Desconcertar means to cause someone to feel confused, unsettled, or embarrassed. It is used when an action or statement disrupts someone's composure or expectations.
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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 | desconcertar | Eso me desconcierta mucho. That confuses me a lot. | |
| Tú | desconcertas | ¿Por qué desconcertas a todos? Why do you confuse everyone? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcierta | La noticia desconcierta a la comunidad. The news confuses the community. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertamos | Nos desconcierta su actitud. Her attitude confuses us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertáis | Vuestro comportamiento desconcierta a todos. Your behavior confuses everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertan | Las instrucciones desconciertan a los estudiantes. The instructions confuse the students. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcerté | La noticia me desconcertó mucho. The news confused me a lot. | |
| Tú | desconcertaste | El problema te desconcertó ayer. The problem confused you yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertó | La situación le desconcertó en ese momento. The situation confused him/her at that moment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertamos | Nos desconcertó la decisión inesperada. The unexpected decision confused us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertasteis | Vuestra actitud os desconcertó a todos. Your attitude confused everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertaron | Las noticias los desconcertaron por completo. The news confused them completely. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcertaba | Me desconcertaba su actitud en la reunión. Her attitude in the meeting used to confuse me. | |
| Tú | desconcertabas | Nunca te desconcertaba esa historia. That story never used to confuse you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertaba | El profesor siempre desconcertaba a los estudiantes. The teacher always used to confuse the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertábamos | Nos desconcertaba su comportamiento habitual. His usual behavior used to confuse us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertabais | Vuestra actitud desconcertaba a todos. Your attitude used to confuse everyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertaban | Los cambios desconcertaban a los empleados. The changes used to confuse the employees. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desconcertando | Estoy desconcertando a mis amigos ahora mismo. I am confusing my friends right now. | |
| Tú | estás desconcertando | Estás desconcertando a todos con esa respuesta. You are confusing everyone with that answer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está desconcertando | Ella está desconcertando a los estudiantes. She is confusing the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos desconcertando | Estamos desconcertando a los invitados con la noticia. We are confusing the guests with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis desconcertando | Vosotros estáis desconcertando a los clientes. You all are confusing the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están desconcertando | Los niños están desconcertando a los adultos. The children are confusing the adults. |
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 desconcertar | Voy a desconcertar a mis amigos. I am going to unsettle my friends. | |
| Tú | vas a desconcertar | Tú vas a desconcertar a todos. You are going to unsettle everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a desconcertar | Ella va a desconcertar a su jefe. She is going to unsettle her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a desconcertar | Vamos a desconcertar a los invitados. We are going to unsettle the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a desconcertar | Vosotros vais a desconcertar a los estudiantes. You all are going to unsettle the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a desconcertar | Ellos van a desconcertar a los clientes. They are going to unsettle the clients. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcertaré | Desconcertaré a todos con mi respuesta. I will confuse everyone with my answer. | |
| Tú | desconcertarás | Tú desconcertarás a tus amigos con esa noticia. You will confuse your friends with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertará | Ella desconcertará a sus colegas en la reunión. She will confuse her colleagues at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertaremos | Nosotros desconcertaremos a los invitados con la sorpresa. We will confuse the guests with the surprise. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertaréis | Vosotros desconcertaréis a los estudiantes con el tema. You all will confuse the students with the topic. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertarán | Ellos desconcertarán a la audiencia con su discurso. They will confuse the audience with their speech. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcertaría | Yo desconcertaría a todos con esa noticia. I would unsettle everyone with that news. | |
| Tú | desconcertarías | Tú desconcertarías a los invitados si llegas tarde. You would unsettle the guests if you arrive late. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertaría | Ella desconcertaría a sus amigos con esa respuesta. She would unsettle her friends with that answer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertaríamos | Nosotros desconcertaríamos a todos con esa idea. We would unsettle everyone with that idea. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertaríais | Vosotros desconcertaríais a los profesores con esa actitud. You all would unsettle the teachers with that attitude. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertarían | Ellos desconcertarían a la audiencia con su discurso. They would unsettle the audience with their speech. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desconcertado | He desconcertado a todos con mi decisión. I have confused everyone with my decision. | |
| Tú | has desconcertado | Tú has desconcertado a tus amigos con esa noticia. You have confused your friends with that news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha desconcertado | Ella ha desconcertado a sus colegas con su respuesta. She has confused her colleagues with her answer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos desconcertado | Nosotros hemos desconcertado a los clientes con el cambio. We have confused the clients with the change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis desconcertado | Vosotros habéis desconcertado a todos con esa actitud. You all have confused everyone with that attitude. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han desconcertado | Ellos han desconcertado a los profesores con sus preguntas. They have confused the teachers with their questions. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desconcertado | Yo había desconcertado a todos con mi comentario. I had confused everyone with my comment. | |
| Tú | habías desconcertado | Tú habías desconcertado al profesor con esa respuesta. You had confused the teacher with that answer. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había desconcertado | Ella había desconcertado a sus amigos antes de explicar. She had confused her friends before explaining. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos desconcertado | Nosotros habíamos desconcertado a los invitados con la noticia. We had confused the guests with the news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais desconcertado | Vosotros habíais desconcertado a la audiencia con esa historia. You all had confused the audience with that story. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían desconcertado | Ellos habían desconcertado a todos con su actitud. They had confused everyone with their attitude. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desconcertado | Para entonces, habré desconcertado a todos. By then, I will have confused everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás desconcertado | Tú habrás desconcertado a los invitados. You will have confused the guests. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá desconcertado | Ella habrá desconcertado a los estudiantes. She will have confused the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos desconcertado | Nosotros habremos desconcertado a los jueces. We will have confused the judges. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis desconcertado | Vosotros habréis desconcertado a los clientes. You all will have confused the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán desconcertado | Ellos habrán desconcertado a los profesores. They will have confused the teachers. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desconcertado | Yo habría desconcertado a todos con esa decisión. I would have disconcerted everyone with that decision. | |
| Tú | habrías desconcertado | Tú habrías desconcertado a los invitados sin querer. You would have disconcerted the guests unintentionally. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría desconcertado | Ella habría desconcertado a sus colegas con su respuesta. She would have disconcerted her colleagues with her answer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos desconcertado | Nosotros habríamos desconcertado a los profesores si hubiéramos sabido. We would have disconcerted the teachers if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais desconcertado | Vosotros habríais desconcertado a todos con esa noticia. You all would have disconcerted everyone with that news. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían desconcertado | Ellos habrían desconcertado a los clientes sin querer. They would have disconcerted the clients unintentionally. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcerte | Es importante que me desconcerte antes de decidir. It's important that it confuses me before deciding. | |
| Tú | desconcertes | Espero que no te desconcertes con la noticia. I hope you are not confused by the news. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertes | Es posible que él se desconcerte en la reunión. It's possible that he gets confused at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertemos | Queremos que nos desconcertemos con nuevas ideas. We want to be confused with new ideas. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertéis | Es mejor que no os desconcertéis por eso. It's better that you don't get confused about that. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcerten | Dudo que ellas se desconcerten fácilmente. I doubt that they get confused easily. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcertara | Me sorprendió que él desconcertara a todos. It surprised me that he confused everyone. | |
| Tú | desconcertaras | No creía que tú desconcertaras a la audiencia. I didn't believe that you confused the audience. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertara | Esperaba que ella desconcertara a los invitados. I hoped that she confused the guests. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertáramos | Era posible que nosotros desconcertáramos a los profesores. It was possible that we confused the teachers. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertarais | Quizá vosotros desconcertarais a los estudiantes. Maybe you all confused the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertaran | No pensaba que ellos desconcertaran a los jueces. I didn't think that they confused the judges. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcertare | Si me desconcertare, te avisaré. If I become confused, I will inform you. | |
| Tú | desconcertares | Cuando desconcertares, buscaré ayuda. When you become confused, I will seek help. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertare | Si ella desconcertare, entenderé por qué. If she becomes confused, I will understand why. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertáremos | Nos desconcertáremos si no entendemos. We will become confused if we don't understand. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertareis | Vosotros desconcertareis en esa situación. You all will become confused in that situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcertaren | Si ellos desconcertaren, buscarán respuestas. If they become confused, they will seek answers. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desconcertado | Espero que haya desconcertado a todos. I hope I have unsettled everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas desconcertado | Es posible que hayas desconcertado a tu jefe. It's possible that you have unsettled your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya desconcertado | Es probable que él haya desconcertado a los estudiantes. It's likely that he has unsettled the students. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos desconcertado | Quizá hayamos desconcertado a los invitados. Maybe we have unsettled the guests. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis desconcertado | ¿Habéis desconcertado a los clientes? Have you all unsettled the clients? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan desconcertado | Es posible que hayan desconcertado a los empleados. It's possible that they have unsettled the employees. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desconcertado | Pensé que ya hubiera desconcertado a todos. I thought I had already confused everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieras desconcertado | Si hubieras desconcertado a los invitados, sería un problema. If you had confused the guests, it would be a problem. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera desconcertado | Ella hubiera desconcertado a todos con su respuesta. She had confused everyone with her answer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos desconcertado | Nunca hubiéramos desconcertado a los clientes así. We would never have confused the clients like that. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais desconcertado | Si hubierais desconcertado al profesor, habría sido un error. If you had confused the teacher, it would have been a mistake. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran desconcertado | Ellos hubieran desconcertado a todos sin querer. They had confused everyone unintentionally. |
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 desconcertado | Es posible que para entonces ya hubiere desconcertado. It is possible that by then I will have already been confused. | |
| Tú | hubieres desconcertado | Quizás tú hubieres desconcertado a todos. Maybe you will have confused everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere desconcertado | Es probable que él hubiere desconcertado a los invitados. It is likely that he will have confused the guests. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos desconcertado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos desconcertado a todos. By then, we will have confused everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis desconcertado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis desconcertado a los estudiantes. It is possible that you all will have confused the students. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren desconcertado | Quizá ellos hubieren desconcertado a los jueces. Perhaps they will have confused the judges. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desconcertar | No descoincertes a tus amigos. Don't unsettle your friends. | |
| Tú | desconcierta | ¡Desconcierta a tus enemigos con tu actitud! Confuse your enemies with your attitude! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desconcertar | Que no desconcierte a nadie con sus palabras. Let him not unsettle anyone with his words. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desconcertemos | Desconcertemos a todos con esta noticia. Let's unsettle everyone with this news. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desconcertad | ¡Desconcertad a los invitados con esa sorpresa! Confuse the guests with that surprise! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desconcerten | Que no desconcierten a los clientes con cambios repentinos. Let them not unsettle the clients with sudden changes. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no desconcerto | No desconcerto tus planes sin avisar. Don't unsettle your plans without warning. | |
| Tú | no desconcertes | No desconcertes a los niños con tus palabras. Don't unsettle the children with your words. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no desconcerte | Por favor, no desconcerte a los invitados. Please, don't unsettle the guests. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no desconcertemos | No desconcertemos a los clientes con cambios repentinos. Let's not unsettle the clients with sudden changes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no desconcertéis | No desconcertéis a los estudiantes con instrucciones confusas. Don't unsettle the students with confusing instructions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no desconcerten | No desconcerten a los visitantes con preguntas difíciles. Don't unsettle the visitors with difficult questions. |
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