Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | desmoronar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | desmoronando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar desmoronando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Desmoronar conjugation
desmoronar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning crumble. In the present tense: yo desmorono, tú desmoronas, él/ella desmorona, nosotros desmoronamos, vosotros desmoronáis, ellos desmoronan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Rank #1572-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
- Infinitive
- desmoronar
- Gerundio
- desmoronando
- Meaning
- crumble
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 1
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Desmoronar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmorono | Yo desmorono la galleta sobre el café.I crumble the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | desmoronas | Normalmente, tú desmoronas el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.You usually crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmorona | Hoy, la pared vieja del establo desmorona junto a la ventana rota.Today, the old wall of the shed crumbles by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronamos | A veces, nosotros desmoronamos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.At times, we crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronáis | Ahora, vosotros desmoronáis el yeso seco con un toque leve.Right now, you all crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronan | Casi siempre, las rocas blandas del talud desmoronan después de tanta lluvia.Most of the time, the soft rocks on the slope crumble after so much rain. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he desmoronado | Este año, yo he desmoronado la galleta sobre el café.This year, I have crumbled the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | has desmoronado | Últimamente, tú has desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Lately, you have crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | ha desmoronado | En estos meses, la pared vieja del establo ha desmoronado junto a la ventana rota.In these months, the old wall of the shed has crumbled by the broken window. |
| nosotros | hemos desmoronado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.So far, we have crumbled the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | habéis desmoronado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve.This term, you all have crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | han desmoronado | En este tiempo, las rocas blandas del talud han desmoronado después de tanta lluvia.During this time, the soft rocks on the slope have crumbled after so much rain. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmoroné | Ayer, yo desmoroné la galleta sobre el café.Yesterday, I crumbled the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | desmoronaste | Hace un rato, tú desmoronaste el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.A little while ago, you crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmoronó | Esta mañana, la pared vieja del establo desmoronó junto a la ventana rota.This morning, the old wall of the shed crumbled by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronamos | Anoche, nosotros desmoronamos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.Last night, we crumbled the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronasteis | El sábado, vosotros desmoronasteis el yeso seco con un toque leve.On Saturday, you all crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronaron | Hace poco, las rocas blandas del talud desmoronaron después de tanta lluvia.Not long ago, the soft rocks on the slope crumbled after so much rain. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmoronaba | Antes, yo desmoronaba la galleta sobre el café.Before, I used to crumble the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | desmoronabas | Por entonces, tú desmoronabas el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Back then, you used to crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmoronaba | En esa época, la pared vieja del establo desmoronaba junto a la ventana rota.At that time, the old wall of the shed used to crumble by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros desmoronábamos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.When that was normal, we used to crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronabais | Hace años, vosotros desmoronabais el yeso seco con un toque leve.Years ago, you all used to crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronaban | En aquellos días, las rocas blandas del talud desmoronaban después de tanta lluvia.In those days, the soft rocks on the slope used to crumble after so much rain. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había desmoronado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había desmoronado la galleta sobre el café.When you arrived, I had already crumbled the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | habías desmoronado | Para entonces, tú ya habías desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.By then, you had already crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | había desmoronado | Al volver, la pared vieja del establo ya había desmoronado junto a la ventana rota.When we came back, the old wall of the shed had already crumbled by the broken window. |
| nosotros | habíamos desmoronado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.Before talking it through, we had already crumbled the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | habíais desmoronado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve.When you looked again, you all had already crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | habían desmoronado | Para ese momento, las rocas blandas del talud ya habían desmoronado después de tanta lluvia.By that moment, the soft rocks on the slope had already crumbled after so much rain. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube desmoronado | Apenas yo hube desmoronado la galleta sobre el café, todo cambió.As soon as I had crumbled the cookie over the coffee, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste desmoronado | En cuanto tú hubiste desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos, se notó.The moment you had crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers, it showed. |
| él | hubo desmoronado | No bien la pared vieja del establo hubo desmoronado junto a la ventana rota, hubo ruido.As soon as the old wall of the shed had crumbled by the broken window, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos desmoronado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa, seguimos adelante.Once we had crumbled the toast into the soup, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis desmoronado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron desmoronado | En cuanto las rocas blandas del talud hubieron desmoronado después de tanta lluvia, el ambiente cambió.The moment the soft rocks on the slope had crumbled after so much rain, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmoronaré | Mañana, yo desmoronaré la galleta sobre el café.Tomorrow, I will crumble the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | desmoronarás | Dentro de poco, tú desmoronarás el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Soon, you will crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmoronará | Esta tarde, la pared vieja del establo desmoronará junto a la ventana rota.This afternoon, the old wall of the shed will crumble by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros desmoronaremos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.Next week, we will crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronaréis | Pronto, vosotros desmoronaréis el yeso seco con un toque leve.Before long, you all will crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronarán | Más adelante, las rocas blandas del talud desmoronarán después de tanta lluvia.Later on, the soft rocks on the slope will crumble after so much rain. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré desmoronado | Para entonces, yo ya habré desmoronado la galleta sobre el café.By then, I will already have crumbled the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | habrás desmoronado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Before closing time, you will already have crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | habrá desmoronado | Al final del día, la pared vieja del establo ya habrá desmoronado junto a la ventana rota.By the end of the day, the old wall of the shed will already have crumbled by the broken window. |
| nosotros | habremos desmoronado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.By tomorrow, we will already have crumbled the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | habréis desmoronado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve.Before leaving, you all will already have crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | habrán desmoronado | Para esa hora, las rocas blandas del talud ya habrán desmoronado después de tanta lluvia.By that hour, the soft rocks on the slope will already have crumbled after so much rain. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmoronaría | En un caso así, yo desmoronaría la galleta sobre el café.In a case like that, I would crumble the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | desmoronarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú desmoronarías el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.With a little more time, you would crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmoronaría | En esa situación, la pared vieja del establo desmoronaría junto a la ventana rota.In that situation, the old wall of the shed would crumble by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros desmoronaríamos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.With that outlook, we would crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros desmoronaríais el yeso seco con un toque leve.If it came to that, you all would crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronarían | En un día así, las rocas blandas del talud desmoronarían después de tanta lluvia.On a day like that, the soft rocks on the slope would crumble after so much rain. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría desmoronado | En otro momento, yo habría desmoronado la galleta sobre el café.At another moment, I would have crumbled the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | habrías desmoronado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.With a little more margin, you would have crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | habría desmoronado | A esas alturas, la pared vieja del establo habría desmoronado junto a la ventana rota.By then, the old wall of the shed would have crumbled by the broken window. |
| nosotros | habríamos desmoronado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.With that turn, we would have crumbled the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | habríais desmoronado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve.At that point, you all would have crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | habrían desmoronado | En ese punto, las rocas blandas del talud habrían desmoronado después de tanta lluvia.From there, the soft rocks on the slope would have crumbled after so much rain. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmorone | Es mejor que yo desmorone la galleta sobre el café.It is better that I crumble the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | desmorones | Hace falta que tú desmorones el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.It is necessary that you crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmorone | Conviene que la pared vieja del establo desmorone junto a la ventana rota.It is wise that the old wall of the shed crumble by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronemos | Importa que nosotros desmoronemos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.It matters that we crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronéis | Puede ser útil que vosotros desmoronéis el yeso seco con un toque leve.It may help if you all crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronen | Es posible que las rocas blandas del talud desmoronen después de tanta lluvia.It is possible that the soft rocks on the slope crumble after so much rain. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya desmoronado | Ojalá yo haya desmoronado la galleta sobre el café.Hopefully I have crumbled the cookie over the coffee. |
| tú | hayas desmoronado | Puede que tú ya hayas desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Maybe you already have crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | haya desmoronado | Tal vez la pared vieja del establo haya desmoronado junto a la ventana rota.Perhaps the old wall of the shed has crumbled by the broken window. |
| nosotros | hayamos desmoronado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.Maybe we already have crumbled the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | hayáis desmoronado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve.It is likely that you all have crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | hayan desmoronado | Puede ser que las rocas blandas del talud ya hayan desmoronado después de tanta lluvia.It may be that the soft rocks on the slope already have crumbled after so much rain. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmoronara | Si yo desmoronara la galleta sobre el café, se notaría enseguida.If I crumbled the cookie over the coffee, it would show right away. |
| tú | desmoronaras | Si tú desmoronaras el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos, costaría ocultarlo.If you crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | desmoronara | Si la pared vieja del establo desmoronara junto a la ventana rota, daría mucho que hablar.If the old wall of the shed crumbled by the broken window, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | desmoronáramos | Si nosotros desmoronáramos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa, todo iría por otro lado.If we crumbled the toast into the soup, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | desmoronarais | Si vosotros desmoronarais el yeso seco con un toque leve, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch, the mood would change. |
| ellos | desmoronaran | Si las rocas blandas del talud desmoronaran después de tanta lluvia, la escena sería otra.If the soft rocks on the slope crumbled after so much rain, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera desmoronado | Si yo hubiera desmoronado la galleta sobre el café, aún se recordaría.If I had crumbled the cookie over the coffee, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras desmoronado | Si tú hubieras desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos, eso habría dejado marca.If you had crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera desmoronado | Si la pared vieja del establo hubiera desmoronado junto a la ventana rota, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the old wall of the shed had crumbled by the broken window, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos desmoronado | Si nosotros hubiéramos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had crumbled the toast into the soup, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais desmoronado | Si vosotros hubierais desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran desmoronado | Si las rocas blandas del talud hubieran desmoronado después de tanta lluvia, nada habría quedado igual.If the soft rocks on the slope had crumbled after so much rain, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desmoronare | Si yo desmoronare la galleta sobre el café, se notará enseguida.If I crumble the cookie over the coffee, it will show right away. |
| tú | desmoronares | Si tú desmoronares el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos, costará ignorarlo.If you crumble the sugar cube between your fingers, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | desmoronare | Si la pared vieja del establo desmoronare junto a la ventana rota, dará mucho que hablar.If the old wall of the shed crumbles by the broken window, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | desmoronáremos | Si nosotros desmoronáremos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa, todo irá por otro camino.If we crumble the toast into the soup, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | desmoronareis | Si vosotros desmoronareis el yeso seco con un toque leve, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all crumble the dry plaster with a light touch, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | desmoronaren | Si las rocas blandas del talud desmoronaren después de tanta lluvia, la escena será distinta.If the soft rocks on the slope crumble after so much rain, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere desmoronado | Cuando yo hubiere desmoronado la galleta sobre el café, ya se notará.When I have crumbled the cookie over the coffee, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres desmoronado | En cuanto tú hubieres desmoronado el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have crumbled the sugar cube between your fingers, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere desmoronado | Cuando la pared vieja del establo hubiere desmoronado junto a la ventana rota, se verá de inmediato.When the old wall of the shed has crumbled by the broken window, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos desmoronado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos desmoronado el pan tostado dentro de la sopa, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have crumbled the toast into the soup, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis desmoronado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis desmoronado el yeso seco con un toque leve, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have crumbled the dry plaster with a light touch, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren desmoronado | En cuanto las rocas blandas del talud hubieren desmoronado después de tanta lluvia, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the soft rocks on the slope have crumbled after so much rain, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | desmorona | desmorona el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | desmorone | Que la pared vieja del establo desmorone junto a la ventana rota.Let the old wall of the shed crumble by the broken window. |
| nosotros | desmoronemos | desmoronemos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.Crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | desmoronad | desmoronad el yeso seco con un toque leve.Crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | desmoronen | Que las rocas blandas del talud desmoronen después de tanta lluvia.Let the soft rocks on the slope crumble after so much rain. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no desmorones | No no desmorones el terrón de azúcar entre los dedos.Do not crumble the sugar cube between your fingers. |
| él | no desmorone | Que la pared vieja del establo no no desmorone junto a la ventana rota.Let the old wall of the shed not crumble by the broken window. |
| nosotros | no desmoronemos | No no desmoronemos el pan tostado dentro de la sopa.Let us not crumble the toast into the soup. |
| vosotros | no desmoronéis | No no desmoronéis el yeso seco con un toque leve.Do not crumble the dry plaster with a light touch. |
| ellos | no desmoronen | Que las rocas blandas del talud no no desmoronen después de tanta lluvia.Let the soft rocks on the slope not crumble after so much rain. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ la galleta sobre el café.
I crumble the cookie over the coffee.
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 'desmoronar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'desmoronar' means to crumble. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is desmoronar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Desmoronar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate desmoronar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of desmoronar: yo desmorono, tú desmoronas, él/ella/usted desmorona, nosotros desmoronamos, vosotros desmoronáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desmoronan.
- How do you conjugate desmoronar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of desmoronar: yo desmoroné, tú desmoronaste, él/ella/usted desmoronó, nosotros desmoronamos, vosotros desmoronasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes desmoronaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of desmoronar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of desmoronar: yo desmoronaba, tú desmoronabas, él/ella/usted desmoronaba, nosotros desmoronábamos, vosotros desmoronabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes desmoronaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of desmoronar?
- The past participle of desmoronar is 'desmoronado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he desmoronado' (I have crumbleed), 'has desmoronado', 'ha desmoronado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of desmoronar?
- The gerundio of desmoronar is 'desmoronando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy desmoronando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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