Spanish verb derrotar conjugation

derrotar

to defeat

regular verbPast participle: derrotadoGerund: derrotando

Derrotar means to defeat or conquer an opponent, often in a competition, battle, or contest. It is used to describe overcoming resistance or opposition.

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Complete conjugation of derrotar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derroto	Yo derroto a mis oponentes fácilmente. I defeat my opponents easily.
Tú	derrotas	Tú derrotas a tus rivales en el juego. You defeat your rivals in the game.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrota	Ella derrota sus miedos cada día. She overcomes her fears every day.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotamos	Nosotros derrotamos los obstáculos juntos. We defeat the obstacles together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotáis	Vosotros derrotáis a los enemigos con estrategia. You all defeat the enemies with strategy.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotan	Ellos derrotan a sus rivales en la competencia. They defeat their rivals in the competition.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derroté	Ayer derroté a mi oponente. Yesterday I defeated my opponent.
Tú	derrotaste	Tú derrotaste a todos en la competencia. You defeated everyone in the competition.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrotó	Él derrotó a su rival fácilmente. He defeated his rival easily.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotamos	Nosotros derrotamos al equipo contrario. We defeated the opposing team.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotasteis	Vosotros derrotasteis a los campeones. You all defeated the champions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotaron	Ellos derrotaron a los invasores. They defeated the invaders.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derrotaba	Yo derrotaba a mis oponentes en el juego. I used to defeat my opponents in the game.
Tú	derrotabas	Tú derrotabas a todos en la competencia. You used to defeat everyone in the competition.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrotaba	Él derrotaba a sus rivales fácilmente. He used to defeat his rivals easily.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotábamos	Nosotros derrotábamos a los enemigos juntos. We used to defeat the enemies together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotabais	Vosotros derrotabais a los oponentes con estrategia. You all used to defeat the opponents with strategy.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotaban	Ellos derrotaban a los adversarios frecuentemente. They used to defeat the adversaries frequently.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy derrotando	Estoy derrotando a mis miedos ahora mismo. I am defeating my fears right now.
Tú	estás derrotando	Estás derrotando a tus oponentes fácilmente. You are defeating your opponents easily.
Él / Ella / Usted	está derrotando	Ella está derrotando a sus rivales en el juego. She is defeating her rivals in the game.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos derrotando	Estamos derrotando las dificultades juntos. We are defeating the difficulties together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis derrotando	Vosotros estáis derrotando a los enemigos ahora. You all are defeating the enemies now.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están derrotando	Ellos están derrotando a los rivales en la competencia. They are defeating the rivals in the competition.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	voy a derrotar	Voy a derrotar a mi oponente mañana. I am going to defeat my opponent tomorrow.
Tú	vas a derrotar	Tú vas a derrotar a tus miedos pronto. You are going to defeat your fears soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	va a derrotar	Ella va a derrotar sus obstáculos hoy. She is going to defeat her obstacles today.
Nosotros / Nosotras	vamos a derrotar	Vamos a derrotar a los rivales en el partido. We are going to defeat the rivals in the match.
Vosotros / Vosotras	vais a derrotar	Vosotros vais a derrotar a los problemas pronto. You all are going to defeat the problems soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	van a derrotar	Ellos van a derrotar a sus adversarios mañana. They are going to defeat their opponents tomorrow.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derrotaré	Derrotaré a mi oponente mañana. I will defeat my opponent tomorrow.
Tú	derrotarás	Tú derrotarás a tus miedos pronto. You will defeat your fears soon.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrotará	Ella derrotará a sus rivales en la competencia. She will defeat her rivals in the competition.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotaremos	Nosotros derrotaremos los obstáculos juntos. We will defeat the obstacles together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotaréis	Vosotros derrotaréis las dificultades pronto. You all will defeat the difficulties soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotarán	Ellos derrotarán a sus enemigos en la batalla. They will defeat their enemies in the battle.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derrotaría	Yo derrotaría a mi oponente fácilmente. I would defeat my opponent easily.
Tú	derrotarías	Tú derrotarías a todos si lo intentaras. You would defeat everyone if you tried.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrotaría	Ella derrotaría al equipo rival. She would defeat the rival team.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotaríamos	Nosotros derrotaríamos a los enemigos juntos. We would defeat the enemies together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotaríais	Vosotros derrotaríais a los adversarios fácilmente. You all would defeat the opponents easily.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotarían	Ellos derrotarían a cualquier oponente. They would defeat any opponent.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he derrotado	He derrotado a mi oponente hoy. I have defeated my opponent today.
Tú	has derrotado	¿Has derrotado al enemigo todavía? Have you defeated the enemy yet?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha derrotado	Ella ha derrotado a todos sus rivales. She has defeated all her rivals.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos derrotado	Nosotros hemos derrotado los obstáculos juntos. We have defeated the obstacles together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis derrotado	Vosotros habéis derrotado los desafíos. You all have defeated the challenges.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han derrotado	Ellos han derrotado a los rivales en la competencia. They have defeated the rivals in the competition.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había derrotado	Yo había derrotado a mi oponente antes del torneo. I had defeated my opponent before the tournament.
Tú	habías derrotado	Tú habías derrotado a todos en la competencia. You had defeated everyone in the competition.
Él / Ella / Usted	había derrotado	Ella había derrotado sus miedos antes del examen. She had defeated her fears before the exam.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos derrotado	Nosotros habíamos derrotado al equipo rival. We had defeated the rival team.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais derrotado	Vosotros habíais derrotado a los enemigos ya. You all had defeated the enemies already.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían derrotado	Ellos habían derrotado a los adversarios antes del descanso. They had defeated the opponents before the break.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré derrotado	Para entonces, habré derrotado a mis rivales. By then, I will have defeated my rivals.
Tú	habrás derrotado	Para mañana, habrás derrotado el desafío. By tomorrow, you will have defeated the challenge.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá derrotado	Ella habrá derrotado a su oponente. She will have defeated her opponent.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos derrotado	Nosotros habremos derrotado a los enemigos. We will have defeated the enemies.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis derrotado	Vosotros habréis derrotado al equipo rival. You all will have defeated the rival team.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán derrotado	Ellos habrán derrotado a los adversarios. They will have defeated the adversaries.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría derrotado	Yo habría derrotado al equipo si hubiera jugado. I would have defeated the team if I had played.
Tú	habrías derrotado	Tú habrías derrotado a tu oponente. You would have defeated your opponent.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría derrotado	Él habría derrotado a su rival. He would have defeated his rival.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos derrotado	Nosotros habríamos derrotado a los enemigos. We would have defeated the enemies.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais derrotado	Vosotros habríais derrotado a los adversarios. You all would have defeated the adversaries.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían derrotado	Ellos habrían derrotado a los invasores. They would have defeated the invaders.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derrote	Espero que yo derrote al equipo rival. I hope that I defeat the rival team.
Tú	derrotes	Es importante que tú derrotes tus miedos. It's important that you defeat your fears.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrote	Es posible que él derrote a su oponente. It's possible that he defeats his opponent.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotemos	Queremos que nosotros derrotemos las dificultades. We want us to overcome the difficulties.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotéis	Dudo que vosotros derrotéis al enemigo. I doubt that you all defeat the enemy.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derroten	Es necesario que ellas derroten sus dudas. It's necessary that they overcome their doubts.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derrotara	Esperaba que derrotara a su oponente. I hoped that he would defeat his opponent.
Tú	derrotaras	Pensé que derrotaras al equipo rival. I thought that you would defeat the rival team.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrotara	Dudaba que derrotara a los enemigos. I doubted that he would defeat the enemies.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotáramos	Era posible que derrotáramos a los adversarios. It was possible that we would defeat the opponents.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotarais	Querían que derrotarais a los invasores. They wanted you all to defeat the invaders.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotaran	No creían que derrotaran a los rivales. They didn't believe that they would defeat the rivals.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	derrotare	Si luchas, derrotare a mi enemigo. If you fight, I will defeat my enemy.
Tú	derrotare	Tú derrotare a los rivales en la competencia. You will defeat the rivals in the competition.
Él / Ella / Usted	derrotare	Él derrotare a los obstáculos en su camino. He will defeat the obstacles in his way.
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotáremos	Nosotros derrotáremos a los enemigos juntos. We will defeat the enemies together.
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotareis	Vosotros derrotareis a los adversarios pronto. You all will defeat the adversaries soon.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derrotaren	Ellos derrotaren a los invasores en la batalla. They will defeat the invaders in the battle.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya derrotado	Espero que haya derrotado al enemigo. I hope I have defeated the enemy.
Tú	hayas derrotado	Es posible que hayas derrotado a tus miedos. It's possible that you have defeated your fears.
Él / Ella / Usted	haya derrotado	Es importante que él haya derrotado al oponente. It's important that he has defeated the opponent.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos derrotado	Dudo que hayamos derrotado todos los obstáculos. I doubt that we have defeated all the obstacles.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis derrotado	No creo que hayáis derrotado al equipo rival. I don't think that you all have defeated the rival team.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan derrotado	Es probable que hayan derrotado a los enemigos. It's likely that they have defeated the enemies.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera derrotado	Si hubiera derrotado al enemigo, habría ganado. If I had defeated the enemy, I would have won.
Tú	hubieras derrotado	Si hubieras derrotado al oponente, habrías tenido éxito. If you had defeated the opponent, you would have succeeded.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera derrotado	Si ella hubiera derrotado al rival, sería famosa. If she had defeated the rival, she would be famous.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos derrotado	Si hubiéramos derrotado al equipo, habríamos avanzado. If we had defeated the team, we would have advanced.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais derrotado	Si hubierais derrotado a los adversarios, habríais ganado. If you all had defeated the opponents, you would have won.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran derrotado	Si ellos hubieran derrotado a los rivales, serían campeones. If they had defeated the rivals, they would be champions.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiere derrotado	Para entonces, ya hubiere derrotado a mi oponente. By then, I will have already defeated my opponent.
Tú	hubieres derrotado	Es posible que tú hubieres derrotado al enemigo. It is possible that you will have defeated the enemy.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiere derrotado	Quizá él hubiere derrotado a todos los rivales. Perhaps he will have defeated all the rivals.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéremos derrotado	Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos derrotado a los adversarios. By then, we will have defeated the adversaries.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubiereis derrotado	Es probable que vosotros hubiereis derrotado a los enemigos. It is likely that you all will have defeated the enemies.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieren derrotado	Quizá ellos hubieren derrotado a todos los oponentes. Maybe they will have defeated all the opponents.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	—	No des órdenes en público. Don't give orders in public.
Tú	derrota	¡Derrota a tus miedos hoy! Defeat your fears today!
Él / Ella / Usted	derrote	¡Derrote a sus enemigos con valentía! Defeat your enemies bravely!
Nosotros / Nosotras	derrotemos	¡Derrotemos los obstáculos juntos! Let's defeat the obstacles together!
Vosotros / Vosotras	derrotad	¡Derrotad a los rivales en la competencia! Defeat the rivals in the competition!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	derroten	¡Derroten a la injusticia ahora! Defeat injustice now!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no derroto	No derroto a nadie en la competencia. I do not defeat anyone in the competition.
Tú	no derrotes	No derrotes a tus amigos en el juego. Don't defeat your friends in the game.
Él / Ella / Usted	no derrote	No derrote a su oponente fácilmente. He/She/You (formal) do not defeat the opponent easily.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no derrotemos	No derrotemos a los rivales todavía. Let's not defeat the rivals yet.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no derrotéis	No derrotéis a los enemigos ahora. Don't defeat the enemies now.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no derroten	No derroten a los adversarios sin estrategia. They/You all (formal) do not defeat the adversaries without a strategy.