Desayunar means to eat breakfast. It is used to describe the act of having the first meal of the day.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayuno | Yo desayuno antes de salir. I have breakfast before leaving. | |
| Tú | desayunas | Tú desayunas con tu familia. You have breakfast with your family. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayuna | Ella desayuna en la cafetería. She has breakfast at the café. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunamos | Nosotros desayunamos juntos cada día. We have breakfast together every day. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunáis | Vosotros desayunáis en la terraza. You all have breakfast on the terrace. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunan | Ellos desayunan temprano. They have breakfast early. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayuné | Ayer desayuné en casa. Yesterday I had breakfast at home. | |
| Tú | desayunaste | Tú desayunaste muy temprano. You had breakfast very early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayunó | Ella desayunó con su familia. She had breakfast with her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunamos | Nosotros desayunamos juntos ayer. We had breakfast together yesterday. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunasteis | Vosotros desayunasteis temprano. You all had breakfast early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunaron | Ellos desayunaron en la cafetería. They had breakfast at the café. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayunaba | Yo desayunaba temprano cada día. I used to have breakfast early every day. | |
| Tú | desayunabas | Tú desayunabas con tu familia. You used to have breakfast with your family. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayunaba | Ella desayunaba en la cafetería. She used to have breakfast at the café. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunábamos | Nosotros desayunábamos juntos los domingos. We used to have breakfast together on Sundays. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunabais | Vosotros desayunabais en la terraza. You all used to have breakfast on the terrace. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunaban | Ellos desayunaban antes de salir. They used to have breakfast before leaving. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desayunando | Estoy desayunando ahora mismo. I am having breakfast right now. | |
| Tú | estás desayunando | ¿Estás desayunando todavía? Are you still having breakfast? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está desayunando | Ella está desayunando en la cocina. She is having breakfast in the kitchen. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos desayunando | Estamos desayunando juntos. We are having breakfast together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis desayunando | ¿Estáis desayunando ahora? Are you all having breakfast now? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están desayunando | Ellos están desayunando en la terraza. They are having breakfast on the terrace. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a desayunar | Voy a desayunar temprano mañana. I am going to have breakfast early tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a desayunar | Tú vas a desayunar con nosotros. You are going to have breakfast with us. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a desayunar | Él va a desayunar en casa. He is going to have breakfast at home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a desayunar | Vamos a desayunar juntos mañana. We are going to have breakfast together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a desayunar | Vosotros vais a desayunar en la cafetería. You all are going to have breakfast at the café. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a desayunar | Ellos van a desayunar después de la reunión. They are going to have breakfast after the meeting. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayunaré | Mañana desayunaré en casa. Tomorrow I will have breakfast at home. | |
| Tú | desayunarás | Tú desayunarás temprano mañana. You will have breakfast early tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayunará | Él desayunará con nosotros después. He will have breakfast with us later. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunaremos | Nosotros desayunaremos juntos mañana. We will have breakfast together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunaréis | Vosotros desayunaréis en la cafetería. You all will have breakfast at the café. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunarán | Ellos desayunarán antes de salir. They will have breakfast before leaving. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayunaría | Yo desayunaría si tuviera tiempo. I would have breakfast if I had time. | |
| Tú | desayunarías | Tú desayunarías conmigo mañana. You would have breakfast with me tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayunaría | Ella desayunaría si no estuviera enferma. She would have breakfast if she weren't sick. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunaríamos | Nosotros desayunaríamos juntos en la cafetería. We would have breakfast together at the café. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunaríais | Vosotros desayunaríais si llegáis temprano. You all would have breakfast if you arrive early. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunarían | Ellos desayunarían en casa si no tuvieran prisa. They would have breakfast at home if they weren't in a hurry. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desayunado | Yo he desayunado temprano hoy. I have had breakfast early today. | |
| Tú | has desayunado | ¿Tú has desayunado ya? Have you had breakfast already? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha desayunado | Él ha desayunado en casa. He has had breakfast at home. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos desayunado | Nosotros hemos desayunado juntos. We have had breakfast together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis desayunado | Vosotros habéis desayunado ya. You all have had breakfast already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han desayunado | Ellos han desayunado en la cafetería. They have had breakfast at the café. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desayunado | Yo ya había desayunado cuando llegaste. I had already had breakfast when you arrived. | |
| Tú | habías desayunado | Tú habías desayunado antes de salir. You had had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había desayunado | Ella ya había desayunado cuando llamaste. She had already had breakfast when you called. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos desayunado | Nosotros habíamos desayunado antes de partir. We had had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais desayunado | Vosotros habíais desayunado antes del viaje. You all had had breakfast before the trip. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían desayunado | Ellos ya habían desayunado cuando llegamos. They had already had breakfast when we arrived. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desayunado | Para las ocho, ya habré desayunado. By eight o'clock, I will have had breakfast. | |
| Tú | habrás desayunado | Para entonces, ya habrás desayunado. By then, you will have had breakfast. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá desayunado | Ella habrá desayunado antes de salir. She will have had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos desayunado | Nosotros habremos desayunado para entonces. We will have had breakfast by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis desayunado | Vosotros habréis desayunado cuando lleguemos. You all will have had breakfast when we arrive. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán desayunado | Ellos habrán desayunado antes de salir. They will have had breakfast before leaving. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desayunado | Yo habría desayunado si hubiera tenido tiempo. I would have had breakfast if I had had time. | |
| Tú | habrías desayunado | Tú habrías desayunado antes de salir. You would have had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría desayunado | Él habría desayunado solo si hubiera tenido hambre. He would have had breakfast only if he had been hungry. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos desayunado | Nosotros habríamos desayunado juntos, pero no pudimos. We would have had breakfast together, but we couldn't. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais desayunado | Vosotros habríais desayunado si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have had breakfast if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían desayunado | Ellos habrían desayunado si hubieran tenido hambre. They would have had breakfast if they had been hungry. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayune | Espero que yo desayune temprano. I hope that I have breakfast early. | |
| Tú | desayunes | Es importante que tú desayunes bien. It's important that you have a good breakfast. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayune | Es posible que él desayune después de salir. It's possible that he has breakfast after leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunemos | Queremos que nosotros desayunemos juntos. We want us to have breakfast together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunéis | Dudo que vosotros desayunéis tarde. I doubt that you all have breakfast late. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunen | Es bueno que ellos desayunen antes de salir. It's good that they have breakfast before leaving. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayunara | Esperaba que él desayunara temprano. I hoped that he had breakfast early. | |
| Tú | desayunaras | Dudaba que tú desayunaras con nosotros. I doubted that you had breakfast with us. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayunara | No creía que ella desayunara tan tarde. I didn't believe that she had breakfast so late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunáramos | Pensé que nosotros desayunáramos juntos. I thought that we had breakfast together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunarais | Era posible que vosotros desayunarais antes de salir. It was possible that you all had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunaran | No estaban seguros de que ellos desayunaran temprano. They weren't sure that they had breakfast early. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desayunare | Si llegare temprano, desayunare contigo. If I arrive early, I will have breakfast with you. | |
| Tú | desayunares | Cuando vengas, desayunares en la terraza. When you come, you will have breakfast on the terrace. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayunare | Ella desayunare antes de salir. She will have breakfast before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunáremos | Nosotros desayunáremos juntos mañana. We will have breakfast together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunareis | Vosotros desayunareis en el hotel. You all will have breakfast at the hotel. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunaren | Ellos desayunaren en la playa. They will have breakfast on the beach. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desayunado | Espero que haya desayunado temprano. I hope I have had breakfast early. | |
| Tú | hayas desayunado | Es posible que hayas desayunado ya. It's possible that you have already had breakfast. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya desayunado | Creo que él haya desayunado todavía. I believe that he has had breakfast yet. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos desayunado | Esperamos que hayamos desayunado juntos. We hope that we have had breakfast together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis desayunado | ¿Habéis desayunado ya? Have you all had breakfast already? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan desayunado | No creo que hayan desayunado todavía. I don't think they have had breakfast yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desayunado | Si hubiera desayunado, no tendría hambre ahora. If I had had breakfast, I wouldn't be hungry now. | |
| Tú | hubieras desayunado | Si hubieras desayunado temprano, estarías lleno. If you had had breakfast early, you would be full. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera desayunado | Ella habría desayunado antes de salir. She would have had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos desayunado | Nosotros habríamos desayunado si hubiéramos llegado a tiempo. We would have had breakfast if we had arrived on time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais desayunado | Vosotros habríais desayunado si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have had breakfast if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran desayunado | Ellos habrían desayunado si no hubieran estado ocupados. They would have had breakfast if they hadn't been busy. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere desayunado | Para entonces, ya habré desayunado. By then, I will have already had breakfast. | |
| Tú | hubieres desayunado | Es posible que tú hubieres desayunado antes de salir. It's possible that you will have had breakfast before leaving. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere desayunado | Es probable que él hubiere desayunado ya. He probably will have had breakfast already. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos desayunado | Para entonces, nosotros habiéremos desayunado. By then, we will have had breakfast. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis desayunado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis desayunado ya. Maybe you all will have had breakfast already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren desayunado | Es posible que ellos hubieren desayunado antes. It's possible that they will have had breakfast before. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | — | No uses esta palabra en el mandato. Don't use this word in the command. | |
| Tú | desayuna | ¡Desayuna antes de salir! Have breakfast before leaving! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desayune | Por favor, desayune con calma. Please have breakfast calmly. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desayunemos | Desayunemos juntos mañana. Let's have breakfast together tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desayunad | ¡Desayunad rápido y salid! Eat breakfast quickly and leave! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desayunen | Desayunen antes de comenzar. Have breakfast before starting. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no desayunes | No desayunes antes de salir. Don't have breakfast before leaving. | |
| Tú | no desayunes | No desayunes tarde hoy. Don't have breakfast late today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no desayune | Por favor, no desayune todavía. Please, don't have breakfast yet. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no desayunemos | No desayunemos en exceso. Let's not have too much breakfast. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no desayunéis | No desayunéis en la calle. Don't have breakfast on the street. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no desayunen | No desayunen si no tienen hambre. Don't have breakfast if you're not hungry. |
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