What does despegar mean?
despegar means to detach, to remove, to unstick in English. It is a irregular -ar verb.
It can also be used with these related meanings: to take off; to become alienated.
Spanish verb guide
Despegar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn despegar, meaning to detach, to remove, to unstick, through verified forms and contextual examples.
irregular-argerund: despegandoparticiple: despegado
Principal forms of despegar
- Infinitive
- despegar
- Gerund
- despegando
- Past participle
- despegado
Despegar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | despego | despegué | despegaba | despegaré |
| tú | despegas | despegaste | despegabas | despegarás |
| él / ella / usted | despega | despegó | despegaba | despegará |
| nosotros/as | despegamos | despegamos | despegábamos | despegaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | despegan | despegaron | despegaban | despegarán |
Pattern notes
- Its forms differ from a fully regular -ar pattern in the preterite.
Examples with despegar
¿A qué hora despega tu avión?What time does your plane depart?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
¿A qué hora despega el avión?What time does the flight take off?Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los aviones despegaron uno tras otro.One plane after another took off.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate despegar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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