Conjugate despreciar in Spanish

to despise, to scorn

despreciar is a regular -ar verb ranked #687 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "No deberías despreciar a quienes piensan diferente." (You shouldn't despise those who think differently.). 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 desprecio
desprecias
él/ella/Ud. desprecia
nosotros despreciamos
vosotros despreciáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desprecian
Example

Yo desprecio todos los días.

I despise, to scorn every day.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desprecié
despreciaste
él/ella/Ud. despreció
nosotros despreciamos
vosotros despreciasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. despreciaron
Example

Ayer yo desprecié.

Yesterday I despise, to scorn.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despreciaba
despreciabas
él/ella/Ud. despreciaba
nosotros despreciábamos
vosotros despreciabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. despreciaban
Example

Antes yo despreciaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to despise, to scorn often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despreciaré
despreciarás
él/ella/Ud. despreciará
nosotros despreciaremos
vosotros despreciaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds. despreciarán
Example

Mañana yo despreciaré.

Tomorrow I will despise, to scorn.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo despreciaría
despreciarías
él/ella/Ud. despreciaría
nosotros despreciaríamos
vosotros despreciaríais
ellos/ellas/Uds. despreciarían
Example

Si pudiera, yo despreciaría.

If I could, I would despise, to scorn.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo desprecie
desprecies
él/ella/Ud. desprecie
nosotros despreciemos
vosotros despreciéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. desprecien
Example

Es triste que desprecien su propio talento.

It's sad that they scorn their own talent.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
desprecia
él/ella/Ud. desprecie
nosotros despreciemos
vosotros despreciad
ellos/ellas/Uds. desprecien
Example

Es triste que desprecien su propio talento.

It's sad that they scorn their own talent.

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