Descorchar means to remove the cork from a bottle, typically a wine bottle. It is used when opening bottles by removing their corks.
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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 | descorcho | Yo descorcho la botella de vino. I uncork the wine bottle. | |
| Tú | descorchas | Tú descorchas la champaña para la celebración. You uncork the champagne for the celebration. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorcha | Ella descorcha el vino para la cena. She uncorks the wine for dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorchamos | Nosotros descorchamos las botellas juntos. We uncork the bottles together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorcháis | Vosotros descorcháis el vino para la fiesta. You all uncork the wine for the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorchan | Ellos descorchan las botellas rápidamente. They uncork the bottles quickly. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorché | Ayer descorché la botella de vino. Yesterday I uncorked the bottle of wine. | |
| Tú | descorchaste | Tú descorchaste el champán para la celebración. You uncorked the champagne for the celebration. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorchó | Él descorchó el vino para la cena. He uncorked the wine for dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorchamos | Nosotros descorchamos las botellas anoche. We uncorked the bottles last night. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorchasteis | Vosotros descorcharon el vino en la fiesta. You all uncorked the wine at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorcharon | Ellos descorcharon varias botellas. They uncorked several bottles. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorchaba | Yo descorchaba la botella cada fin de semana. I used to uncork the bottle every weekend. | |
| Tú | descorchabas | Tú descorchabas el vino para la cena. You used to uncork the wine for dinner. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorchaba | Ella descorchaba las botellas con cuidado. She used to uncork the bottles carefully. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorchábamos | Nosotros descorchábamos el champán en las celebraciones. We used to uncork the champagne at celebrations. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorchabais | Vosotros descorchabais las botellas en la fiesta. You all used to uncork the bottles at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorchaban | Ellos descorchaban el vino cada noche. They used to uncork the wine every night. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy descorchando | Estoy descorchando una botella de vino. I am uncorking a bottle of wine. | |
| Tú | estás descorchando | Estás descorchando la champaña ahora mismo. You are uncorking the champagne right now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está descorchando | Ella está descorchando el vino en la fiesta. She is uncorking the wine at the party. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos descorchando | Estamos descorchando las botellas para la cena. We are uncorking the bottles for dinner. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis descorchando | Vosotros estáis descorchando el vino ahora. You all are uncorking the wine now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están descorchando | Ellos están descorchando las botellas en la cocina. They are uncorking the bottles in the kitchen. |
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 descorchar | Voy a descorchar la botella ahora. I am going to uncork the bottle now. | |
| Tú | vas a descorchar | ¿Vas a descorchar el vino más tarde? Are you going to uncork the wine later? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a descorchar | Ella va a descorchar la champaña pronto. She is going to uncork the champagne soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a descorchar | Vamos a descorchar la botella en la fiesta. We are going to uncork the bottle at the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a descorchar | ¿Vais a descorchar el vino ahora? Are you all going to uncork the wine now? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a descorchar | Ellos van a descorchar la botella pronto. They are going to uncork the bottle soon. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorcharé | Descorcharé la botella mañana. I will uncork the bottle tomorrow. | |
| Tú | descorcharás | Descorcharás el vino en la fiesta. You will uncork the wine at the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorchará | Ella descorchará el champán pronto. She will uncork the champagne soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorcharemos | Nosotros descorcharemos las botellas más tarde. We will uncork the bottles later. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorcharéis | Vosotros descorcharéis el vino en la cena. You all will uncork the wine at dinner. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorcharán | Ellos descorcharán las botellas en la celebración. They will uncork the bottles at the celebration. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorcharía | Yo descorcharía esa botella si tuviera tiempo. I would uncork that bottle if I had time. | |
| Tú | descorcharías | Tú descorcharías el vino para la fiesta. You would uncork the wine for the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorcharía | Él descorcharía la botella en la cena. He would uncork the bottle at dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorcharíamos | Nosotros descorcharíamos el vino si llegamos temprano. We would uncork the wine if we arrive early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorcharíais | Vosotros descorcharíais la botella para la celebración. You all would uncork the bottle for the celebration. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorcharían | Ellos descorcharían el vino en la fiesta. They would uncork the wine at the party. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he descorchado | Yo he descorchado la botella. I have uncorked the bottle. | |
| Tú | has descorchado | Tú has descorchado el vino. You have uncorked the wine. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha descorchado | Él ha descorchado la botella. He has uncorked the bottle. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos descorchado | Nosotros hemos descorchado el champán. We have uncorked the champagne. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis descorchado | Vosotros habéis descorchado el vino. You all have uncorked the wine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han descorchado | Ellos han descorchado la botella. They have uncorked the bottle. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descorchado | Yo había descorchado la botella antes de cenar. I had uncorked the bottle before dinner. | |
| Tú | habías descorchado | Tú habías descorchado el vino cuando llegué. You had uncorked the wine when I arrived. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había descorchado | Ella había descorchado la botella ayer. She had uncorked the bottle yesterday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos descorchado | Nosotros habíamos descorchado el champán antes de la fiesta. We had uncorked the champagne before the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais descorchado | Vosotros habíais descorchado el vino ya. You all had uncorked the wine already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían descorchado | Ellos habían descorchado la botella cuando llegamos. They had uncorked the bottle 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 descorchado | Para entonces, habré descorchado la botella. By then, I will have uncorked the bottle. | |
| Tú | habrás descorchado | Tú habrás descorchado el vino para la fiesta. You will have uncorked the wine for the party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá descorchado | Él habrá descorchado la botella antes de cenar. He will have uncorked the bottle before dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos descorchado | Nosotros habremos descorchado el champán a esa hora. We will have uncorked the champagne by then. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis descorchado | Vosotros habréis descorchado el vino para la celebración. You all will have uncorked the wine for the celebration. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán descorchado | Ellos habrán descorchado las botellas antes de la llegada. They will have uncorked the bottles before arrival. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descorchado | Yo habría descorchado la botella ayer. I would have uncorked the bottle yesterday. | |
| Tú | habrías descorchado | Tú habrías descorchado el vino si hubieras llegado temprano. You would have uncorked the wine if you had arrived early. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría descorchado | Él habría descorchado la botella si la hubiera abierto antes. He would have uncorked the bottle if he had opened it earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos descorchado | Nosotros habríamos descorchado el champán para la celebración. We would have uncorked the champagne for the celebration. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais descorchado | Vosotros habríais descorchado el vino si hubierais llegado a tiempo. You all would have uncorked the wine if you had arrived on time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían descorchado | Ellos habrían descorchado la botella si la hubieran comprado antes. They would have uncorked the bottle if they had bought it earlier. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorche | Espero que yo descorche la botella pronto. I hope I uncork the bottle soon. | |
| Tú | descorches | Es importante que tú descorches el vino ahora. It's important that you uncork the wine now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorche | Es posible que él descorche la botella más tarde. It's possible that he uncorks the bottle later. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorchemos | Queremos que nosotros descorchemos juntos. We want us to uncork together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorchéis | Espero que vosotros descorchéis el vino pronto. I hope you all uncork the wine soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorchen | Dudo que ellas descorchen la botella ahora. I doubt that they uncork the bottle now. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorchara | Esperaba que descorchara la botella. I hoped that he uncorked the bottle. | |
| Tú | descorcharas | No creía que descorcharas el vino. I didn't believe that you uncorked the wine. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorchara | Dudaba que descorchara la champaña. He doubted that he uncorked the champagne. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorcháramos | Queríamos que descorcháramos la botella. We wanted us to uncork the bottle. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorcharais | No pensaba que descorchárais el vino. I didn't think that you all uncorked the wine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorcharan | Era posible que descorcharan la botella. It was possible that they uncorked the bottle. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorchare | Si la botella se rompiere, no la descorchare. If the bottle breaks, I will not uncork it. | |
| Tú | descorcharas | ¿Descorcharas el vino en la fiesta? Will you uncork the wine at the party? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorchará | Ella descorchará la botella mañana. She will uncork the bottle tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorcharemos | Nosotros descorcharemos el champán juntos. We will uncork the champagne together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorcharéis | Vosotros descorcharéis el vino pronto. You all will uncork the wine soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorcharen | Ellos descorcharen la botella en la celebración. They will uncork the bottle at the celebration. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descorchado | Espero que haya descorchado la botella. I hope I have uncorked the bottle. | |
| Tú | hayas descorchado | ¿Crees que hayas descorchado el vino? Do you think you have uncorked the wine? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya descorchado | Es posible que haya descorchado la botella. It's possible that he has uncorked the bottle. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos descorchado | Esperamos que hayamos descorchado el champán. We hope that we have uncorked the champagne. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis descorchado | ¿Habéis descorchado ya la botella? Have you already uncorked the bottle? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan descorchado | Es importante que hayan descorchado el vino. It's important that they have uncorked the wine. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descorchado | Si hubiera descorchado la botella, habría sido más fácil. If I had uncorked the bottle, it would have been easier. | |
| Tú | hubieras descorchado | Si hubieras descorchado el vino, estaríamos listos. If you had uncorked the wine, we would be ready. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera descorchado | Ella hubiera descorchado la botella antes de la cena. She had uncorked the bottle before dinner. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos descorchado | Nosotros hubiéramos descorchado el champán si hubiéramos llegado temprano. We would have uncorked the champagne if we had arrived early. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais descorchado | Vosotros hubierais descorchado la botella si hubierais tenido tiempo. You all would have uncorked the bottle if you had had time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran descorchado | Ellos hubieran descorchado el vino si lo hubieran sabido. They would have uncorked the wine if they had known. |
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 descorchado | Para entonces, ya hubiere descorchado la botella. By then, I will have already uncorked the bottle. | |
| Tú | hubieres descorchado | Es posible que tú hubieres descorchado el vino. It's possible that you will have uncorked the wine. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere descorchado | Es probable que él hubiere descorchado la botella. He probably will have uncorked the bottle. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos descorchado | Quizá nosotros hubiéremos descorchado el champán. Maybe we will have uncorked the champagne. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis descorchado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis descorchado el vino. It's possible that you all will have uncorked the wine. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren descorchado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren descorchado la botella. When they arrive, they will have already uncorked the bottle. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descorcha | ¡Descorcha la botella ahora! Open the bottle now! | |
| Tú | descorcha | ¡Descorcha el vino, por favor! Open the wine, please! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descorche | ¡Descorche la botella rápidamente! Open the bottle quickly! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descorchemos | ¡Descorchemos el champán juntos! Let's open the champagne together! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descorchad | ¡Descorchad las botellas ahora! Open the bottles now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descorchen | ¡Descorchen las botellas antes de servir! Open the bottles before serving! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no descorches | No descorches la botella todavía. Don't uncork the bottle yet. | |
| Tú | no descorches | Por favor, no descorches el vino ahora. Please, don't uncork the wine now. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no descorche | No descorche esa botella sin permiso. Don't uncork that bottle without permission. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no descorchemos | No descorchemos el champán todavía. Let's not uncork the champagne yet. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no descorchéis | No descorchéis la botella en la fiesta. Don't uncork the bottle at the party. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no descorchen | No descorchen el vino sin supervisión. Don't uncork the wine without supervision. |
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