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despegar

to take off

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How to conjugate despegar

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo despego I take off / I am taking off
tú despegas you take off / you are taking off
él/ella despega he/she takes off / he/she is taking off / you take off (formal) / you are taking off (formal)
nosotros despegamos we take off / we are taking off
ellos/ellas despegan they take off / they are taking off / you all take off / you all are taking off

Preterite

yo despegué I took off
tú despegaste you took off
él/ella despegó he/she took off / you took off (formal)
nosotros despegamos we took off
ellos/ellas despegaron they took off / you all took off

Imperfect

yo despegaba I was taking off / I used to take off
tú despegabas you were taking off / you used to take off
él/ella despegaba he/she was taking off / he/she used to take off / you were taking off (formal) / you used to take off (formal)
nosotros despegábamos we were taking off / we used to take off
ellos/ellas despegaban they were taking off / they used to take off / you all were taking off / you all used to take off

Future

yo despegaré I will take off
tú despegarás you will take off
él/ella despegará he/she will take off / you will take off (formal)
nosotros despegaremos we will take off
ellos/ellas despegarán they will take off / you all will take off

In a sentence

El avión despega en diez minutos.

The plane takes off in ten minutes.

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