Conjugate disimular in Spanish

to conceal, to disguise

disimular is a regular -ar verb ranked #800 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Intentó disimular su nerviosismo durante la entrevista." (He tried to conceal his nervousness during the interview.). 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 disimulo
disimulas
él/ella/Ud. disimula
nosotros disimulamos
vosotros disimuláis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimulan
Example

Ella disimula muy bien sus emociones.

She disguises her emotions very well.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo disimulé
disimulaste
él/ella/Ud. disimuló
nosotros disimulamos
vosotros disimulasteis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimularon
Example

Ayer yo disimulé.

Yesterday I conceal, to disguise.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo disimulaba
disimulabas
él/ella/Ud. disimulaba
nosotros disimulábamos
vosotros disimulabais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimulaban
Example

Antes yo disimulaba con frecuencia.

Before, I used to conceal, to disguise often.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo disimularé
disimularás
él/ella/Ud. disimulará
nosotros disimularemos
vosotros disimularéis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimularán
Example

Mañana yo disimularé.

Tomorrow I will conceal, to disguise.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo disimularía
disimularías
él/ella/Ud. disimularía
nosotros disimularíamos
vosotros disimularíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimularían
Example

Si pudiera, yo disimularía.

If I could, I would conceal, to disguise.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo disimule
disimules
él/ella/Ud. disimule
nosotros disimulemos
vosotros disimuléis
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimulen
Example

No disimules, sé que estás enojado conmigo.

Don't pretend, I know you're angry with me.

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

Pronoun Conjugation
yo -
disimula
él/ella/Ud. disimule
nosotros disimulemos
vosotros disimulad
ellos/ellas/Uds. disimulen
Example

Ella disimula muy bien sus emociones.

She disguises her emotions very well.

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