Despotricar means to rant or complain excessively and passionately about something. It is often used when expressing grievances or criticisms in a verbose manner.
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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 | despotrico | Yo despotrico sin parar en la reunión. I rant nonstop in the meeting. | |
| Tú | despotricas | Tú despotricas cuando estás frustrado. You rant when you're frustrated. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotrica | Ella despotrica sobre el gobierno. She rants about the government. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotricamos | Nosotros despotricamos en la oficina. We rant in the office. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricáis | Vosotros despotricáis mucho en clase. You all rant a lot in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotrican | Ellos despotrican sobre el tráfico. They rant about the traffic. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotriqué | Ayer despotriqué sobre el problema. Yesterday I ranted about the problem. | |
| Tú | despotricaste | Tú despotricaste toda la tarde. You ranted all afternoon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotricó | Ella despotricó contra el jefe. She ranted against the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotricamos | Nosotros despotricamos en la reunión. We ranted during the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricasteis | Vosotros despotricasteis sin parar. You all ranted nonstop. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotricaron | Ellos despotricaron sobre el tema. They ranted about the topic. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotricaba | Yo despotricaba mucho en la reunión. I used to rant a lot in the meeting. | |
| Tú | despotricabas | Tú despotricabas siempre sobre el tráfico. You used to rant always about the traffic. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotricaba | Ella despotricaba cuando llegaba tarde. She used to rant when she arrived late. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotricábamos | Nosotros despotricábamos del jefe. We used to rant about the boss. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricabais | Vosotros despotricabais mucho en clase. You all used to rant a lot in class. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotricaban | Ellos despotricaban sobre el problema. They used to rant about the problem. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy despotricando | Estoy despotricando sobre el tráfico. I am ranting about the traffic. | |
| Tú | estás despotricando | Estás despotricando todo el día. You are ranting all day. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está despotricando | Ella está despotricando en la reunión. She is ranting in the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos despotricando | Estamos despotricando sobre el problema. We are ranting about the problem. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis despotricando | Vosotros estáis despotricando demasiado. You all are ranting too much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están despotricando | Los niños están despotricando en el parque. The children are ranting in the park. |
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 despotricar | Voy a despotricar sobre eso mañana. I am going to rant about that tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a despotricar | Vas a despotricar si no te escuchan. You are going to rant if they don't listen to you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a despotricar | Ella va a despotricar en la reunión. She is going to rant at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a despotricar | Vamos a despotricar después del evento. We are going to rant after the event. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a despotricar | Vosotros vais a despotricar si no os ayudan. You all are going to rant if they don't help you. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a despotricar | Ellos van a despotricar en la fiesta. They are going to rant at the party. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotricaré | Despotricaré sobre el problema mañana. I will rant about the problem tomorrow. | |
| Tú | despotricarás | Tú despotricarás si no te escuchan. You will rant if they don't listen to you. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotricará | Ella despotricará en la reunión. She will rant at the meeting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotricaremos | Nosotros despotricaremos juntos. We will rant together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricaréis | Vosotros despotricaréis después del evento. You all will rant after the event. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotricarán | Ellos despotricarán en la fiesta. They will rant at the party. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotricaría | Yo despotricaría si supiera la verdad. I would rant if I knew the truth. | |
| Tú | despotricarías | Tú despotricarías si escuchas eso. You would rant if you hear that. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotricaría | Ella despotricaría en esa situación. She would rant in that situation. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotricaríamos | Nosotros despotricaríamos si fuera injusto. We would rant if it were unfair. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricaríais | Vosotros despotricaríais si supierais la verdad. You all would rant if you knew the truth. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotricarían | Ellos despotricarían ante esa situación. They would rant about that situation. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he despotricado | He despotricado mucho hoy. I have complained a lot today. | |
| Tú | has despotricado | ¿Has despotricado sobre el problema? Have you complained about the problem? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha despotricado | Ella ha despotricado toda la mañana. She has complained all morning. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos despotricado | Hemos despotricado en la reunión. We have complained in the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis despotricado | ¿Habéis despotricado mucho? Have you all complained a lot? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han despotricado | Los vecinos han despotricado del ruido. The neighbors have complained about the noise. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había despotricado | Yo había despotricado antes de que llegaran. I had complained before they arrived. | |
| Tú | habías despotricado | Tú habías despotricado sobre el tema. You had complained about the topic. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había despotricado | Ella había despotricado toda la tarde. She had complained all afternoon. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos despotricado | Nosotros habíamos despotricado antes del acuerdo. We had complained before the agreement. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais despotricado | Vosotros habíais despotricado en la reunión. You all had complained in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían despotricado | Ellos habían despotricado toda la noche. They had complained all night. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré despotricado | Para entonces, habré despotricado mucho. By then, I will have complained a lot. | |
| Tú | habrás despotricado | Para esa fecha, habrás despotricado menos. By that date, you will have complained less. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá despotricado | Cuando llegues, él ya habrá despotricado. When you arrive, he will have already complained. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos despotricado | Para entonces, habremos despotricado juntos. By then, we will have complained together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis despotricado | Para el fin de semana, habréis despotricado mucho. By the weekend, you will have complained a lot. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán despotricado | Para entonces, ya habrán despotricado varias veces. By then, they will have already complained several times. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría despotricado | Habría despotricado si hubiera sabido. I would have complained if I had known. | |
| Tú | habrías despotricado | Tú habrías despotricado en esa situación. You would have complained in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría despotricado | Él habría despotricado si hubiera estado allí. He would have complained if he had been there. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos despotricado | Nosotros habríamos despotricado juntos. We would have complained together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais despotricado | Vosotros habríais despotricado en esa reunión. You all would have complained at that meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían despotricado | Ellos habrían despotricado si hubieran sabido. They would have complained if they had known. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotrique | Espero que despotrique con razón. I hope he/she/you (formal) rant with reason. | |
| Tú | despotriques | Es importante que despotriques en la reunión. It's important that you rant in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotrique | Es posible que él despotrique más tarde. It's possible that he rants later. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotriquemos | Queremos que despotriquemos juntos. We want us to rant together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotriquéis | Espero que vosotros despotriquéis con calma. I hope that you all rant calmly. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotriquen | Es probable que ellas despotriquen en la reunión. It's likely that they (feminine) rant at the meeting. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotricara | Esperaba que él despotricara menos. I hoped that he would complain less. | |
| Tú | despotricaras | No creía que tú despotricaras tanto. I didn't think that you would complain so much. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotricara | Dudaba que ella despotricara en público. I doubted that she would complain in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotricáramos | Esperábamos que nosotros despotricáramos menos. We hoped that we would complain less. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricarais | No pensaba que vosotros despotricarais tanto. I didn't think that you all would complain so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotricaran | Era improbable que ellos despotricaran en la reunión. It was unlikely that they would complain at the meeting. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotrare | Si alguien despotrare, lo enfrentaré. If someone were to rant, I will confront them. | |
| Tú | despotrares | Cuando despotrares, escucha con calma. When you rant, listen calmly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotrare | Si ella despotrare, le pediré que se calme. If she were to rant, I will ask her to calm down. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotraremos | Nosotros despotraremos si no nos entienden. We will rant if they don't understand us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotrares | Vosotros despotrares en la reunión futura. You all will rant in the future meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotrares | Ellos despotrares si no reciben respuestas. They will rant if they don't get answers. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya despotricado | Espero que haya despotricado lo suficiente. I hope he has complained enough. | |
| Tú | hayas despotricado | Es posible que hayas despotricado en la reunión. It's possible that you have complained in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya despotricado | Es importante que él haya despotricado antes de irse. It's important that he has complained before leaving. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos despotricado | No creo que hayamos despotricado demasiado. I don't think we have complained too much. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis despotricado | ¿Habéis despotricado sobre el problema? Have you all complained about the problem? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan despotricado | Es probable que hayan despotricado en la oficina. They have probably complained at the office. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera despotricado | Si hubiera despotricado, habría causado problemas. If I had complained excessively, I would have caused problems. | |
| Tú | hubieras despotricado | Es posible que hubieras despotricado sin razón. You might have complained without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera despotricado | Ella habría despotricado si hubiera sabido. She would have complained if she had known. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos despotricado | Nosotros no hubiéramos despotricado así. We wouldn't have complained like that. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais despotricado | Vosotros habríais despotricado en esa situación. You all would have complained in that situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran despotricado | Ellos habrían despotricado si hubieran sabido. They would have complained 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 despotricado | Para entonces, ya habré despotricado mucho. By then, I will have complained a lot. | |
| Tú | hubieres despotricado | Si llegas temprano, habrás despotricado antes. If you arrive early, you will have complained before. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere despotricado | Es posible que él ya hubiere despotricado. It is possible that he will have already complained. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos despotricado | Para entonces, nosotros habremos despotricado mucho. By then, we will have complained a lot. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis despotricado | Cuando lleguéis, ya habréis despotricado. When you all arrive, you will have complained. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren despotricado | Es probable que ellos ya hubieren despotricado. It is likely that they will have already complained. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | despotrica | ¡Despotrica contra esa injusticia! Complain about that injustice! | |
| Tú | despotrica | ¡Despotrica ahora mismo! Complain right now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | despotrique | ¡Despotrique si lo desea! Complain if you want! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | despotriquemos | ¡Despotriquemos juntos sobre esto! Let's complain together about this! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | despotricad | ¡Despotricad sin miedo! Complain without fear! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | despotriquen | ¡Despotriquen si están enojados! Complain if you're angry! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no despotriques | No despotriques a tus amigos. Don't badmouth your friends. | |
| Tú | no despotriques | No despotriques en la reunión. Don't badmouth during the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no despotrique | No despotrique en público. Don't badmouth in public. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no despotriquemos | No despotriquemos a nadie hoy. Let's not badmouth anyone today. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no despotiquéis | No despotiquéis a vuestros colegas. Don't badmouth your colleagues. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no despotriquen | No despotriquen en la fiesta. Don't badmouth at the party. |
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