habría descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce.By then, the waiter on the terrace would have uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | habríamos descorchado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos descorchado la sidra en el patio.With that turn, we would have uncorked the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | habríais descorchado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.At that point, you all would have uncorked the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | habrían descorchado | En ese punto, los amigos de la mesa larga habrían descorchado el champán al final del brindis.From there, the friends at the long table would have uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorche | Es mejor que yo descorche la botella guardada desde Navidad.It is better that I uncork the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | descorches | Hace falta que tú descorches el vino antes de que lleguen todos.It is necessary that you uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorche | Conviene que el camarero de la terraza descorche el cava justo al dar las doce.It is wise that the waiter on the terrace uncork the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorchemos | Importa que nosotros descorchemos la sidra en el patio.It matters that we uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorchéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros descorchéis la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.It may help if you all uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorchen | Es posible que los amigos de la mesa larga descorchen el champán al final del brindis.It is possible that the friends at the long table uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya descorchado | Ojalá yo haya descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad.Hopefully I have uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas. |
| tú | hayas descorchado | Puede que tú ya hayas descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Maybe you already have uncorked the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | haya descorchado | Tal vez el camarero de la terraza haya descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce.Perhaps the waiter on the terrace has uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | hayamos descorchado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos descorchado la sidra en el patio.Maybe we already have uncorked the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | hayáis descorchado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.It is likely that you all have uncorked the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | hayan descorchado | Puede ser que los amigos de la mesa larga ya hayan descorchado el champán al final del brindis.It may be that the friends at the long table already have uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorchara | Si yo descorchara la botella guardada desde Navidad, se notaría enseguida.If I uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas, it would show right away. |
| tú | descorcharas | Si tú descorcharas el vino antes de que lleguen todos, costaría ocultarlo.If you uncorked the wine before everyone arrives, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | descorchara | Si el camarero de la terraza descorchara el cava justo al dar las doce, daría mucho que hablar.If the waiter on the terrace uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | descorcháramos | Si nosotros descorcháramos la sidra en el patio, todo iría por otro lado.If we uncorked the cider in the yard, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | descorcharais | Si vosotros descorcharais la segunda botella sin hacer ruido, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all uncorked the second bottle without making noise, the mood would change. |
| ellos | descorcharan | Si los amigos de la mesa larga descorcharan el champán al final del brindis, la escena sería otra.If the friends at the long table uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera descorchado | Si yo hubiera descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad, aún se recordaría.If I had uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras descorchado | Si tú hubieras descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos, eso habría dejado marca.If you had uncorked the wine before everyone arrives, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera descorchado | Si el camarero de la terraza hubiera descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the waiter on the terrace had uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos descorchado | Si nosotros hubiéramos descorchado la sidra en el patio, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had uncorked the cider in the yard, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais descorchado | Si vosotros hubierais descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had uncorked the second bottle without making noise, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran descorchado | Si los amigos de la mesa larga hubieran descorchado el champán al final del brindis, nada habría quedado igual.If the friends at the long table had uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | descorchare | Si yo descorchare la botella guardada desde Navidad, se notará enseguida.If I uncork the bottle saved since Christmas, it will show right away. |
| tú | descorchares | Si tú descorchares el vino antes de que lleguen todos, costará ignorarlo.If you uncork the wine before everyone arrives, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | descorchare | Si el camarero de la terraza descorchare el cava justo al dar las doce, dará mucho que hablar.If the waiter on the terrace uncorks the cava right as the clock strikes twelve, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | descorcháremos | Si nosotros descorcháremos la sidra en el patio, todo irá por otro camino.If we uncork the cider in the yard, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | descorchareis | Si vosotros descorchareis la segunda botella sin hacer ruido, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all uncork the second bottle without making noise, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | descorcharen | Si los amigos de la mesa larga descorcharen el champán al final del brindis, la escena será distinta.If the friends at the long table uncork the champagne at the end of the toast, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere descorchado | Cuando yo hubiere descorchado la botella guardada desde Navidad, ya se notará.When I have uncorked the bottle saved since Christmas, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres descorchado | En cuanto tú hubieres descorchado el vino antes de que lleguen todos, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have uncorked the wine before everyone arrives, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere descorchado | Cuando el camarero de la terraza hubiere descorchado el cava justo al dar las doce, se verá de inmediato.When the waiter on the terrace has uncorked the cava right as the clock strikes twelve, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos descorchado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos descorchado la sidra en el patio, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have uncorked the cider in the yard, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis descorchado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis descorchado la segunda botella sin hacer ruido, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have uncorked the second bottle without making noise, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren descorchado | En cuanto los amigos de la mesa larga hubieren descorchado el champán al final del brindis, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the friends at the long table have uncorked the champagne at the end of the toast, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | descorcha | descorcha el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | descorche | Que el camarero de la terraza descorche el cava justo al dar las doce.Let the waiter on the terrace uncork the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | descorchemos | descorchemos la sidra en el patio.Uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | descorchad | descorchad la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.Uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | descorchen | Que los amigos de la mesa larga descorchen el champán al final del brindis.Let the friends at the long table uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no descorches | No no descorches el vino antes de que lleguen todos.Do not uncork the wine before everyone arrives. |
| él | no descorche | Que el camarero de la terraza no no descorche el cava justo al dar las doce.Let the waiter on the terrace not uncork the cava right as the clock strikes twelve. |
| nosotros | no descorchemos | No no descorchemos la sidra en el patio.Let us not uncork the cider in the yard. |
| vosotros | no descorchéis | No no descorchéis la segunda botella sin hacer ruido.Do not uncork the second bottle without making noise. |
| ellos | no descorchen | Que los amigos de la mesa larga no no descorchen el champán al final del brindis.Let the friends at the long table not uncork the champagne at the end of the toast. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la botella guardada desde Navidad.
I uncork the bottle saved since Christmas.
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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Short, direct answers to what learners search most about descorchar.
- What does 'descorchar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'descorchar' means to uncork. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is descorchar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Descorchar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate descorchar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of descorchar: yo descorcho, tú descorchas, él/ella/usted descorcha, nosotros descorchamos, vosotros descorcháis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descorchan.
- How do you conjugate descorchar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of descorchar: yo descorché, tú descorchaste, él/ella/usted descorchó, nosotros descorchamos, vosotros descorchasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes descorcharon. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of descorchar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of descorchar: yo descorchaba, tú descorchabas, él/ella/usted descorchaba, nosotros descorchábamos, vosotros descorchabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes descorchaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of descorchar?
- The past participle of descorchar is 'descorchado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he descorchado' (I have uncorked), 'has descorchado', 'ha descorchado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of descorchar?
- The gerundio of descorchar is 'descorchando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy descorchando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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