Destituir means to remove someone from a position or office, often due to misconduct or failure to perform duties. It is used in contexts involving official or formal dismissals.
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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 | destituyo | Yo destituyo a los empleados incompetentes. I dismiss incompetent employees. | |
| Tú | destituyes | Tú destituyes a los líderes corruptos. You dismiss corrupt leaders. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituye | Ella destituye al director de la empresa. She dismisses the company director. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituimos | Nosotros destituimos a los funcionarios ineficaces. We dismiss ineffective officials. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituis | Vosotros destituis a los jefes injustos. You all dismiss unfair bosses. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituyen | Ellos destituyen a los miembros corruptos. They dismiss corrupt members. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destitudí | El gobierno destituyó al presidente. The government dismissed the president. | |
| Tú | destituiste | Tú destituiste al director ayer. You dismissed the director yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituyó | Ella destituyó a los empleados corruptos. She dismissed the corrupt employees. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituvimos | Nosotros destituvimos al gerente la semana pasada. We dismissed the manager last week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituisteis | Vosotros destituisteis al capitán en la reunión. You dismissed the captain in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituyeron | Los jueces destituyeron al acusado. The judges dismissed the defendant. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destituía | El presidente destituía a los funcionarios corruptos. The president was dismissing the corrupt officials. | |
| Tú | destituías | Tú destituías a los empleados incompetentes. You were dismissing the incompetent employees. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituía | Ella destituía a los miembros del consejo. She was dismissing the council members. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituíamos | Nosotros destituíamos a los líderes corruptos. We were dismissing the corrupt leaders. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituíais | Vosotros destituíais a los gerentes ineficientes. You all were dismissing the inefficient managers. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituían | Ellos destituían a los funcionarios cada año. They were dismissing the officials every year. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy destituyendo | Estoy destituyendo al director actual. I am dismissing the current director. | |
| Tú | estás destituyendo | Estás destituyendo a los empleados injustamente. You are dismissing the employees unfairly. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está destituyendo | Ella está destituyendo a los funcionarios corruptos. She is dismissing the corrupt officials. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos destituyendo | Estamos destituyendo a los líderes antiguos. We are dismissing the old leaders. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis destituyendo | Vosotros estáis destituyendo a los gerentes ahora. You all are dismissing the managers now. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están destituyendo | Ellos están destituyendo a los responsables. They are dismissing the responsible ones. |
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 destituir | Voy a destituir al director mañana. I am going to dismiss the director tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a destituir | Tú vas a destituir al gerente hoy. You are going to dismiss the manager today. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a destituir | Ella va a destituir al jefe esta semana. She is going to dismiss the boss this week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a destituir | Vamos a destituir al comité pronto. We are going to dismiss the committee soon. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a destituir | Vosotros vais a destituir al presidente mañana. You all are going to dismiss the president tomorrow. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a destituir | Ellos van a destituir al director hoy. They are going to dismiss the director today. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destituiré | Destituiré al director mañana. I will dismiss the director tomorrow. | |
| Tú | destituirás | Destituirás al gerente pronto. You will dismiss the manager soon. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituirá | Ella destituirá al jefe la próxima semana. She will dismiss the boss next week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destitiremos | Nosotros destitiremos al comité en el futuro. We will dismiss the committee in the future. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituiréis | Vosotros destituiréis al presidente pronto. You all will dismiss the president soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituirán | Ellos destituirán al consejo mañana. They will dismiss the council tomorrow. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destituiría | Yo destituiría al director si fuera necesario. I would dismiss the director if necessary. | |
| Tú | destituirías | Tú destituirías al gerente en esa situación. You would dismiss the manager in that situation. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituiría | Ella destituiría al empleado si no cumpliera. She would dismiss the employee if he didn't comply. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituiríamos | Nosotros destituiríamos al jefe si fuera necesario. We would dismiss the boss if necessary. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituiríais | Vosotros destituiríais al presidente si fuera corrupto. You all would dismiss the president if he were corrupt. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituirían | Ellos destituirían al director si la situación empeorara. They would dismiss the director if the situation worsened. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he destituido | He destituido al director ayer. I have dismissed the director yesterday. | |
| Tú | has destituido | ¿Has destituido al gerente? Have you dismissed the manager? | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha destituido | Ella ha destituido al jefe. She has dismissed the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos destituido | Hemos destituido a los responsables. We have dismissed the responsible parties. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis destituido | ¿Habéis destituido a los empleados? Have you dismissed the employees? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han destituido | Los directivos han destituido al gerente. The executives have dismissed the manager. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había destituido | Yo había destituido al director antes del escándalo. I had dismissed the director before the scandal. | |
| Tú | habías destituido | Tú habías destituido al gerente ya. You had dismissed the manager already. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había destituido | Ella había destituido al jefe anterior. She had dismissed the previous boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos destituido | Nosotros habíamos destituido al comité antes de la reunión. We had dismissed the committee before the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais destituido | Vosotros habíais destituido al presidente ya. You all had dismissed the president already. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían destituido | Ellos habían destituido al director en ese momento. They had dismissed the director at that time. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré destituido | Para entonces, ya habré destituido al director. By then, I will have already dismissed the director. | |
| Tú | habrás destituido | Tú habrás destituido al gerente mañana. You will have dismissed the manager tomorrow. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá destituido | Ella habrá destituido al jefe antes del viernes. She will have dismissed the boss before Friday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos destituido | Nosotros habremos destituido al comité en una semana. We will have dismissed the committee in a week. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis destituido | Vosotros habréis destituido al presidente para entonces. You all will have dismissed the president by then. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán destituido | Ellos habrán destituido al director para esa fecha. They will have dismissed the director by that date. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría destituido | Yo habría destituido al director. I would have dismissed the director. | |
| Tú | habrías destituido | Tú habrías destituido al gerente. You would have dismissed the manager. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría destituido | Él habría destituido al jefe. He would have dismissed the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos destituido | Nosotros habríamos destituido al presidente. We would have dismissed the president. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais destituido | Vosotros habríais destituido al director. You all would have dismissed the director. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían destituido | Ellos habrían destituido al gerente. They would have dismissed the manager. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destitua | Es importante que destitua al gerente. It is important that I dismiss the manager. | |
| Tú | destituas | Es posible que tú destituas al director. It is possible that you dismiss the director. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destitua | Es necesario que él destitua a ese empleado. It is necessary that he dismisses that employee. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituyamos | Queremos que nosotros destituyamos al jefe. We want us to dismiss the boss. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituyáis | Es importante que vosotros destituyáis al presidente. It is important that you all dismiss the president. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituyan | Dudo que ellos destituyan al director. I doubt that they dismiss the director. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destituyera | Esperaba que él destituyera al director. I hoped that he would dismiss the director. | |
| Tú | destituyeras | No creía que tú destituyeras al jefe. I didn't believe that you would dismiss the boss. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituyera | Dudaba que ella destituyera al presidente. I doubted that she would dismiss the president. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituyéramos | Queríamos que nosotros destituyéramos al gerente. We wanted us to dismiss the manager. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituyerais | Esperaban que vosotros destituyerais al consejo. They hoped that you all would dismiss the council. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituyeran | No pensaba que ellos destituyeran al comité. I didn't think they would dismiss the committee. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destituyere | Si el gobierno destituyere al presidente, habrá protestas. If the government destitutes the president, there will be protests. | |
| Tú | destituyeres | Es posible que tú destituyeres al director en esa reunión. It is possible that you destitute the director at that meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituyere | Quizás él destituyere a los oficiales si fuera necesario. Perhaps he destitutes the officers if necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituyéremos | Si nosotros destituyéremos al gerente, cambiaría todo. If we destitute the manager, everything would change. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituyereis | Es improbable que vosotros destituyereis al consejo sin razón. It is unlikely that you all destitute the council without reason. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituyeren | Si ellos destituyeren al alcalde, habría caos. If they destitute the mayor, there would be chaos. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya destituido | Espero que haya destituido al director. I hope he has dismissed the director. | |
| Tú | hayas destituido | Es posible que hayas destituido al gerente. It's possible that you have dismissed the manager. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya destituido | Es importante que haya destituido al responsable. It's important that he has dismissed the person in charge. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos destituido | Creemos que hayamos destituido al jefe correcto. We believe that we have dismissed the right boss. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis destituido | ¿Habéis destituido al comité aún? Have you all dismissed the committee yet? | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan destituido | Es probable que hayan destituido al presidente. They probably have dismissed the president. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera destituido | Si hubiera destituido al director, habría cambiado todo. If I had dismissed the director, I would have changed everything. | |
| Tú | hubieras destituido | Si hubieras destituido al jefe, la situación sería diferente. If you had dismissed the boss, the situation would be different. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera destituido | Si ella hubiera destituido al gerente, habría evitado problemas. If she had dismissed the manager, she would have avoided problems. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos destituido | Si hubiéramos destituido al presidente, el país habría cambiado. If we had dismissed the president, the country would have changed. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais destituido | Si hubierais destituido al director, la empresa habría mejorado. If you all had dismissed the director, the company would have improved. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran destituido | Si hubieran destituido al jefe, la situación sería distinta. If they had dismissed the boss, the situation would be different. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré destituido | Para entonces, ya habré destituido al director. By then, I will have dismissed the director. | |
| Tú | habrás destituido | Es posible que tú hayas destituido al gerente. It is possible that you will have dismissed the manager. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá destituido | Es probable que ella haya destituido al jefe. It is likely that she will have dismissed the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos destituido | Para mañana, habremos destituido al comité. By tomorrow, we will have dismissed the committee. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis destituido | Es posible que vosotros hayáis destituido al presidente. It is possible that you all will have dismissed the president. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán destituido | Para entonces, habrán destituido a los responsables. By then, they will have dismissed the responsible parties. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | destituir | ¡Destituye al gerente ahora! Remove the manager now! | |
| Tú | destituye | ¡Destituye a ese empleado! Remove that employee! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | destituya | ¡Destituya al director inmediatamente! Remove the director immediately! | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | destituyamos | ¡Destituyamos al consejo pronto! Let's remove the council soon! | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | destituid | ¡Destituid a los responsables ya! Remove the responsible ones now! | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | destituyan | ¡Destituyan a los corruptos! Remove the corrupt ones! |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no destituya | No destituya a nadie sin razón. Don't dismiss anyone without reason. | |
| Tú | no destituyas | No destituyas a tus empleados sin motivo. Don't dismiss your employees without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no destituya | No destituya al director sin consultar. Don't dismiss the director without consulting. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no destituyamos | No destituyamos a los líderes sin pruebas. Let's not dismiss the leaders without evidence. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no destituyáis | No destituyáis a los miembros sin razón. Don't dismiss the members without reason. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no destituyan | No destituyan a los candidatos sin proceso. Don't dismiss the candidates without process. |
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