-ar verb C1 · Advanced

Conjugate desbordar in Spanish

to overflow

desbordar is a regular -ar verb ranked #1312 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El río desbordó sus orillas tras las intensas lluvias." (The river overflowed its banks after the heavy rains.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desbordo
desbordas
él/ella/Ud. desborda
nosotros desbordamos
vosotros desbordáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desbordan
Example

Yo desbordo todos los días.

I overflow every day.

Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desbordé
desbordaste
él/ella/Ud. desbordó
nosotros desbordamos
vosotros desbordasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desbordaron
Example

Ayer yo desbordé.

Yesterday I overflow.

Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desbordaba
desbordabas
él/ella/Ud. desbordaba
nosotros desbordábamos
vosotros desbordabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desbordaban
Example

La alegría desbordaba en su rostro cuando recibió la noticia.

Joy overflowed on her face when she received the news.

Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desbordaré
desbordarás
él/ella/Ud. desbordará
nosotros desbordaremos
vosotros desbordaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desbordarán
Example

Mañana yo desbordaré.

Tomorrow I will overflow.

Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desbordaría
desbordarías
él/ella/Ud. desbordaría
nosotros desbordaríamos
vosotros desbordaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desbordarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo desbordaría.

If I could, I would overflow.

Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desborde
desbordes
él/ella/Ud. desborde
nosotros desbordemos
vosotros desbordéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desborden
Example

Espero que tú desbordes.

I hope that you overflow.

Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
desborda
él/ella/Ud. desborde
nosotros desbordemos
vosotros desbordad
ellos/ellas/Uds. desborden
Example

¡Desborda!

Overflow!

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