What does 'desengomar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'desengomar' means to take the starch out of. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is desengomar an irregular verb in Spanish?

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

How do you conjugate desengomar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of desengomar: yo desengomo, tú desengomas, él/ella/usted desengoma, nosotros desengomamos, vosotros desengomáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desengoman.

How do you conjugate desengomar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of desengomar: yo desengomé, tú desengomaste, él/ella/usted desengomó, nosotros desengomamos, vosotros desengomasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desengomaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of desengomar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of desengomar: yo desengomaba, tú desengomabas, él/ella/usted desengomaba, nosotros desengomábamos, vosotros desengomabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes desengomaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of desengomar?

The past participle of desengomar is 'desengomado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he desengomado' (I have take the starch out ofed), 'has desengomado', 'ha desengomado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of desengomar?

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

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Spanish verb conjugation

Desengomar conjugation

desengomar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning take the starch out of. In the present tense: yo desengomo, tú desengomas, él/ella desengoma, nosotros desengomamos, vosotros desengomáis, ellos desengoman. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: desengomar
Gerundio: desengomando
Meaning: take the starch out of
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Desengomar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomo	Yo desengomo la camisa azul antes de plancharla.I take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
tú	desengomas	Normalmente, tú desengomas las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.You usually take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.
él	desengoma	Hoy, la tintorería del barrio desengoma el uniforme del colegio en una tarde.Today, the neighborhood dry cleaner takes the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon.
nosotros	desengomamos	A veces, nosotros desengomamos las cortinas del comedor.At times, we take the starch out of the dining-room curtains.
vosotros	desengomáis	Ahora, vosotros desengomáis los cuellos de esas camisas.Right now, you all take the starch out of the collars on those shirts.
ellos	desengoman	Casi siempre, las vecinas del patio desengoman la ropa blanca de toda la casa.Most of the time, the neighbors in the courtyard take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he desengomado	Este año, yo he desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado más de una vez.This year, I have taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash more than once.
tú	has desengomado	Últimamente, tú has desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde incluso en días raros.Lately, you have taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon even on odd days.
él	ha desengomado	En estos meses, la tintorería del barrio ha desengomado las cortinas del comedor sin perder el paso.In these months, the neighborhood dry cleaner has taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains without missing a beat.
nosotros	hemos desengomado	Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas con bastante constancia.So far, we have taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts quite steadily.
vosotros	habéis desengomado	En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa aun llegando cansados.This term, you all have taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house even when worn out.
ellos	han desengomado	En este tiempo, las vecinas del patio han desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla casi a diario.During this time, the neighbors in the courtyard have taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it almost every day.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomé	Ayer, yo desengomé el uniforme del colegio en una tarde justo al final del día.Yesterday, I took the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon right at the end of the day.
tú	desengomaste	Hace un rato, tú desengomaste las cortinas del comedor antes de pedir ayuda.A little while ago, you took the starch out of the dining-room curtains before asking for help.
él	desengomó	Esta mañana, la tintorería del barrio desengomó los cuellos de esas camisas sin avisar a nadie.This morning, the neighborhood dry cleaner took the starch out of the collars on those shirts without warning anyone.
nosotros	desengomamos	Anoche, nosotros desengomamos la ropa blanca de toda la casa en medio del ruido.Last night, we took the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house in the middle of the noise.
vosotros	desengomasteis	El sábado, vosotros desengomasteis la camisa azul antes de plancharla nada más llegar.On Saturday, you all took the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it the moment you arrived.
ellos	desengomaron	Hace poco, las vecinas del patio desengomaron las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado durante todo el turno.Not long ago, the neighbors in the courtyard took the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash through the whole shift.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomaba	Antes, yo desengomaba las cortinas del comedor casi por rutina.Before, I used to take the starch out of the dining-room curtains almost out of habit.
tú	desengomabas	Por entonces, tú desengomabas los cuellos de esas camisas sin darle muchas vueltas.Back then, you used to take the starch out of the collars on those shirts without thinking much about it.
él	desengomaba	En esa época, la tintorería del barrio desengomaba la ropa blanca de toda la casa cada vez que hacía falta.At that time, the neighborhood dry cleaner used to take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house whenever it was needed.
nosotros	desengomábamos	Cuando eso era normal, nosotros desengomábamos la camisa azul antes de plancharla sin hablarlo demasiado.When that was normal, we used to take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it without discussing it much.
vosotros	desengomabais	Hace años, vosotros desengomabais las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado con más calma que ahora.Years ago, you all used to take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash more calmly than now.
ellos	desengomaban	En aquellos días, las vecinas del patio desengomaban el uniforme del colegio en una tarde como si fuera lo habitual.In those days, the neighbors in the courtyard used to take the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon as if it were routine.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había desengomado	Cuando llegaste, yo ya había desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa.When you arrived, I had already taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house.
tú	habías desengomado	Para entonces, tú ya habías desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla.By then, you had already taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
él	había desengomado	Al volver, la tintorería del barrio ya había desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.When we came back, the neighborhood dry cleaner had already taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.
nosotros	habíamos desengomado	Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde.Before talking it through, we had already taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon.
vosotros	habíais desengomado	Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais desengomado las cortinas del comedor.When you looked again, you all had already taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains.
ellos	habían desengomado	Para ese momento, las vecinas del patio ya habían desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas.By that moment, the neighbors in the courtyard had already taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube desengomado	Apenas yo hube desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas, todo cambió.As soon as I had taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts, everything changed.
tú	hubiste desengomado	En cuanto tú hubiste desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa, se notó.The moment you had taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house, it showed.
él	hubo desengomado	No bien la tintorería del barrio hubo desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla, hubo ruido.As soon as the neighborhood dry cleaner had taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it, there was trouble.
nosotros	hubimos desengomado	Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado, seguimos adelante.Once we had taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash, we moved on.
vosotros	hubisteis desengomado	Apenas vosotros hubisteis desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon, you checked the result.
ellos	hubieron desengomado	En cuanto las vecinas del patio hubieron desengomado las cortinas del comedor, el ambiente cambió.The moment the neighbors in the courtyard had taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains, the mood changed.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomaré	Mañana, yo desengomaré las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado si todo sigue igual.Tomorrow, I will take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash if things stay the same.
tú	desengomarás	Dentro de poco, tú desengomarás el uniforme del colegio en una tarde cuando te toque hacerlo.Soon, you will take the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon when it is your turn.
él	desengomará	Esta tarde, la tintorería del barrio desengomará las cortinas del comedor apenas tenga ocasión.This afternoon, the neighborhood dry cleaner will take the starch out of the dining-room curtains as soon as there is a chance.
nosotros	desengomaremos	La semana que viene, nosotros desengomaremos los cuellos de esas camisas con más tiempo.Next week, we will take the starch out of the collars on those shirts with more time.
vosotros	desengomaréis	Pronto, vosotros desengomaréis la ropa blanca de toda la casa si no cambia el plan.Before long, you all will take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house unless the plan changes.
ellos	desengomarán	Más adelante, las vecinas del patio desengomarán la camisa azul antes de plancharla por pura necesidad.Later on, the neighbors in the courtyard will take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it out of sheer necessity.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré desengomado	Para entonces, yo ya habré desengomado las cortinas del comedor y nadie se sorprenderá.By then, I will already have taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains, and nobody will be surprised.
tú	habrás desengomado	Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas sin hacer ruido.Before closing time, you will already have taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts without making a fuss.
él	habrá desengomado	Al final del día, la tintorería del barrio ya habrá desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa por completo.By the end of the day, the neighborhood dry cleaner will already have taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house completely.
nosotros	habremos desengomado	Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla otra vez.By tomorrow, we will already have taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it once again.
vosotros	habréis desengomado	Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado del todo.Before leaving, you all will already have taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash for good.
ellos	habrán desengomado	Para esa hora, las vecinas del patio ya habrán desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde sin vuelta atrás.By that hour, the neighbors in the courtyard will already have taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon with no turning back.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomaría	En un caso así, yo desengomaría la ropa blanca de toda la casa.In a case like that, I would take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house.
tú	desengomarías	Con un poco más de tiempo, tú desengomarías la camisa azul antes de plancharla.With a little more time, you would take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
él	desengomaría	En esa situación, la tintorería del barrio desengomaría las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.In that situation, the neighborhood dry cleaner would take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.
nosotros	desengomaríamos	Con ese panorama, nosotros desengomaríamos el uniforme del colegio en una tarde.With that outlook, we would take the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon.
vosotros	desengomaríais	Llegado el caso, vosotros desengomaríais las cortinas del comedor.If it came to that, you all would take the starch out of the dining-room curtains.
ellos	desengomarían	En un día así, las vecinas del patio desengomarían los cuellos de esas camisas.On a day like that, the neighbors in the courtyard would take the starch out of the collars on those shirts.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría desengomado	En otro momento, yo habría desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde.At another moment, I would have taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon.
tú	habrías desengomado	Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías desengomado las cortinas del comedor.With a little more margin, you would have taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains.
él	habría desengomado	A esas alturas, la tintorería del barrio habría desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas.By then, the neighborhood dry cleaner would have taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts.
nosotros	habríamos desengomado	Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa.With that turn, we would have taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house.
vosotros	habríais desengomado	Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla.At that point, you all would have taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
ellos	habrían desengomado	En ese punto, las vecinas del patio habrían desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.From there, the neighbors in the courtyard would have taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengome	Es mejor que yo desengome los cuellos de esas camisas.It is better that I take the starch out of the collars on those shirts.
tú	desengomes	Hace falta que tú desengomes la ropa blanca de toda la casa.It is necessary that you take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house.
él	desengome	Conviene que la tintorería del barrio desengome la camisa azul antes de plancharla.It is wise that the neighborhood dry cleaner take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
nosotros	desengomemos	Importa que nosotros desengomemos las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.It matters that we take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.
vosotros	desengoméis	Puede ser útil que vosotros desengoméis el uniforme del colegio en una tarde.It may help if you all take the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon.
ellos	desengomen	Es posible que las vecinas del patio desengomen las cortinas del comedor.It is possible that the neighbors in the courtyard take the starch out of the dining-room curtains.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya desengomado	Ojalá yo haya desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla a tiempo.Hopefully I have taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it in time.
tú	hayas desengomado	Puede que tú ya hayas desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado sin contarlo.Maybe you already have taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash without saying so.
él	haya desengomado	Tal vez la tintorería del barrio haya desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde antes de venir.Perhaps the neighborhood dry cleaner has taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon before coming over.
nosotros	hayamos desengomado	Quizá nosotros ya hayamos desengomado las cortinas del comedor por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains on our own.
vosotros	hayáis desengomado	Es probable que vosotros hayáis desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts better than expected.
ellos	hayan desengomado	Puede ser que las vecinas del patio ya hayan desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa desde temprano.It may be that the neighbors in the courtyard already have taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house since early on.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomara	Si yo desengomara el uniforme del colegio en una tarde, se notaría enseguida.If I took the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon, it would show right away.
tú	desengomaras	Si tú desengomaras las cortinas del comedor, costaría ocultarlo.If you took the starch out of the dining-room curtains, it would be hard to hide.
él	desengomara	Si la tintorería del barrio desengomara los cuellos de esas camisas, daría mucho que hablar.If the neighborhood dry cleaner took the starch out of the collars on those shirts, it would give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	desengomáramos	Si nosotros desengomáramos la ropa blanca de toda la casa, todo iría por otro lado.If we took the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house, everything would go another way.
vosotros	desengomarais	Si vosotros desengomarais la camisa azul antes de plancharla, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all took the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it, the mood would change.
ellos	desengomaran	Si las vecinas del patio desengomaran las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado, la escena sería otra.If the neighbors in the courtyard took the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash, the whole scene would be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera desengomado	Si yo hubiera desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas, aún se recordaría.If I had taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts, it would still be remembered.
tú	hubieras desengomado	Si tú hubieras desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa, eso habría dejado marca.If you had taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house, that would have left a mark.
él	hubiera desengomado	Si la tintorería del barrio hubiera desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the neighborhood dry cleaner had taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it, people would still be talking about it.
nosotros	hubiéramos desengomado	Si nosotros hubiéramos desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash, the day would have gone another way.
vosotros	hubierais desengomado	Si vosotros hubierais desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon, the change would have shown earlier.
ellos	hubieran desengomado	Si las vecinas del patio hubieran desengomado las cortinas del comedor, nada habría quedado igual.If the neighbors in the courtyard had taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains, nothing would have stayed the same.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	desengomare	Si yo desengomare las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado, se notará enseguida.If I take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash, it will show right away.
tú	desengomares	Si tú desengomares el uniforme del colegio en una tarde, costará ignorarlo.If you take the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon, it will be hard to ignore.
él	desengomare	Si la tintorería del barrio desengomare las cortinas del comedor, dará mucho que hablar.If the neighborhood dry cleaner takes the starch out of the dining-room curtains, it will give people plenty to talk about.
nosotros	desengomáremos	Si nosotros desengomáremos los cuellos de esas camisas, todo irá por otro camino.If we take the starch out of the collars on those shirts, everything will go another way.
vosotros	desengomareis	Si vosotros desengomareis la ropa blanca de toda la casa, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house, the mood will change fast.
ellos	desengomaren	Si las vecinas del patio desengomaren la camisa azul antes de plancharla, la escena será distinta.If the neighbors in the courtyard take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it, the whole scene will be different.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere desengomado	Cuando yo hubiere desengomado las cortinas del comedor, ya se notará.When I have taken the starch out of the dining-room curtains, it will already show.
tú	hubieres desengomado	En cuanto tú hubieres desengomado los cuellos de esas camisas, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have taken the starch out of the collars on those shirts, it will be hard not to see.
él	hubiere desengomado	Cuando la tintorería del barrio hubiere desengomado la ropa blanca de toda la casa, se verá de inmediato.When the neighborhood dry cleaner has taken the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house, it will show at once.
nosotros	hubiéremos desengomado	Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos desengomado la camisa azul antes de plancharla, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have taken the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it, everything will move differently.
vosotros	hubiereis desengomado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis desengomado las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have taken the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash, the mood will sound different.
ellos	hubieren desengomado	En cuanto las vecinas del patio hubieren desengomado el uniforme del colegio en una tarde, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the neighbors in the courtyard have taken the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon, the change will be clear.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	desengoma	desengoma la camisa azul antes de plancharla.Take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
él	desengome	Que la tintorería del barrio desengome las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.Let the neighborhood dry cleaner take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.
nosotros	desengomemos	desengomemos el uniforme del colegio en una tarde.Take the starch out of the school uniform in one afternoon.
vosotros	desengomad	desengomad las cortinas del comedor.Take the starch out of the dining-room curtains.
ellos	desengomen	Que las vecinas del patio desengomen los cuellos de esas camisas.Let the neighbors in the courtyard take the starch out of the collars on those shirts.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	-
tú	no desengomes	No no desengomes las cortinas del comedor.Do not take the starch out of the dining-room curtains.
él	no desengome	Que la tintorería del barrio no no desengome los cuellos de esas camisas.Let the neighborhood dry cleaner not take the starch out of the collars on those shirts.
nosotros	no desengomemos	No no desengomemos la ropa blanca de toda la casa.Let us not take the starch out of the white clothes in the whole house.
vosotros	no desengoméis	No no desengoméis la camisa azul antes de plancharla.Do not take the starch out of the blue shirt before ironing it.
ellos	no desengomen	Que las vecinas del patio no no desengomen las sábanas nuevas con otro lavado.Let the neighbors in the courtyard not take the starch out of the new sheets with one more wash.

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