Conjugate desplazar in Spanish

to displace, to move

desplazar is a regular -ar verb ranked #529 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "El terremoto desplazó a miles de familias de sus hogares." (The earthquake displaced thousands of families from their homes.). 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 desplazo
desplazas
él/ella/Ud. desplaza
nosotros desplazamos
vosotros desplazáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplazan
Example

Nos desplazamos en tren para evitar el tráfico.

We traveled by train to avoid traffic.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desplacé
desplazaste
él/ella/Ud. desplazó
nosotros desplazamos
vosotros desplazasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplazaron
Example

Nos desplazamos en tren para evitar el tráfico.

We traveled by train to avoid traffic.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desplazaba
desplazabas
él/ella/Ud. desplazaba
nosotros desplazábamos
vosotros desplazabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplazaban
Example

Antes yo desplazaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to displace, to move often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desplazaré
desplazarás
él/ella/Ud. desplazará
nosotros desplazaremos
vosotros desplazaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplazarán
Example

Mañana yo desplazaré.

Tomorrow I will displace, to move.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desplazaría
desplazarías
él/ella/Ud. desplazaría
nosotros desplazaríamos
vosotros desplazaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplazarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo desplazaría.

If I could, I would displace, to move.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desplace
desplaces
él/ella/Ud. desplace
nosotros desplacemos
vosotros desplacéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplacen
Example

Espero que tú desplaces.

I hope that you displace, to move.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
desplaza
él/ella/Ud. desplace
nosotros desplacemos
vosotros desplazad
ellos/ellas/Uds. desplacen
Example

¡Desplaza!

Displace, to move!

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