Descontentar means to cause dissatisfaction or displeasure in someone. It is used when someone's feelings or expectations are not met, leading to unhappiness.
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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 | descontento | Yo descontento a veces con los resultados. I am sometimes dissatisfied with the results. | |
| Tú | descontentas | Tú descontentas con el plan actual. You are dissatisfied with the current plan. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontenta | Ella descontenta con su trabajo. She is dissatisfied with her job. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentamos | Nosotros descontentamos con el resultado. We are dissatisfied with the outcome. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentáis | Vosotros descontentáis con las decisiones. You all are dissatisfied with the decisions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentan | Ellos descontentan con el servicio. They are dissatisfied with the service. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontenté | Ayer descontenté a mi amigo. Yesterday I disappointed my friend. | |
| Tú | descontentaste | Tú descontentaste a la audiencia. You disappointed the audience. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontentó | El director descontentó a los empleados. The director disappointed the employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentamos | Nosotros descontentamos a los clientes. We disappointed the customers. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentasteis | Vosotros descontentasteis a los padres. You all disappointed the parents. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentaron | Ellos descontentaron a los invitados. They disappointed the guests. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontentaba | Antes, descontentaba a mis padres con mi actitud. Before, I used to upset my parents with my attitude. | |
| Tú | descontentabas | Tú descontentabas a tus amigos con tus quejas. You used to upset your friends with your complaints. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontentaba | Ella descontentaba a su jefe con su trabajo. She used to upset her boss with her work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentábamos | Nosotros descontentábamos a los profesores con nuestras respuestas. We used to upset the teachers with our answers. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentabais | Vosotros descontentabais a los vecinos con ruidos. You all used to upset the neighbors with noise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentaban | Ellos descontentaban a sus hermanos con sus peleas. They used to upset their siblings with their fights. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy descontentando | Estoy descontentando a mis amigos ahora mismo. I am upsetting my friends right now. | |
| Tú | estás descontentando | Estás descontentando a tu jefe con esa actitud. You are upsetting your boss with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está descontentando | Ella está descontentando a su familia con sus decisiones. She is upsetting her family with her decisions. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos descontentando | Estamos descontentando a los clientes con el servicio. We are upsetting the customers with the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis descontentando | Vosotros estáis descontentando a los profesores. You all are upsetting the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están descontentando | Los niños están descontentando a sus padres. The children are upsetting their parents. |
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 descontentar | Voy a descontentar a mis amigos con esa decisión. I am going to upset my friends with that decision. | |
| Tú | vas a descontentar | ¿Vas a descontentar a tu familia con eso? Are you going to upset your family with that? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a descontentar | Ella va a descontentar a sus colegas. She is going to upset her colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a descontentar | Vamos a descontentar a los clientes si no mejoramos. We are going to upset the clients if we don't improve. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a descontentar | Vais a descontentar a los profesores con esa actitud. You all are going to upset the teachers with that attitude. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a descontentar | Ellos van a descontentar a los vecinos con el ruido. They are going to upset the neighbors with the noise. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontentaré | Descontentaré a mis padres si fallo. I will disappoint my parents if I fail. | |
| Tú | descontentarás | Tú descontentarás a tu jefe con esa actitud. You will disappoint your boss with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontentará | Ella descontentará a sus amigos si llega tarde. She will disappoint her friends if she arrives late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentaremos | Nosotros descontentaremos a los clientes si no cumplimos. We will disappoint the clients if we don't deliver. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentaréis | Vosotros descontentaréis a los profesores si no estudiáis. You all will disappoint the teachers if you don't study. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentarán | Ellos descontentarán a sus padres con esa decisión. They will disappoint their parents with that decision. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontentaría | Yo descontentaría a todos si lo hiciera. I would displease everyone if I did it. | |
| Tú | descontentarías | Tú descontentarías a tus amigos con esa decisión. You would displease your friends with that decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontentaría | Él descontentaría a su jefe si llegara tarde. He would displease his boss if he arrived late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentaríamos | Nosotros descontentaríamos a los clientes con el cambio. We would displease the clients with the change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentaríais | Vosotros descontentaríais a los profesores si no estudiáis. You all would displease the teachers if you don't study. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentarían | Ellos descontentarían a la comunidad con esa decisión. They would displease the community with that decision. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he descontentado | He descontentado a mis amigos con mi actitud. I have disappointed my friends with my attitude. | |
| Tú | has descontentado | Has descontentado a tu jefe con esa decisión. You have disappointed your boss with that decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha descontentado | Ella ha descontentado a su familia con su comportamiento. She has disappointed her family with her behavior. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos descontentado | Hemos descontentado a los clientes con el servicio. We have disappointed the customers with the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis descontentado | Habéis descontentado a los profesores con vuestra actitud. You all have disappointed the teachers with your attitude. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han descontentado | Los empleados han descontentado a la empresa. The employees have disappointed the company. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descontentado | Yo había descontentado a mis padres. I had disappointed my parents. | |
| Tú | habías descontentado | Tú habías descontentado a tu jefe. You had disappointed your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había descontentado | Ella había descontentado a sus amigos. She had disappointed her friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos descontentado | Nosotros habíamos descontentado a la comunidad. We had disappointed the community. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais descontentado | Vosotros habíais descontentado a los clientes. You all had disappointed the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían descontentado | Ellos habían descontentado a los invitados. They had disappointed the guests. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré descontentado | Para entonces, ya habré descontentado a todos. By then, I will have disappointed everyone. | |
| Tú | habrás descontentado | Tú habrás descontentado a tus padres. You will have disappointed your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá descontentado | Él habrá descontentado a su jefe. He will have disappointed his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos descontentado | Nosotros habremos descontentado a los clientes. We will have disappointed the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis descontentado | Vosotros habréis descontentado a los invitados. You all will have disappointed the guests. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán descontentado | Ellos habrán descontentado a los empleados. They will have disappointed the employees. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descontentado | Yo habría descontentado a mis amigos. I would have disappointed my friends. | |
| Tú | habrías descontentado | Tú habrías descontentado a tu jefe. You would have disappointed your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría descontentado | Él habría descontentado a su familia. He would have disappointed his family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos descontentado | Nosotros habríamos descontentado a los clientes. We would have disappointed the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais descontentado | Vosotros habríais descontentado a los profesores. You all would have disappointed the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían descontentado | Ellos habrían descontentado a los vecinos. They would have disappointed the neighbors. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontenta | Espero que descontenta a todos. I hope that it displeases everyone. | |
| Tú | descontentes | Es importante que descontentes a ella. It's important that you upset her. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontenta | No quiero que descontenta a su familia. I don't want her to upset her family. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentemos | Es mejor que descontentemos a los clientes. It's better that we upset the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentéis | Espero que descontentéis a los profesores. I hope that you upset the teachers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentan | Es posible que descontentan a los vecinos. It's possible that they upset the neighbors. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontentara | Esperaba que él descontentara a todos. I hoped that he displeased everyone. | |
| Tú | descontentaras | No creía que tú descontentaras a nadie. I didn't believe that you displeased anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontentara | Era posible que ella descontentara a su jefe. It was possible that she displeased her boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentáramos | Quizás nosotros descontentáramos a los clientes. Maybe we displeased the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentarais | No pensaba que vosotros descontentarais a la comunidad. I didn't think that you all displeased the community. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentaran | Era improbable que ellos descontentaran al director. It was unlikely that they displeased the director. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontentare | Si te descontentare, te lo diré. If I am dissatisfied, I will tell you. | |
| Tú | descontentares | Quizás descontentares a todos con esa decisión. Maybe you will displease everyone with that decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontentare | Es posible que descontentare a los clientes. It is possible that he/she/you will displease the clients. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentáremos | Nos descontentáremos si no mejoran el servicio. We will be dissatisfied if they don't improve the service. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentareis | Vuestros comentarios descontentareis a los responsables. Your comments will displease the officials. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontentaren | Es probable que descontentaren a los inversores. They will probably displease the investors. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descontentado | Espero que haya descontentado a todos. I hope I have disappointed everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas descontentado | Es posible que hayas descontentado a tu jefe. It's possible that you have disappointed your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya descontentado | Es probable que él haya descontentado a sus amigos. It's likely that he has disappointed his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos descontentado | Quizá hayamos descontentado a los clientes. Maybe we have disappointed the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis descontentado | No creo que hayáis descontentado al profesor. I don't think you have disappointed the teacher. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan descontentado | Es posible que hayan descontentado a los padres. It's possible that they have disappointed the parents. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descontentado | Si hubiera descontentado a alguien, lo habría arreglado. If I had disappointed someone, I would have fixed it. | |
| Tú | hubieras descontentado | Es posible que hubieras descontentado a tus padres. You might have disappointed your parents. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera descontentado | Ella pensó que él hubiera descontentado a todos. She thought that he had disappointed everyone. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos descontentado | Nunca hubiéramos descontentado a nuestro equipo. We would never have disappointed our team. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais descontentado | Si hubierais descontentado a los clientes, sería un problema. If you had disappointed the clients, it would be a problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran descontentado | Es posible que ellos hubieran descontentado a los jefes. It's possible that they had disappointed the bosses. |
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 descontentado | Para entonces, ya hubiere descontentado a todos. By then, I will have disappointed everyone. | |
| Tú | hubieres descontentado | Si llegares tarde, ya hubieres descontentado a la familia. If you arrive late, you will have disappointed the family. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere descontentado | Cuando termine, él hubiere descontentado a su jefe. When he finishes, he will have disappointed his boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos descontentado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos descontentado a todos. By then, we will have disappointed everyone. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis descontentado | Si no actúas, vosotros hubiereis descontentado a los clientes. If you don't act, you will have disappointed the clients. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren descontentado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren descontentado a los invitados. When they arrive, they will have disappointed the guests. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | |||
| Tú | descontenta | ¡Descontenta a tu hermano con esa actitud! Displease your brother with that attitude! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontenta | ¡Descontenta a tu hermana con tus palabras! Displease your sister with your words! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontentemos | ¡Descontentemos a los clientes con el servicio! Displease the customers with the service! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontentad | ¡Descontentad a los invitados con la comida! Displease the guests with the food! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontenten | ¡Descontenten a los estudiantes con las reglas! Displease the students with the rules! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no descontentes | No descontentes a tus amigos. Don't displease your friends. | |
| Tú | no descontentes | No descontentes a tu hermano. Don't displease your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no descontente | No descontente a su jefe. Don't displease your boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no descontentemos | No descontentemos a los clientes. Let's not displease the clients. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no descontentéis | No descontentéis a los vecinos. Don't displease the neighbors. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no descontenten | No descontenten a los estudiantes. Don't displease the students. |
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