Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | difamar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | difamando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar difamando. |
Spanish verb conjugation
Difamar conjugation
difamar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning defame. In the present tense: yo difamo, tú difamas, él/ella difama, nosotros difamamos, vosotros difamáis, ellos difaman. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
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At a glance
- Infinitive
- difamar
- Gerundio
- difamando
- Meaning
- defame
- Pattern
- Regular
- Difficulty
- Level 2
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Difamar across the MuyVerbs tense system
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Presente
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamo | Yo difamo al concejal joven.I defame the young councilman. |
| tú | difamas | Normalmente, tú difamas a la directora del centro.You usually defame the head of the center. |
| él | difama | Hoy, el panfleto anónimo difama al juez del caso.Today, the anonymous pamphlet defames the judge on the case. |
| nosotros | difamamos | A veces, nosotros difamamos a los médicos del turno.At times, we defame the doctors on the shift. |
| vosotros | difamáis | Ahora, vosotros difamáis a media plantilla.Right now, you all defame half the staff. |
| ellos | difaman | Casi siempre, los perfiles falsos difaman a cualquiera con un rumor.Most of the time, the fake profiles defame almost anyone with one rumor. |
Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he difamado | Este año, yo he difamado a la directora del centro más de una vez.This year, I have defamed the head of the center more than once. |
| tú | has difamado | Últimamente, tú has difamado al juez del caso incluso en días raros.Lately, you have defamed the judge on the case even on odd days. |
| él | ha difamado | En estos meses, el panfleto anónimo ha difamado a los médicos del turno sin perder el paso.In these months, the anonymous pamphlet has defamed the doctors on the shift without missing a beat. |
| nosotros | hemos difamado | Hasta ahora, nosotros hemos difamado a media plantilla con bastante constancia.So far, we have defamed half the staff quite steadily. |
| vosotros | habéis difamado | En lo que va de curso, vosotros habéis difamado a cualquiera con un rumor aun llegando cansados.This term, you all have defamed almost anyone with one rumor even when worn out. |
| ellos | han difamado | En este tiempo, los perfiles falsos han difamado al concejal joven casi a diario.During this time, the fake profiles have defamed the young councilman almost every day. |
Pretérito Indefinido
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamé | Ayer, yo difamé al juez del caso justo al final del día.Yesterday, I defamed the judge on the case right at the end of the day. |
| tú | difamaste | Hace un rato, tú difamaste a los médicos del turno antes de pedir ayuda.A little while ago, you defamed the doctors on the shift before asking for help. |
| él | difamó | Esta mañana, el panfleto anónimo difamó a media plantilla sin avisar a nadie.This morning, the anonymous pamphlet defamed half the staff without warning anyone. |
| nosotros | difamamos | Anoche, nosotros difamamos a cualquiera con un rumor en medio del ruido.Last night, we defamed almost anyone with one rumor in the middle of the noise. |
| vosotros | difamasteis | El sábado, vosotros difamasteis al concejal joven nada más llegar.On Saturday, you all defamed the young councilman the moment you arrived. |
| ellos | difamaron | Hace poco, los perfiles falsos difamaron a la directora del centro durante todo el turno.Not long ago, the fake profiles defamed the head of the center through the whole shift. |
Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamaba | Antes, yo difamaba a los médicos del turno casi por rutina.Before, I used to defame the doctors on the shift almost out of habit. |
| tú | difamabas | Por entonces, tú difamabas a media plantilla sin darle muchas vueltas.Back then, you used to defame half the staff without thinking much about it. |
| él | difamaba | En esa época, el panfleto anónimo difamaba a cualquiera con un rumor cada vez que hacía falta.At that time, the anonymous pamphlet used to defame almost anyone with one rumor whenever it was needed. |
| nosotros | difamábamos | Cuando eso era normal, nosotros difamábamos al concejal joven sin hablarlo demasiado.When that was normal, we used to defame the young councilman without discussing it much. |
| vosotros | difamabais | Hace años, vosotros difamabais a la directora del centro con más calma que ahora.Years ago, you all used to defame the head of the center more calmly than now. |
| ellos | difamaban | En aquellos días, los perfiles falsos difamaban al juez del caso como si fuera lo habitual.In those days, the fake profiles used to defame the judge on the case as if it were routine. |
Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había difamado | Cuando llegaste, yo ya había difamado a cualquiera con un rumor.When you arrived, I had already defamed almost anyone with one rumor. |
| tú | habías difamado | Para entonces, tú ya habías difamado al concejal joven.By then, you had already defamed the young councilman. |
| él | había difamado | Al volver, el panfleto anónimo ya había difamado a la directora del centro.When we came back, the anonymous pamphlet had already defamed the head of the center. |
| nosotros | habíamos difamado | Antes de hablarlo, nosotros ya habíamos difamado al juez del caso.Before talking it through, we had already defamed the judge on the case. |
| vosotros | habíais difamado | Cuando mirasteis otra vez, vosotros ya habíais difamado a los médicos del turno.When you looked again, you all had already defamed the doctors on the shift. |
| ellos | habían difamado | Para ese momento, los perfiles falsos ya habían difamado a media plantilla.By that moment, the fake profiles had already defamed half the staff. |
Pretérito Anterior
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube difamado | Apenas yo hube difamado a media plantilla, todo cambió.As soon as I had defamed half the staff, everything changed. |
| tú | hubiste difamado | En cuanto tú hubiste difamado a cualquiera con un rumor, se notó.The moment you had defamed almost anyone with one rumor, it showed. |
| él | hubo difamado | No bien el panfleto anónimo hubo difamado al concejal joven, hubo ruido.As soon as the anonymous pamphlet had defamed the young councilman, there was trouble. |
| nosotros | hubimos difamado | Tan pronto como nosotros hubimos difamado a la directora del centro, seguimos adelante.Once we had defamed the head of the center, we moved on. |
| vosotros | hubisteis difamado | Apenas vosotros hubisteis difamado al juez del caso, mirasteis el resultado.As soon as you all had defamed the judge on the case, you checked the result. |
| ellos | hubieron difamado | En cuanto los perfiles falsos hubieron difamado a los médicos del turno, el ambiente cambió.The moment the fake profiles had defamed the doctors on the shift, the mood changed. |
Futuro
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamaré | Mañana, yo difamaré a la directora del centro si todo sigue igual.Tomorrow, I will defame the head of the center if things stay the same. |
| tú | difamarás | Dentro de poco, tú difamarás al juez del caso cuando te toque hacerlo.Soon, you will defame the judge on the case when it is your turn. |
| él | difamará | Esta tarde, el panfleto anónimo difamará a los médicos del turno apenas tenga ocasión.This afternoon, the anonymous pamphlet will defame the doctors on the shift as soon as there is a chance. |
| nosotros | difamaremos | La semana que viene, nosotros difamaremos a media plantilla con más tiempo.Next week, we will defame half the staff with more time. |
| vosotros | difamaréis | Pronto, vosotros difamaréis a cualquiera con un rumor si no cambia el plan.Before long, you all will defame almost anyone with one rumor unless the plan changes. |
| ellos | difamarán | Más adelante, los perfiles falsos difamarán al concejal joven por pura necesidad.Later on, the fake profiles will defame the young councilman out of sheer necessity. |
Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré difamado | Para entonces, yo ya habré difamado a los médicos del turno y nadie se sorprenderá.By then, I will already have defamed the doctors on the shift, and nobody will be surprised. |
| tú | habrás difamado | Antes del cierre, tú ya habrás difamado a media plantilla sin hacer ruido.Before closing time, you will already have defamed half the staff without making a fuss. |
| él | habrá difamado | Al final del día, el panfleto anónimo ya habrá difamado a cualquiera con un rumor por completo.By the end of the day, the anonymous pamphlet will already have defamed almost anyone with one rumor completely. |
| nosotros | habremos difamado | Para mañana, nosotros ya habremos difamado al concejal joven otra vez.By tomorrow, we will already have defamed the young councilman once again. |
| vosotros | habréis difamado | Antes de iros, vosotros ya habréis difamado a la directora del centro del todo.Before leaving, you all will already have defamed the head of the center for good. |
| ellos | habrán difamado | Para esa hora, los perfiles falsos ya habrán difamado al juez del caso sin vuelta atrás.By that hour, the fake profiles will already have defamed the judge on the case with no turning back. |
Condicional
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamaría | En un caso así, yo difamaría a cualquiera con un rumor.In a case like that, I would defame almost anyone with one rumor. |
| tú | difamarías | Con un poco más de tiempo, tú difamarías al concejal joven.With a little more time, you would defame the young councilman. |
| él | difamaría | En esa situación, el panfleto anónimo difamaría a la directora del centro.In that situation, the anonymous pamphlet would defame the head of the center. |
| nosotros | difamaríamos | Con ese panorama, nosotros difamaríamos al juez del caso.With that outlook, we would defame the judge on the case. |
| vosotros | difamaríais | Llegado el caso, vosotros difamaríais a los médicos del turno.If it came to that, you all would defame the doctors on the shift. |
| ellos | difamarían | En un día así, los perfiles falsos difamarían a media plantilla.On a day like that, the fake profiles would defame half the staff. |
Condicional Perfecto
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría difamado | En otro momento, yo habría difamado al juez del caso.At another moment, I would have defamed the judge on the case. |
| tú | habrías difamado | Con un poco más de margen, tú habrías difamado a los médicos del turno.With a little more margin, you would have defamed the doctors on the shift. |
| él | habría difamado | A esas alturas, el panfleto anónimo habría difamado a media plantilla.By then, the anonymous pamphlet would have defamed half the staff. |
| nosotros | habríamos difamado | Con ese giro, nosotros habríamos difamado a cualquiera con un rumor.With that turn, we would have defamed almost anyone with one rumor. |
| vosotros | habríais difamado | Llegados ahí, vosotros habríais difamado al concejal joven.At that point, you all would have defamed the young councilman. |
| ellos | habrían difamado | En ese punto, los perfiles falsos habrían difamado a la directora del centro.From there, the fake profiles would have defamed the head of the center. |
Subjuntivo Presente
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difame | Es mejor que yo difame a media plantilla.It is better that I defame half the staff. |
| tú | difames | Hace falta que tú difames a cualquiera con un rumor.It is necessary that you defame almost anyone with one rumor. |
| él | difame | Conviene que el panfleto anónimo difame al concejal joven.It is wise that the anonymous pamphlet defame the young councilman. |
| nosotros | difamemos | Importa que nosotros difamemos a la directora del centro.It matters that we defame the head of the center. |
| vosotros | difaméis | Puede ser útil que vosotros difaméis al juez del caso.It may help if you all defame the judge on the case. |
| ellos | difamen | Es posible que los perfiles falsos difamen a los médicos del turno.It is possible that the fake profiles defame the doctors on the shift. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya difamado | Ojalá yo haya difamado al concejal joven a tiempo.Hopefully I have defamed the young councilman in time. |
| tú | hayas difamado | Puede que tú ya hayas difamado a la directora del centro sin contarlo.Maybe you already have defamed the head of the center without saying so. |
| él | haya difamado | Tal vez el panfleto anónimo haya difamado al juez del caso antes de venir.Perhaps the anonymous pamphlet has defamed the judge on the case before coming over. |
| nosotros | hayamos difamado | Quizá nosotros ya hayamos difamado a los médicos del turno por nuestra cuenta.Maybe we already have defamed the doctors on the shift on our own. |
| vosotros | hayáis difamado | Es probable que vosotros hayáis difamado a media plantilla mejor de lo esperado.It is likely that you all have defamed half the staff better than expected. |
| ellos | hayan difamado | Puede ser que los perfiles falsos ya hayan difamado a cualquiera con un rumor desde temprano.It may be that the fake profiles already have defamed almost anyone with one rumor since early on. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamara | Si yo difamara al juez del caso, se notaría enseguida.If I defamed the judge on the case, it would show right away. |
| tú | difamaras | Si tú difamaras a los médicos del turno, costaría ocultarlo.If you defamed the doctors on the shift, it would be hard to hide. |
| él | difamara | Si el panfleto anónimo difamara a media plantilla, daría mucho que hablar.If the anonymous pamphlet defamed half the staff, it would give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | difamáramos | Si nosotros difamáramos a cualquiera con un rumor, todo iría por otro lado.If we defamed almost anyone with one rumor, everything would go another way. |
| vosotros | difamarais | Si vosotros difamarais al concejal joven, cambiaría el ambiente.If you all defamed the young councilman, the mood would change. |
| ellos | difamaran | Si los perfiles falsos difamaran a la directora del centro, la escena sería otra.If the fake profiles defamed the head of the center, the whole scene would be different. |
Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera difamado | Si yo hubiera difamado a media plantilla, aún se recordaría.If I had defamed half the staff, it would still be remembered. |
| tú | hubieras difamado | Si tú hubieras difamado a cualquiera con un rumor, eso habría dejado marca.If you had defamed almost anyone with one rumor, that would have left a mark. |
| él | hubiera difamado | Si el panfleto anónimo hubiera difamado al concejal joven, todavía se hablaría de eso.If the anonymous pamphlet had defamed the young councilman, people would still be talking about it. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos difamado | Si nosotros hubiéramos difamado a la directora del centro, el día habría seguido otro rumbo.If we had defamed the head of the center, the day would have gone another way. |
| vosotros | hubierais difamado | Si vosotros hubierais difamado al juez del caso, el cambio se habría notado antes.If you all had defamed the judge on the case, the change would have shown earlier. |
| ellos | hubieran difamado | Si los perfiles falsos hubieran difamado a los médicos del turno, nada habría quedado igual.If the fake profiles had defamed the doctors on the shift, nothing would have stayed the same. |
Subjuntivo Futuro
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | difamare | Si yo difamare a la directora del centro, se notará enseguida.If I defame the head of the center, it will show right away. |
| tú | difamares | Si tú difamares al juez del caso, costará ignorarlo.If you defame the judge on the case, it will be hard to ignore. |
| él | difamare | Si el panfleto anónimo difamare a los médicos del turno, dará mucho que hablar.If the anonymous pamphlet defames the doctors on the shift, it will give people plenty to talk about. |
| nosotros | difamáremos | Si nosotros difamáremos a media plantilla, todo irá por otro camino.If we defame half the staff, everything will go another way. |
| vosotros | difamareis | Si vosotros difamareis a cualquiera con un rumor, el ambiente cambiará rápido.If you all defame almost anyone with one rumor, the mood will change fast. |
| ellos | difamaren | Si los perfiles falsos difamaren al concejal joven, la escena será distinta.If the fake profiles defame the young councilman, the whole scene will be different. |
Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere difamado | Cuando yo hubiere difamado a los médicos del turno, ya se notará.When I have defamed the doctors on the shift, it will already show. |
| tú | hubieres difamado | En cuanto tú hubieres difamado a media plantilla, será difícil no verlo.As soon as you have defamed half the staff, it will be hard not to see. |
| él | hubiere difamado | Cuando el panfleto anónimo hubiere difamado a cualquiera con un rumor, se verá de inmediato.When the anonymous pamphlet has defamed almost anyone with one rumor, it will show at once. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos difamado | Si para entonces nosotros hubiéremos difamado al concejal joven, todo irá de otra manera.If by then we have defamed the young councilman, everything will move differently. |
| vosotros | hubiereis difamado | Cuando vosotros hubiereis difamado a la directora del centro, el ambiente sonará distinto.When you all have defamed the head of the center, the mood will sound different. |
| ellos | hubieren difamado | En cuanto los perfiles falsos hubieren difamado al juez del caso, el cambio quedará claro.As soon as the fake profiles have defamed the judge on the case, the change will be clear. |
Imperativo Afirmativo
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | difama | difama al concejal joven.Defame the young councilman. |
| él | difame | Que el panfleto anónimo difame a la directora del centro.Let the anonymous pamphlet defame the head of the center. |
| nosotros | difamemos | difamemos al juez del caso.Defame the judge on the case. |
| vosotros | difamad | difamad a los médicos del turno.Defame the doctors on the shift. |
| ellos | difamen | Que los perfiles falsos difamen a media plantilla.Let the fake profiles defame half the staff. |
Imperativo Negativo
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no difames | No no difames a los médicos del turno.Do not defame the doctors on the shift. |
| él | no difame | Que el panfleto anónimo no no difame a media plantilla.Let the anonymous pamphlet not defame half the staff. |
| nosotros | no difamemos | No no difamemos a cualquiera con un rumor.Let us not defame almost anyone with one rumor. |
| vosotros | no difaméis | No no difaméis al concejal joven.Do not defame the young councilman. |
| ellos | no difamen | Que los perfiles falsos no no difamen a la directora del centro.Let the fake profiles not defame the head of the center. |
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Presente•yo
Yo ___ al concejal joven.
I defame the young councilman.
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 'difamar' mean in English?
- In Spanish, 'difamar' means to defame. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
- Is difamar an irregular verb in Spanish?
- Difamar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
- How do you conjugate difamar in the present tense?
- Present tense (Presente) of difamar: yo difamo, tú difamas, él/ella/usted difama, nosotros difamamos, vosotros difamáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes difaman.
- How do you conjugate difamar in the preterite?
- Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of difamar: yo difamé, tú difamaste, él/ella/usted difamó, nosotros difamamos, vosotros difamasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes difamaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
- What is the imperfect tense of difamar?
- Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of difamar: yo difamaba, tú difamabas, él/ella/usted difamaba, nosotros difamábamos, vosotros difamabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes difamaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
- What is the past participle of difamar?
- The past participle of difamar is 'difamado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he difamado' (I have defameed), 'has difamado', 'ha difamado'.
- What is the gerundio (present participle) of difamar?
- The gerundio of difamar is 'difamando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy difamando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.
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