Descuidar means to neglect or fail to take proper care of something or someone. It is used when someone does not pay enough attention or care.
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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 | descuido | No descuido mi salud. I don't neglect my health. | |
| Tú | descuidas | Tú descuidas tus responsabilidades. You neglect your responsibilities. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuida | Ella descuida su apariencia. She neglects her appearance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidamos | Nosotros descuidamos el jardín. We neglect the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidáis | Vosotros descuidáis las tareas. You all neglect the chores. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidan | Ellos descuidan sus estudios. They neglect their studies. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuidé | Ayer descuidé mi tarea. Yesterday I neglected my homework. | |
| Tú | descuidaste | Tú descuidaste la planta. You neglected the plant. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuidó | Ella descuidó su salud. She neglected her health. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidamos | Nosotros descuidamos la limpieza. We neglected the cleaning. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidasteis | Vosotros descuidasteis el proyecto. You all neglected the project. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidaron | Ellos descuidaron las instrucciones. They neglected the instructions. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuidaba | Antes, descuidaba mi salud. I used to neglect my health. | |
| Tú | descuidabas | Tú descuidabas tus responsabilidades. You used to neglect your responsibilities. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuidaba | Ella descuidaba su apariencia. She used to neglect her appearance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidábamos | Nosotros descuidábamos el jardín. We used to neglect the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidabais | Vosotros descuidabais las tareas. You all used to neglect the chores. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidaban | Ellos descuidaban sus estudios. They used to neglect their studies. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy descuidando | Estoy descuidando mis responsabilidades. I am neglecting my responsibilities. | |
| Tú | estás descuidando | Estás descuidando tu salud. You are neglecting your health. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está descuidando | Ella está descuidando su apariencia. She is neglecting her appearance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos descuidando | Estamos descuidando el jardín. We are neglecting the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis descuidando | Vosotros estáis descuidando las tareas. You all are neglecting the chores. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están descuidando | Ellos están descuidando sus estudios. They are neglecting their studies. |
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 descuidar | Voy a descuidar mi salud mañana. I am going to neglect my health tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a descuidar | Vas a descuidar tus estudios si no te esfuerzas. You are going to neglect your studies if you don't try. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a descuidar | Ella va a descuidar su apariencia hoy. She is going to neglect her appearance today. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a descuidar | Vamos a descuidar el jardín este fin de semana. We are going to neglect the garden this weekend. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a descuidar | Vosotros vais a descuidar la comida si no la preparáis. You all are going to neglect the food if you don't prepare it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a descuidar | Ellos van a descuidar sus responsabilidades. They are going to neglect their responsibilities. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuidaré | Yo descuidaré mis responsabilidades. I will neglect my responsibilities. | |
| Tú | descuidarás | Tú descuidarás tu salud si no cuidas. You will neglect your health if you don't take care. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuidará | Ella descuidará su trabajo si no presta atención. She will neglect her work if she doesn't pay attention. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidaremos | Nosotros descuidaremos el jardín mañana. We will neglect the garden tomorrow. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidaréis | Vosotros descuidaréis las tareas si no os organizáis. You all will neglect the chores if you don't organize yourselves. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidarán | Ellos descuidarán sus estudios si no estudian. They will neglect their studies if they don't study. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuidaría | Yo descuidaría mi salud si no me cuidara. I would neglect my health if I didn't take care of myself. | |
| Tú | descuidarías | Tú descuidarías tus estudios por esa fiesta. You would neglect your studies for that party. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuidaría | Él descuidaría su trabajo si no le prestaran atención. He would neglect his work if they didn't pay attention to him. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidaríamos | Nosotros descuidaríamos la casa si no la cuidáramos. We would neglect the house if we didn't take care of it. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidaríais | Vosotros descuidaríais la comida si no la vigiláis. You all would neglect the food if you didn't watch it. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidarían | Ellos descuidarían sus responsabilidades si no las recordaran. They would neglect their responsibilities if they didn't remember them. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he descuidado | Yo he descuidado mi salud últimamente. I have neglected my health lately. | |
| Tú | has descuidado | Tú has descuidado tus responsabilidades. You have neglected your responsibilities. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha descuidado | Ella ha descuidado su apariencia. She has neglected her appearance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos descuidado | Nosotros hemos descuidado el jardín. We have neglected the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis descuidado | Vosotros habéis descuidado las tareas. You all have neglected the chores. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han descuidado | Ellos han descuidado sus estudios. They have neglected their studies. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había descuidado | Yo había descuidado mi salud antes de enfermarme. I had neglected my health before falling ill. | |
| Tú | habías descuidado | Tú habías descuidado los detalles importantes. You had neglected the important details. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había descuidado | Ella había descuidado su apariencia antes de la reunión. She had neglected her appearance before the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos descuidado | Nosotros habíamos descuidado el jardín en verano. We had neglected the garden in summer. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais descuidado | Vosotros habíais descuidado las tareas del hogar. You all had neglected the household chores. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían descuidado | Ellos habían descuidado las instrucciones del proyecto. They had neglected the project instructions. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré descuidado | Para entonces, ya habré descuidado mi salud. By then, I will have neglected my health. | |
| Tú | habrás descuidado | Para mañana, tú habrás descuidado el trabajo. By tomorrow, you will have neglected the work. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá descuidado | Él habrá descuidado sus responsabilidades. He will have neglected his responsibilities. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos descuidado | Nosotros habremos descuidado el proyecto. We will have neglected the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis descuidado | Vosotros habréis descuidado las instrucciones. You all will have neglected the instructions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán descuidado | Ellos habrán descuidado el jardín. They will have neglected the garden. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría descuidado | Yo habría descuidado mis responsabilidades. I would have neglected my responsibilities. | |
| Tú | habrías descuidado | Tú habrías descuidado la tarea. You would have neglected the task. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría descuidado | Ella habría descuidado su salud. She would have neglected her health. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos descuidado | Nosotros habríamos descuidado el jardín. We would have neglected the garden. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais descuidado | Vosotros habríais descuidado la comida. You all would have neglected the food. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían descuidado | Ellos habrían descuidado el proyecto. They would have neglected the project. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuide | Es importante que yo no descuide mi salud. It's important that I don't neglect my health. | |
| Tú | descuides | Espero que tú no descuides tus responsabilidades. I hope that you don't neglect your responsibilities. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuide | Es posible que él no descuide su trabajo. It's possible that he doesn't neglect his work. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidemos | Es mejor que nosotros no descuidemos los detalles. It's better that we don't neglect the details. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidéis | Dudo que vosotros descuidéis la tarea. I doubt that you all neglect the task. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuiden | Es importante que ellos no descuiden sus estudios. It's important that they don't neglect their studies. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuidara | Si él descuidara su salud, podría enfermarse. If he neglected his health, he could get sick. | |
| Tú | descuidaras | Esperaba que tú descuidaras menos tus estudios. I hoped that you neglected your studies less. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuidara | No creía que ella descuidara sus responsabilidades. I didn't think she neglected her responsibilities. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descudiéramos | Si nosotros descuidáramos el jardín, se moriría. If we neglected the garden, it would die. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidarais | Me sorprendió que vosotros descuidarais la tarea. I was surprised that you neglected the homework. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidaran | No querían que ellos descuidaran sus obligaciones. They didn't want them to neglect their obligations. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | descuidare | Si no lo descuidare, todo estará bien. If I do not neglect it, everything will be fine. | |
| Tú | descuidares | Cuando descuidares el jardín, crecerá más. When you neglect the garden, it will grow more. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuidare | Si ella descuidare su salud, tendrá problemas. If she neglects her health, she will have problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidáremos | Nosotros descuidáremos menos el proyecto. We will neglect the project less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidareis | Vosotros descuidareis las reglas si no prestáis atención. You all will neglect the rules if you don't pay attention. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuidaren | Ellos descuidaren sus responsabilidades futuras. They will neglect their future responsibilities. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya descuidado | Es posible que haya descuidado mi salud. It is possible that I have neglected my health. | |
| Tú | hayas descuidado | No creo que hayas descuidado tus estudios. I don't think you have neglected your studies. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya descuidado | Es probable que él haya descuidado la tarea. It's likely that he has neglected the homework. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos descuidado | Quizá hayamos descuidado la preparación. Maybe we have neglected the preparation. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis descuidado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis descuidado algo. I'm not sure that you all have neglected anything. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan descuidado | Es posible que hayan descuidado sus responsabilidades. It's possible that they have neglected their responsibilities. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera descuidado | Si hubiera descuidado mi salud, estaría peor. If I had neglected my health, I would be worse off. | |
| Tú | hubieras descuidado | Es posible que hubieras descuidado el proyecto. You might have neglected the project. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera descuidado | Ella habría descuidado sus estudios sin ayuda. She would have neglected her studies without help. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos descuidado | Nosotros no hubiéramos descuidado la tarea. We wouldn't have neglected the homework. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais descuidado | Vosotros habríais descuidado la preparación. You all would have neglected the preparation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran descuidado | Ellos habrían descuidado el jardín si no hubieran estado atentos. They would have neglected the garden if they hadn't been attentive. |
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 descuidado | Cuando llegue, ya hubiere descuidado todo. When I arrive, I will have already neglected everything. | |
| Tú | hubieres descuidado | Si hubieres descuidado, no habrás terminado. If you will have neglected, you will not have finished. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere descuidado | Es posible que él hubiere descuidado la tarea. It is possible that he will have neglected the task. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos descuidado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos descuidado el proyecto. By then, we will have neglected the project. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis descuidado | Quizá vosotros hubiereis descuidado las instrucciones. Maybe you all will have neglected the instructions. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren descuidado | Cuando lleguen, ya hubieren descuidado todo. When they arrive, they will have already neglected everything. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | |||
| Tú | descuida | ¡No descuides tu salud! Don't neglect your health! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | descuide | Por favor, no descuide su apariencia. Please, do not neglect your appearance. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | descuidemos | Descuidemos menos las responsabilidades. Let's neglect our responsibilities less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | descuidad | ¡Descuidad el trabajo por un momento! Neglect the work for a moment! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | descuiden | Deben descuiden sus obligaciones. They must neglect their obligations. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no descuido | No descuido mi responsabilidad. I do not neglect my responsibility. | |
| Tú | no descuides | No descuides tu salud. Don't neglect your health. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no descuide | No descuide las reglas. He/She/You (formal) do not neglect the rules. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no descuidemos | No descuidemos el trabajo en equipo. Let's not neglect teamwork. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no descuidéis | No descuidéis los detalles. Don't neglect the details. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no descuiden | No descuiden sus obligaciones. They/You all (formal) do not neglect your obligations. |
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