Descontrolar means to lose control or to become uncontrollable. It is used when describing situations where order, restraint, or regulation is lost.
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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 | descontrolo | Yo descontrolo mis emociones fácilmente. I lose control of my emotions easily.  | |
| Tú | descontrolas | Tú descontrolas cuando estás enojado. You lose control when you're angry.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrola | Ella descontrola en situaciones de estrés. She loses control in stressful situations.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolamos | Nosotros descontrolamos en las fiestas. We lose control at parties.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontroláis | Vosotros descontroláis cuando bebéis demasiado. You all lose control when you drink too much.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolan | Ellos descontrolan en las celebraciones. They lose control during celebrations.  | 
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrolé | Ayer descontrolé en la fiesta. I lost control at the party yesterday.  | |
| Tú | descontrolaste | Tú descontrolaste durante la reunión. You lost control during the meeting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontroló | Ella descontroló en el partido. She lost control during the game.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolamos | Nosotros descontrolamos en la fiesta. We lost control at the party.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolasteis | Vosotros descontrolasteis en la celebración. You all lost control at the celebration.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolaron | Los niños descontrolaron en el parque. The children lost control in the park.  | 
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrolaba | Antes, descontrolaba mis emociones fácilmente. Before, I used to lose control of my emotions easily.  | |
| Tú | descontrolabas | Tú descontrolabas cuando te enojabas. You used to lose control when you got angry.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrolaba | Ella descontrolaba en las fiestas. She used to lose control at parties.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolábamos | Nosotros descontrolábamos en las reuniones. We used to lose control at gatherings.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolabais | Vosotros descontrolabais en las celebraciones. You all used to lose control during celebrations.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolaban | Ellos descontrolaban en las competencias. They used to lose control during competitions.  | 
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy descontrolando | Me estoy descontrolando con tanta información. I am losing control with so much information.  | |
| Tú | te estás descontrolando | Te estás descontrolando por la situación. You are losing control because of the situation.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se está descontrolando | Se está descontrolando en medio de la discusión. He/She is losing control in the middle of the argument.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos estamos descontrolando | Nos estamos descontrolando por la noticia. We are losing control over the news.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os estáis descontrolando | Os estáis descontrolando con el estrés. You all are losing control with the stress.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se están descontrolando | Se están descontrolando por los problemas. They are losing control because of the problems.  | 
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a descontrolar | Me voy a descontrolar en la fiesta. I am going to lose control at the party.  | |
| Tú | te vas a descontrolar | Tú vas a descontrolarte en la reunión. You are going to lose control at the meeting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a descontrolar | Se va a descontrolar en el concierto. He/She is going to lose control at the concert.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a descontrolar | Nos vamos a descontrolar en la fiesta. We are going to lose control at the party.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a descontrolar | Os vais a descontrolar en la celebración. You all are going to lose control at the celebration.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a descontrolar | Se van a descontrolar en la fiesta. They are going to lose control at the party.  | 
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrolaré | Descontrolaré la situación si no actúas. I will lose control of the situation if you don't act.  | |
| Tú | descontrolarás | Descontrolarás tus emociones en la reunión. You will lose control of your emotions in the meeting.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrolará | Ella descontrolará si recibe malas noticias. She will lose control if she receives bad news.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolaremos | Nosotros descontrolaremos si no paramos ahora. We will lose control if we don't stop now.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolaréis | Vosotros descontrolaréis en la fiesta. You all will lose control at the party.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolarán | Ellos descontrolarán si no se calman. They will lose control if they don't calm down.  | 
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrolaría | Yo descontrolaría si no durmiera bien. I would lose control if I didn't sleep well.  | |
| Tú | descontrolarías | Tú descontrolarías en esa situación. You would lose control in that situation.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrolaría | Él descontrolaría si se enojara. He would lose control if he got angry.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolaríamos | Nosotros descontrolaríamos en esa fiesta. We would lose control at that party.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolaríais | Vosotros descontrolaríais si no os controláis. You all would lose control if you don't control yourselves.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolarían | Ellos descontrolarían en esa situación. They would lose control in that situation.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he descontrolado | Me he descontrolado con la noticia. I have lost control with the news.  | |
| Tú | te has descontrolado | Te has descontrolado en la fiesta. You have lost control at the party.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha descontrolado | Se ha descontrolado durante la reunión. He/She has lost control during the meeting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos hemos descontrolado | Nos hemos descontrolado en el partido. We have lost control during the game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os habéis descontrolado | Os habéis descontrolado en la celebración. You all have lost control at the celebration.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han descontrolado | Se han descontrolado con la noticia. They have lost control with the news.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descontrolado | Yo había descontrolado la situación antes de llamar. I had lost control of the situation before calling.  | |
| Tú | habías descontrolado | Tú habías descontrolado todo sin querer. You had lost control of everything unintentionally.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había descontrolado | Ella había descontrolado el evento anoche. She had lost control of the event last night.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos descontrolado | Nosotros habíamos descontrolado la fiesta. We had lost control of the party.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais descontrolado | Vosotros habíais descontrolado el equipo. You all had lost control of the team.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían descontrolado | Ellos habían descontrolado la situación. They had lost control of the situation.  | 
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré descontrolado | Para entonces, ya habré descontrolado todo. By then, I will have lost control of everything.  | |
| Tú | habrás descontrolado | Para mañana, habrás descontrolado la situación. By tomorrow, you will have lost control of the situation.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá descontrolado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá descontrolado todo. When you arrive, he will have already lost control.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos descontrolado | Para el fin de semana, habremos descontrolado todo. By the weekend, we will have lost control of everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis descontrolado | Para entonces, habréis descontrolado el evento. By then, you all will have lost control of the event.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán descontrolado | Para esa hora, ya habrán descontrolado todo. By that time, they will have already lost control.  | 
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descontrolado | Yo habría descontrolado la situación. I would have lost control of the situation.  | |
| Tú | habrías descontrolado | Tú habrías descontrolado si hubieras sabido. You would have lost control if you had known.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría descontrolado | Él habría descontrolado en la fiesta. He would have lost control at the party.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos descontrolado | Nosotros habríamos descontrolado sin ayuda. We would have lost control without help.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais descontrolado | Vosotros habríais descontrolado si hubierais intentado. You all would have lost control if you had tried.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían descontrolado | Ellos habrían descontrolado en la reunión. They would have lost control at the meeting.  | 
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrole | Es importante que yo descontrole mis emociones. It is important that I lose control of my emotions.  | |
| Tú | descontrolces | Espero que tú descontrolces menos enojado. I hope that you lose control of your anger less.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrole | Es posible que él descontrole en la reunión. It is possible that he loses control in the meeting.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolsemos | Queremos que nosotros descontrolsemos menos. We want us to lose control less.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontroléis | Es necesario que vosotros descontroléis menos. It is necessary that you all lose control less.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolen | Dudo que ellos descontrolen en la fiesta. I doubt that they lose control at the party.  | 
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrolara | Me preocupaba que descontrolara la situación. I was worried that he/she/it might lose control of the situation.  | |
| Tú | descontrolaras | Esperaba que no descontrolaras la fiesta. I hoped that you wouldn't lose control of the party.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrolara | Pensé que ella descontrolara el evento. I thought that she might lose control of the event.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontroláramos | Era posible que nos descontroláramos en la reunión. It was possible that we might lose control during the meeting.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolarais | Temía que vosotros descontrolarais la situación. I feared that you all might lose control of the situation.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolaran | No creía que ellos descontrolaran el evento. I didn't believe that they might lose control of the event.  | 
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrolare | Si no me controlare, todo sería un caos. If I didn't control myself, everything would be chaos.  | |
| Tú | descontrolares | Cuando te descontrolares, perderás el control. When you lose control, you will lose the grip.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrolare | Es probable que él descontrolare en la fiesta. He might lose control at the party.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontroláremos | Nos descontroláremos si no nos calmamos. We will lose control if we don't calm down.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolareis | Vosotros descontrolareis en la situación difícil. You all will lose control in the difficult situation.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolaren | Es posible que ellos descontrolaren en la reunión. It's possible that they will lose control at the meeting.  | 
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descontrolado | Espero que haya descontrolado la situación. I hope I have lost control of the situation.  | |
| Tú | hayas descontrolado | Es posible que hayas descontrolado todo. It's possible that you have lost control of everything.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya descontrolado | Es importante que él haya descontrolado sus emociones. It's important that he has lost control of his emotions.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos descontrolado | No creo que hayamos descontrolado la situación. I don't think we have lost control of the situation.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis descontrolado | ¿Habéis descontrolado todo otra vez? Have you all lost control of everything again?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan descontrolado | Es posible que hayan descontrolado el evento. It's possible that they have lost control of the event.  | 
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descontrolado | Si hubiera descontrolado, habría sido un desastre. If I had lost control, it would have been a disaster.  | |
| Tú | hubieras descontrolado | Es posible que hubieras descontrolado sin querer. You might have lost control unintentionally.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera descontrolado | Ella habría descontrolado si hubiera visto eso. She would have lost control if she had seen that.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos descontrolado | Nosotros nunca hubiéramos descontrolado así. We would never have lost control like that.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais descontrolado | ¿Hubierais descontrolado en esa situación? Would you have lost control in that situation?  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran descontrolado | Ellos habrían descontrolado si no hubieran sido cuidadosos. They would have lost control if they hadn't been careful.  | 
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 descontrolado | Para entonces, ya habréi descontrolado todo. By then, I will have already lost control of everything.  | |
| Tú | hubieres descontrolado | Si tú hubieres descontrolado, no podré ayudarte. If you will have lost control, I won't be able to help you.  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere descontrolado | Cuando él hubiere descontrolado, será difícil calmarlo. When he will have lost control, it will be hard to calm him down.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos descontrolado | Para entonces, nosotros habiéremos descontrolado todo. By then, we will have lost control of everything.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis descontrolado | Si vosotros hubiereis descontrolado, no podré confiar en vosotros. If you all will have lost control, I won't be able to trust you.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren descontrolado | Cuando ellos hubieren descontrolado, será un problema. When they will have lost control, it will be a problem.  | 
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descontrole | ¡Descontrole la situación ahora! Disrupt the situation now!  | |
| Tú | descontrola | ¡Descontrola todo en la fiesta! Disrupt everything at the party!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descontrole | ¡Descontrole la máquina, por favor! Disrupt the machine, please!  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descontrolen | ¡Descontrolen el sistema ahora! Disrupt the system now!  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descontrolad | ¡Descontrolad la reunión ya! Disrupt the meeting now!  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descontrolen | ¡Descontrolen el orden en la calle! Disrupt the order in the street!  | 
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no descontrole | No descontrole en la situación. Don't lose control in the situation.  | |
| Tú | no descontrole | ¡No descontrole durante la reunión! Don't lose control during the meeting!  | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no descontrole | Por favor, no descontrole en público. Please, don't lose control in public.  | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no descontrolen | No descontrolen en el partido. Don't lose control during the game.  | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no descontroleis | No descontroleis en la fiesta. Don't lose control at the party.  | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no descontrolen | Deben mantener la calma, no descontrolen. They should stay calm, don't lose control.  | 
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