Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | desfilar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | desfilando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar desfilando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Desfilar conjugation
desfilar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning parade. In the present tense: yo desfilo, tú desfilas, él/ella desfila, nosotros desfilamos, vosotros desfiláis, ellos desfilan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- desfilar
- Gerundio
- desfilando
- Meaning
- parade
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Desfilar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilo | Yo desfilo por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.I parade down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | desfilas | Normalmente, tú desfilas frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.You usually parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfila | Hoy, la banda del colegio desfila por la plaza al caer la tarde.Today, the school band parades through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilamos | A veces, nosotros desfilamos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.At times, we parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfiláis | Ahora, vosotros desfiláis delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.Right now, you all parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilan | Casi siempre, los veteranos del barrio desfilan hasta el monumento con paso lento.Most of the time, the veterans in the neighborhood parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he desfilado | Este año, yo he desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.This year, I have paraded down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | has desfilado | Últimamente, tú has desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Lately, you have paraded past the judges without looking down. |
| él | ha desfilado | En estos meses, la banda del colegio ha desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde.In these months, the school band has paraded through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | hemos desfilado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.So far, we have paraded in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | habéis desfilado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.This term, you all have paraded in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | han desfilado | En este tiempo, los veteranos del barrio han desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento.During this time, the veterans in the neighborhood have paraded up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilé | Ayer, yo desfilé por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.Yesterday, I paraded down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | desfilaste | Hace un rato, tú desfilaste frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.A little while ago, you paraded past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfiló | Esta mañana, la banda del colegio desfiló por la plaza al caer la tarde.This morning, the school band paraded through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilamos | Anoche, nosotros desfilamos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.Last night, we paraded in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfilasteis | El sábado, vosotros desfilasteis delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.On Saturday, you all paraded in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilaron | Hace poco, los veteranos del barrio desfilaron hasta el monumento con paso lento.Not long ago, the veterans in the neighborhood paraded up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilaba | Antes, yo desfilaba por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.Before, I used to parade down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | desfilabas | Por entonces, tú desfilabas frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Back then, you used to parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfilaba | En esa época, la banda del colegio desfilaba por la plaza al caer la tarde.At that time, the school band used to parade through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros desfilábamos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.When that was normal, we used to parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfilabais | Hace años, vosotros desfilabais delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.Years ago, you all used to parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilaban | En aquellos días, los veteranos del barrio desfilaban hasta el monumento con paso lento.In those days, the veterans in the neighborhood used to parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había desfilado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.When you arrived, I had already paraded down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | habías desfilado | Para entonces, tú ya habías desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.By then, you had already paraded past the judges without looking down. |
| él | había desfilado | Al volver, la banda del colegio ya había desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde.When we came back, the school band had already paraded through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | habíamos desfilado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.Before talking it through, we had already paraded in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | habíais desfilado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.When you looked again, you all had already paraded in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | habían desfilado | Para ese momento, los veteranos del barrio ya habían desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento.By that moment, the veterans in the neighborhood had already paraded up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube desfilado | Apenas yo hube desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz, todo cambió.As soon as I had paraded down the main street in my costume, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste desfilado | En cuanto tú hubiste desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo, se notó.The moment you had paraded past the judges without looking down, it showed. |
| él | hubo desfilado | No bien la banda del colegio hubo desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde, hubo ruido.As soon as the school band had paraded through the square at sunset, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos desfilado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados, seguimos adelante.Once we had paraded in the rain with borrowed drums, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis desfilado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had paraded in front of city hall in a straight line, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron desfilado | En cuanto los veteranos del barrio hubieron desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento, el ambiente cambió.The moment the veterans in the neighborhood had paraded up to the monument at a slow pace, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilaré | Mañana, yo desfilaré por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.Tomorrow, I will parade down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | desfilarás | Dentro de poco, tú desfilarás frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Soon, you will parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfilará | Esta tarde, la banda del colegio desfilará por la plaza al caer la tarde.This afternoon, the school band will parade through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros desfilaremos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.Next week, we will parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfilaréis | Pronto, vosotros desfilaréis delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.Before long, you all will parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilarán | Más adelante, los veteranos del barrio desfilarán hasta el monumento con paso lento.Later on, the veterans in the neighborhood will parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré desfilado | Para entonces, yo ya habré desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.By then, I will already have paraded down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | habrás desfilado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Before closing time, you will already have paraded past the judges without looking down. |
| él | habrá desfilado | Al final del día, la banda del colegio ya habrá desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde.By the end of the day, the school band will already have paraded through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | habremos desfilado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.By tomorrow, we will already have paraded in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | habréis desfilado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.Before leaving, you all will already have paraded in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | habrán desfilado | Para esa hora, los veteranos del barrio ya habrán desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento.By that hour, the veterans in the neighborhood will already have paraded up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilaría | En un caso así, yo desfilaría por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.In a case like that, I would parade down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | desfilarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú desfilarías frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.With a little more time, you would parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfilaría | En esa situación, la banda del colegio desfilaría por la plaza al caer la tarde.In that situation, the school band would parade through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros desfilaríamos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.With that outlook, we would parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfilaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros desfilaríais delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.If it came to that, you all would parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilarían | En un día así, los veteranos del barrio desfilarían hasta el monumento con paso lento.On a day like that, the veterans in the neighborhood would parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría desfilado | En otro momento, yo habría desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.At another moment, I would have paraded down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | habrías desfilado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.With a little more margin, you would have paraded past the judges without looking down. |
| él | habría desfilado | A esas alturas, la banda del colegio habría desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde.By then, the school band would have paraded through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | habríamos desfilado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.With that turn, we would have paraded in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | habríais desfilado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.At that point, you all would have paraded in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | habrían desfilado | En ese punto, los veteranos del barrio habrían desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento.From there, the veterans in the neighborhood would have paraded up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfile | Es mejor que yo desfile por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.It is better that I parade down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | desfiles | Hace falta que tú desfiles frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.It is necessary that you parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfile | Conviene que la banda del colegio desfile por la plaza al caer la tarde.It is wise that the school band parade through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilemos | Importa que nosotros desfilemos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.It matters that we parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfiléis | Puede ser útil que vosotros desfiléis delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.It may help if you all parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilen | Es posible que los veteranos del barrio desfilen hasta el monumento con paso lento.It is possible that the veterans in the neighborhood parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya desfilado | Ojalá yo haya desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.Hopefully I have paraded down the main street in my costume. |
| tú | hayas desfilado | Puede que tú ya hayas desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Maybe you already have paraded past the judges without looking down. |
| él | haya desfilado | Tal vez la banda del colegio haya desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde.Perhaps the school band has paraded through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | hayamos desfilado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.Maybe we already have paraded in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | hayáis desfilado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.It is likely that you all have paraded in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | hayan desfilado | Puede ser que los veteranos del barrio ya hayan desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento.It may be that the veterans in the neighborhood already have paraded up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilara | Si yo desfilara por la calle mayor con mi disfraz, se notaría enseguida.If I paraded down the main street in my costume, it would show right away. |
| tú | desfilaras | Si tú desfilaras frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo, costaría ocultarlo.If you paraded past the judges without looking down, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | desfilara | Si la banda del colegio desfilara por la plaza al caer la tarde, daría mucho que hablar.If the school band paraded through the square at sunset, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | desfiláramos | Si nosotros desfiláramos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados, todo iría por otro lado.If we paraded in the rain with borrowed drums, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | desfilarais | Si vosotros desfilarais delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all paraded in front of city hall in a straight line, the mood would change. |
| ellos | desfilaran | Si los veteranos del barrio desfilaran hasta el monumento con paso lento, la escena sería otra.If the veterans in the neighborhood paraded up to the monument at a slow pace, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera desfilado | Si yo hubiera desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz, aún se recordaría.If I had paraded down the main street in my costume, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras desfilado | Si tú hubieras desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo, eso habría dejado marca.If you had paraded past the judges without looking down, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera desfilado | Si la banda del colegio hubiera desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the school band had paraded through the square at sunset, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos desfilado | Si nosotros hubiéramos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had paraded in the rain with borrowed drums, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais desfilado | Si vosotros hubierais desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had paraded in front of city hall in a straight line, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran desfilado | Si los veteranos del barrio hubieran desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento, nada habría quedado igual.If the veterans in the neighborhood had paraded up to the monument at a slow pace, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desfilare | Si yo desfilare por la calle mayor con mi disfraz, se notará enseguida.If I parade down the main street in my costume, it will show right away. |
| tú | desfilares | Si tú desfilares frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo, costará ignorarlo.If you parade past the judges without looking down, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | desfilare | Si la banda del colegio desfilare por la plaza al caer la tarde, dará mucho que hablar.If the school band parades through the square at sunset, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | desfiláremos | Si nosotros desfiláremos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados, todo irá por otro camino.If we parade in the rain with borrowed drums, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | desfilareis | Si vosotros desfilareis delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all parade in front of city hall in a straight line, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | desfilaren | Si los veteranos del barrio desfilaren hasta el monumento con paso lento, la escena será distinta.If the veterans in the neighborhood parade up to the monument at a slow pace, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere desfilado | Cuando yo hubiere desfilado por la calle mayor con mi disfraz, ya se notará.When I have paraded down the main street in my costume, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres desfilado | En cuanto tú hubieres desfilado frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have paraded past the judges without looking down, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere desfilado | Cuando la banda del colegio hubiere desfilado por la plaza al caer la tarde, se verá de inmediato.When the school band has paraded through the square at sunset, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos desfilado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos desfilado bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have paraded in the rain with borrowed drums, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis desfilado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis desfilado delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have paraded in front of city hall in a straight line, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren desfilado | En cuanto los veteranos del barrio hubieren desfilado hasta el monumento con paso lento, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the veterans in the neighborhood have paraded up to the monument at a slow pace, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | desfila | desfila frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | desfile | Que la banda del colegio desfile por la plaza al caer la tarde.Let the school band parade through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | desfilemos | desfilemos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.Parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | desfilad | desfilad delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.Parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | desfilen | Que los veteranos del barrio desfilen hasta el monumento con paso lento.Let the veterans in the neighborhood parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no desfiles | No no desfiles frente al jurado sin mirar al suelo.Do not parade past the judges without looking down. |
| él | no desfile | Que la banda del colegio no no desfile por la plaza al caer la tarde.Let the school band not parade through the square at sunset. |
| nosotros | no desfilemos | No no desfilemos bajo la lluvia con tambores prestados.Let us not parade in the rain with borrowed drums. |
| vosotros | no desfiléis | No no desfiléis delante del ayuntamiento en fila recta.Do not parade in front of city hall in a straight line. |
| ellos | no desfilen | Que los veteranos del barrio no no desfilen hasta el monumento con paso lento.Let the veterans in the neighborhood not parade up to the monument at a slow pace. |
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Practice desfilar
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ por la calle mayor con mi disfraz.
I parade down the main street in my costume.
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 'desfilar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'desfilar' means to parade. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is desfilar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Desfilar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate desfilar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of desfilar: yo desfilo, tú desfilas, él/ella/usted desfila, nosotros desfilamos, vosotros desfiláis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desfilan.
- How do you conjugate desfilar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of desfilar: yo desfilé, tú desfilaste, él/ella/usted desfiló, nosotros desfilamos, vosotros desfilasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desfilaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of desfilar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of desfilar: yo desfilaba, tú desfilabas, él/ella/usted desfilaba, nosotros desfilábamos, vosotros desfilabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes desfilaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of desfilar?
- The past participle of desfilar is 'desfilado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he desfilado' (I have paradeed), 'has desfilado', 'ha desfilado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of desfilar?
- The gerundio of desfilar is 'desfilando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy desfilando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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