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Conjugate desollar in Spanish

to skin

desollar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #1897 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El cazador desolló al conejo con habilidad." (The hunter skinned the rabbit skillfully.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.

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⚡ Irregular verb — desollar (stem-changing-o-ue) does not follow standard -ar patterns. Pay close attention to the stems in each tense.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desuello *
desuellas *
él/ella/Ud. desuella *
nosotros desollamos
vosotros desolláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desuellan *
Example

Desuellan las ovejas después del sacrificio.

They skin the sheep after the slaughter.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desollé
desollaste
él/ella/Ud. desolló
nosotros desollamos
vosotros desollasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desollaron
Example

Ayer yo desollé.

Yesterday I skin.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desollaba
desollabas
él/ella/Ud. desollaba
nosotros desollábamos
vosotros desollabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desollaban
Example

Antes yo desollaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to skin often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desollaré
desollarás
él/ella/Ud. desollará
nosotros desollaremos
vosotros desollaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desollarán
Example

Mañana yo desollaré.

Tomorrow I will skin.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desollaría
desollarías
él/ella/Ud. desollaría
nosotros desollaríamos
vosotros desollaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desollarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo desollaría.

If I could, I would skin.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desuello *
desuellas *
él/ella/Ud. desuella *
nosotros desollemos
vosotros desolléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desuellen *
Example

Espero que tú desuellas.

I hope that you skin.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
desuella *
él/ella/Ud. desuello *
nosotros desollemos
vosotros desollad
ellos/ellas/Uds. desuellen *
Example

¡Desuella!

Skin!

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