Desquiciar means to upset or disturb someone's mental or emotional state. It is often used to describe causing someone to become disoriented or mentally unsettled.
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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 | desquicio | Eso me desquicia mucho. That drives me crazy. | |
| Tú | desquicias | Tu actitud me desquicia. Your attitude drives me crazy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquicia | La situación desquicia a todos. The situation drives everyone crazy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciamos | Nos desquicia el ruido constante. The constant noise drives us crazy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciáis | Eso os desquicia a vosotros. That drives you crazy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquician | Las noticias desquician a la gente. The news drives people crazy. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquicié | Ayer desquicié mi horario habitual. Yesterday I disrupted my usual schedule. | |
| Tú | desquiciaste | Tú desquiciaste a todos con tus comentarios. You upset everyone with your comments. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquició | Ella desquició la reunión con su actitud. She disrupted the meeting with her attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciamos | Nosotros desquiciamos el plan original. We disrupted the original plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciasteis | Vosotros desquiciasteis la organización. You all disrupted the organization. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquiciaron | Los niños desquiciaron la clase. The children disrupted the class. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquiciaba | Antes, desquiciaba a mis amigos con mis bromas. Before, I used to drive my friends crazy with my jokes. | |
| Tú | desquiciabas | Tú desquiciabas a todos con tus quejas. You used to drive everyone crazy with your complaints. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquiciaba | Ella desquiciaba a su hermano con sus historias. She used to drive her brother crazy with her stories. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciábamos | Nosotros desquiciábamos a los profesores con nuestras preguntas. We used to drive the teachers crazy with our questions. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciabais | Vosotros desquiciabais a los vecinos con ruidos. You all used to drive the neighbors crazy with noise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquiciaban | Ellos desquiciaban a sus colegas con sus comentarios. They used to drive their colleagues crazy with their comments. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy desquiciando | Estoy desquiciando a mis amigos con mis quejas. I am driving my friends crazy with my complaints. | |
| Tú | estás desquiciando | Estás desquiciando a todos con tu actitud. You are driving everyone crazy with your attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está desquiciando | Ella está desquiciando a su hermano ahora mismo. She is driving her brother crazy right now. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos desquiciando | Estamos desquiciando a los vecinos con la música. We are driving the neighbors crazy with the music. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis desquiciando | Vosotros estáis desquiciando a todos con esa risa. You all are driving everyone crazy with that laugh. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están desquiciando | Los niños están desquiciando a sus padres ahora. The children are driving their parents crazy right now. |
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 desquiciar | Me voy a desquiciar con esa noticia. I'm going to freak out with that news. | |
| Tú | te vas a desquiciar | ¿Tú te vas a desquiciar por eso? Are you going to freak out about that? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se va a desquiciar | Se va a desquiciar si no llega a tiempo. He/She is going to freak out if he/she doesn't arrive on time. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | nos vamos a desquiciar | Nos vamos a desquiciar con tanta tarea. We are going to freak out with so much homework. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | os vais a desquiciar | ¿Os vais a desquiciar por el examen? Are you all going to freak out about the exam? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se van a desquiciar | Se van a desquiciar si pierden el partido. They are going to freak out if they lose the match. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquiciaré | Desquiciaré a mi jefe con esa idea. I will drive my boss crazy with that idea. | |
| Tú | desquiciarás | Desquiciarás a tus amigos con esa broma. You will drive your friends crazy with that joke. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquiciará | El nuevo jefe desquiciará a todos. The new boss will drive everyone crazy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciaremos | Nos desquiciaremos si no descansamos. We will go crazy if we don't rest. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciaréis | Vuestros comentarios desquiciaréis a todos. Your comments will drive everyone crazy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquiciarán | Las noticias desquiciarán a la comunidad. The news will drive the community crazy. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquiciaría | Yo desquiciaría a todos con esa idea. I would drive everyone crazy with that idea. | |
| Tú | desquiciarías | Tú desquiciarías a cualquiera con esa actitud. You would drive anyone crazy with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquiciaría | Ella desquiciaría a su jefe si pudiera. She would drive her boss crazy if she could. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciaríamos | Nosotros desquiciaríamos a todos con esa broma. We would drive everyone crazy with that joke. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciaríais | Vosotros desquiciaríais a los vecinos con esa música. You all would drive the neighbors crazy with that music. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquiciarían | Ellos desquiciarían a todos si lo intentaran. They would drive everyone crazy if they tried. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desquiciado | He desquiciado a mi hermano hoy. I have driven my brother crazy today. | |
| Tú | has desquiciado | ¿Has desquiciado a alguien más? Have you driven someone else crazy? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha desquiciado | Ella ha desquiciado a todos en la oficina. She has driven everyone in the office crazy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos desquiciado | Hemos desquiciado a los niños con esa historia. We have driven the children crazy with that story. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis desquiciado | ¿Habéis desquiciado a alguien en la reunión? Have you driven anyone crazy in the meeting? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han desquiciado | Los vecinos han desquiciado a todos con el ruido. The neighbors have driven everyone crazy with the noise. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había desquiciado | Yo había desquiciado antes de la reunión. I had driven crazy before the meeting. | |
| Tú | habías desquiciado | Tú habías desquiciado a todos con esa actitud. You had driven everyone crazy with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había desquiciado | Ella había desquiciado a su jefe anteriormente. She had driven her boss crazy earlier. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos desquiciado | Nosotros habíamos desquiciado a los vecinos con la fiesta. We had driven the neighbors crazy with the party. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais desquiciado | Vosotros habíais desquiciado a todos con el ruido. You all had driven everyone crazy with the noise. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían desquiciado | Ellos habían desquiciado a los clientes con el retraso. They had driven the clients crazy with the delay. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré desquiciado | Para entonces, habré desquiciado a todos. By then, I will have driven everyone crazy. | |
| Tú | habrás desquiciado | Para mañana, habrás desquiciado a tu jefe. By tomorrow, you will have driven your boss crazy. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá desquiciado | Él habrá desquiciado a sus colegas. He will have driven his colleagues crazy. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos desquiciado | Nosotros habremos desquiciado a todos en la oficina. We will have driven everyone in the office crazy. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis desquiciado | Vosotros habréis desquiciado a los vecinos. You all will have driven the neighbors crazy. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán desquiciado | Ellos habrán desquiciado a todos los participantes. They will have driven all the participants crazy. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría desquiciado | Yo habría desquiciado si hubiera llegado tarde. I would have driven crazy if I had arrived late. | |
| Tú | habrías desquiciado | Tú habrías desquiciado con esa actitud. You would have driven crazy with that attitude. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría desquiciado | Él habría desquiciado a todos con su comentario. He would have driven everyone crazy with his comment. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos desquiciado | Nosotros habríamos desquiciado si hubiéramos sabido. We would have driven crazy if we had known. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais desquiciado | Vosotros habríais desquiciado con esa decisión. You all would have driven crazy with that decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían desquiciado | Ellos habrían desquiciado si no hubieran parado. They would have driven crazy if they hadn't stopped. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquicie | Espero que no desquicie la situación. I hope he/she doesn't upset the situation. | |
| Tú | desquicies | Es importante que no desquicies a nadie. It's important that you don't upset anyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquicie | Es posible que él desquicie a sus amigos. It's possible that he upsets his friends. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciemos | Queremos que no desquiciemos el plan. We want us not to upset the plan. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciéis | Es necesario que no desquiciéis la reunión. It's necessary that you don't upset the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquicien | Es probable que ellas desquicien a todos. It's likely that they upset everyone. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquiciara | Esperaba que desquiciara la situación. I hoped that he/she/it would destabilize the situation. | |
| Tú | desquiciaras | No creía que desquiciaras a todos. I didn't believe that you would upset everyone. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquiziciera | Pensaba que desquiciera a los nervios. I thought that he/she/it would unsettle the nerves. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciáramos | Esperábamos que desquiciáramos el orden. We hoped that we would disrupt the order. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciarais | No creíais que desquiciarais tanto. You all didn't believe that you would upset so much. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquiciaran | Pensaban que desquiciaran la paz. They thought that they would disturb the peace. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquiciere | Si me desquiciere, perdería el control. If I were to lose my temper, I would lose control. | |
| Tú | desquiciere | Cuando te desquiciere, no te preocupes. When you get upset, don't worry. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquiciere | Es posible que él desquiciere en la discusión. It's possible that he will lose his temper in the argument. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciéremos | Quizás nos desquiciéremos si no dormimos bien. Maybe we will lose our temper if we don't sleep well. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciereis | ¿Qué haríais si os desquiciereis en la reunión? What would you do if you got upset in the meeting? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquiciaren | Es probable que se desquicien ante la noticia. They are likely to lose their temper at the news. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya desquiciado | Espero que haya desquiciado a todos. I hope I have annoyed everyone. | |
| Tú | hayas desquiciado | Es posible que hayas desquiciado a tu jefe. It's possible that you have annoyed your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya desquiciado | Es importante que él haya desquiciado a sus colegas. It's important that he has annoyed his colleagues. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos desquiciado | Quizá hayamos desquiciado a los vecinos. Maybe we have annoyed the neighbors. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis desquiciado | No creo que hayáis desquiciado a nadie. I don't think you have annoyed anyone. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan desquiciado | Es probable que hayan desquiciado a sus amigos. It's likely that they have annoyed their friends. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desquiciado | Si hubiera desquiciado a alguien, me disculparía. If I had upset someone, I would apologize. | |
| Tú | hubieras desquiciado | Es posible que hubieras desquiciado a tu jefe. You might have upset your boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera desquiciado | Ella hubiera desquiciado a todos con su actitud. She might have upset everyone with her attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos desquiciado | Nunca hubiéramos desquiciado sin razón. We would never have upset anyone without reason. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais desquiciado | ¿Habíais desquiciado a alguien antes? Had you upset anyone before? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran desquiciado | Si hubieran desquiciado, habría sido un error. If they had upset someone, it would have been a mistake. |
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 desquiciado | Es posible que para entonces ya hubiere desquiciado. It is possible that by then I will have already driven crazy. | |
| Tú | hubieres desquiciado | Quizá tú hubieres desquiciado si no hubieras descansado. Maybe you will have driven someone crazy if you haven't rested. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere desquiciado | Es probable que él hubiere desquiciado a todos con esa actitud. It's likely that he will have driven everyone crazy with that attitude. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos desquiciado | Para entonces, nosotros hubiéremos desquiciado a muchos con nuestras quejas. By then, we will have driven many crazy with our complaints. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis desquiciado | Es posible que vosotros hubiereis desquiciado si no habéis controlado la situación. It's possible that you all will have driven someone crazy if you haven't controlled the situation. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren desquiciado | Es probable que ellos hubieren desquiciado a todos con sus comentarios. It's likely that they will have driven everyone crazy with their comments. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | desquicia | ¡Desquicia esa situación ahora! Disrupt that situation now! | |
| Tú | desquicia | ¡Desquicia esa idea y piensa en otra! Disrupt that idea and think of another! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desquicie | ¡Desquicie el orden en la oficina! Disrupt the order in the office! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | desquiciemos | ¡Desquiciemos el sistema para mejorarlo! Disrupt the system to improve it! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | desquiciad | ¡Desquiciad el protocolo si es necesario! Disrupt the protocol if necessary! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desquicien | ¡Desquicien las reglas si es justo! Disrupt the rules if it's fair! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no desquicies | No desquicies a tu hermano. Don't upset your brother. | |
| Tú | no desquicies | No desquicies a tu amigo. Don't upset your friend. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no desquicie | No desquicie al cliente. Don't upset the customer. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no desquiciemos | No desquiciemos a los niños. Let's not upset the children. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no desquiciéis | No desquiciéis a los colegas. Don't upset the colleagues. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no desquicien | No desquicien a los clientes. Don't upset the clients. |
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