Desistir means to stop or cease doing something, often voluntarily, or to give up on a goal or effort. It is used when someone decides to abandon an action or intention.
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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 | desisto | Yo desisto de esa idea. I give up on that idea. | |
| Tú | desistes | Tú desistes fácilmente. You give up easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desiste | Ella desiste de intentarlo. She gives up trying. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistimos | Nosotros desistimos por ahora. We give up for now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistís | Vosotros desistís rápidamente. You all give up quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desisten | Ellos desisten ante dificultades. They give up in the face of difficulties. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desistí | Yo desistí de seguir intentando. I gave up on trying. | |
| Tú | desististe | Tú desististe demasiado pronto. You gave up too soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desistió | Ella desistió de la oferta. She gave up on the offer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistimos | Nosotros desistimos después de intentarlo. We gave up after trying. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desististeis | Vosotros desististeis en el último momento. You all gave up at the last moment. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistieron | Ellos desistieron de la misión. They gave up on the mission. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desistía | Yo desistía de intentarlo cada día. I used to give up trying it every day. | |
| Tú | desistías | Tú desistías cuando las cosas eran difíciles. You used to give up when things were difficult. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desistía | Ella desistía después de varios intentos. She used to give up after several attempts. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistíamos | Nosotros desistíamos en el pasado con frecuencia. We used to give up frequently in the past. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistíais | Vosotros desistíais cuando no veíais resultados. You all used to give up when you didn't see results. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistían | Ellos desistían antes de terminar el proyecto. They used to give up before finishing the project. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desistiendo | Estoy desistiendo de esa idea ahora mismo. I am giving up on that idea right now. | |
| Tú | estás desistiendo | Estás desistiendo demasiado pronto. You are giving up too soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está desistiendo | Ella está desistiendo de su proyecto. She is giving up on her project. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos desistiendo | Estamos desistiendo por ahora. We are giving up for now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis desistiendo | Vosotros estáis desistiendo demasiado rápido. You all are giving up too quickly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están desistiendo | Ellos están desistiendo de la lucha. They are giving up on the fight. |
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 desistir | Voy a desistir si no hay solución. I am going to give up if there is no solution. | |
| Tú | vas a desistir | ¿Vas a desistir tan fácilmente? Are you going to give up so easily? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a desistir | Ella va a desistir mañana. She is going to give up tomorrow. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a desistir | Vamos a desistir si no mejora. We are going to give up if it doesn't improve. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a desistir | ¿Vais a desistir pronto? Are you all going to give up soon? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a desistir | Ellos van a desistir si no ven resultados. They are going to give up if they don't see results. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desistiré | Yo desistiré si no veo resultados pronto. I will give up if I don't see results soon. | |
| Tú | desistirás | Tú desistirás después de intentarlo varias veces. You will give up after trying several times. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desistirá | Ella desistirá si no recibe apoyo. She will give up if she doesn't receive support. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistiremos | Nosotros desistiremos si no hay progreso. We will give up if there is no progress. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistiréis | Vosotros desistiréis si la tarea es difícil. You all will give up if the task is difficult. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistirán | Ellos desistirán si no logran convencerlos. They will give up if they can't convince them. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desistiría | Yo desistiría si no viera progreso. I would give up if I didn't see progress. | |
| Tú | desistirías | Tú desistirías ante la dificultad. You would give up in the face of difficulty. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desistiría | Él desistiría si no lograra sus metas. He would give up if he didn't achieve his goals. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistiríamos | Nosotros desistiríamos si no hubiera resultados. We would give up if there were no results. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistiríais | Vosotros desistiríais en esa situación. You all would give up in that situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistirían | Ellos desistirían si no mejorara la situación. They would give up if the situation didn't improve. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desistido | Nunca he desistido de mis sueños. I have never given up on my dreams. | |
| Tú | has desistido | ¿Has desistido ya de intentarlo? Have you already given up on trying? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha desistido | Ella ha desistido de la competencia. She has given up on the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos desistido | Nosotros hemos desistido por ahora. We have given up for now. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis desistido | ¿Habéis desistido de la idea? Have you given up on the idea? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han desistido | Ellos han desistido después de intentarlo. They have given up after trying. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desistido | Yo había desistido antes de intentarlo de nuevo. I had given up before trying again. | |
| Tú | habías desistido | Tú habías desistido cuando llegué. You had given up when I arrived. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había desistido | Ella había desistido después de intentarlo varias veces. She had given up after trying several times. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos desistido | Nosotros habíamos desistido antes de recibir ayuda. We had given up before receiving help. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais desistido | Vosotros habíais desistido cuando la oportunidad llegó. You all had given up when the opportunity arrived. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían desistido | Ellos habían desistido tras varios intentos fallidos. They had given up after several failed attempts. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desistido | Para entonces, ya habré desistido. By then, I will have already given up. | |
| Tú | habrás desistido | Para mañana, habrás desistido del plan. By tomorrow, you will have given up on the plan. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá desistido | Ella ya habrá desistido para entonces. She will have already given up by then. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos desistido | Nosotros habremos desistido antes del fin. We will have given up before the end. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis desistido | Vosotros habréis desistido para esa fecha. You all will have given up by that date. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán desistido | Ellos habrán desistido en ese momento. They will have given up at that moment. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desistido | Yo habría desistido si hubiera sabido. I would have given up if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías desistido | Tú habrías desistido antes. You would have given up earlier. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría desistido | Ella habría desistido del plan. She would have given up on the plan. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos desistido | Nosotros habríamos desistido si fuera necesario. We would have given up if it was necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais desistido | Vosotros habríais desistido antes. You all would have given up earlier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían desistido | Ellos habrían desistido si no fuera posible. They would have given up if it wasn't possible. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desista | Es importante que yo desista ahora. It is important that I desist now. | |
| Tú | desistas | Espero que tú desistas de esa idea. I hope that you desist from that idea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desista | Es posible que él desista pronto. It is possible that he desist soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistamos | Queremos que nosotros desistamos juntos. We want us to desist together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistáis | Es necesario que vosotros desistáis ahora. It is necessary that you all desist now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistan | Dudo que ellos desistan fácilmente. I doubt that they desist easily. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desistiera | Si él desistiera, no habría esperanza. If he gave up, there would be no hope. | |
| Tú | desistieras | No creía que tú desistieras tan fácilmente. I didn't think you would give up so easily. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desistiera | Esperaba que ella desistiera pronto. I hoped that she would give up soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistiéramos | Si nosotros desistíamos, perderíamos la oportunidad. If we gave up, we would lose the opportunity. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistierais | Me sorprendió que vosotros desistierais. I was surprised that you all gave up. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistieran | No creían que ellos desistieran tan pronto. They didn't believe they would give up so soon. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situaciones y acciones/eventos que pueden ocurrir en el futuro
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desistiere | Si él desistiere, no tendría éxito. If he desist, he will not succeed. | |
| Tú | desistieres | Es posible que desistieres de la idea. You might desist from the idea. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desistiere | Es probable que él desistiere pronto. He is likely to desist soon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistiremos | Quizá desistiremos si no mejora. Maybe we will desist if it doesn't improve. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistiereis | Es posible que desistiereis en el futuro. It is possible that you will desist in the future. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistieren | Si desistieren ahora, perderían la oportunidad. If they desist now, they would lose the opportunity. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desistido | Espero que haya desistido de esa idea. I hope he/she has given up on that idea. | |
| Tú | hayas desistido | No creo que hayas desistido todavía. I don't think you have given up yet. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya desistido | Es posible que él haya desistido ya. It's possible that he has already given up. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos desistido | Es importante que hayamos desistido antes. It's important that we have given up before. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis desistido | Me alegra que hayáis desistido a tiempo. I'm glad that you all have given up in time. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan desistido | No creo que hayan desistido todavía. I don't think they have given up yet. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desistido | Si hubiera desistido antes, no habría tenido éxito. If I had given up earlier, I wouldn't have succeeded. | |
| Tú | hubieras desistido | Es posible que hubieras desistido sin intentarlo. You might have given up without trying. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera desistido | Ella habría desistido si hubiera sabido la verdad. She would have given up if she had known the truth. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos desistido | Nunca hubiéramos desistido sin su apoyo. We would never have given up without his support. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais desistido | Si hubierais desistido, no habríais logrado esto. If you all had given up, you wouldn't have achieved this. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran desistido | Es probable que no hubieran desistido en esa situación. They probably wouldn't have given up in that situation. |
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 desistido | Para entonces, ya hubiere desistido. By then, I will have already given up. | |
| Tú | hubieres desistido | Es posible que tú hubieres desistido. It's possible that you will have given up. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere desistido | Quizá él hubiere desistido antes. Maybe he will have given up earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos desistido | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos desistido. By then, we will have given up. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis desistido | Es probable que vosotros hubiereis desistido. It's likely that you all will have given up. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren desistido | Quizá ellos hubieren desistido ya. Maybe they will have given up already. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desista | ¡Desista de esa idea ahora! Stop that idea now! | |
| Tú | desiste | ¡Desiste y escucha bien! Stop and listen carefully! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desista | ¡Desista de intentar más! Stop trying anymore! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desistamos | ¡Desistamos de esa propuesta! Let's give up on that proposal! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desistid | ¡Desistid de esa tarea ya! Give up that task now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desistan | ¡Desistan de seguir adelante! Stop moving forward! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no desista | No desista de intentarlo. Don't give up on trying. | |
| Tú | no desistas | No desistas, todavía puedes ganar. Don't give up, you can still win. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no desista | Por favor, no desista ahora. Please, don't give up now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no desistamos | No desistamos en buscar soluciones. Let's not give up on finding solutions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no desistáis | No desistáis ante las dificultades. Don't give up in the face of difficulties. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no desistan | Deben no desistan en sus esfuerzos. They must not give up on their efforts. |
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