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Dejar is the Spanish verb meaning to leave, to allow, and to put. It is a regular AR verb, so it follows all the AR conjugation rules for all tenses.
In today’s blog post, you’ll learn all about the verb conjugation for “dejar” in the different modes of Indicative, Subjunctive, and Imperative!
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“Dejar” Conjugation in Spanish Indicative / Indicativo
The indicative tense (el modo indicativo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The indicative mood is used to make factual statements, ask questions, and express opinions about actions or events that are considered real or certain.
Present Tense Dejar Conjugation / Presente
The present tense is used to describe actions happening in the present or to express general truths or habitual actions.
Yo | Dejo |
Tú | Dejas |
Él/Ella/Usted | Deja |
Nosotros | Dejamos |
Vosotros | Dejáis |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejan |
Examples:
- Yo dejo mi mochila en casa antes de salir al trabajo. (I leave my backpack at home before going to work.)
- Tú siempre dejas tus llaves en la mesa de la entrada. (You always leave your keys on the entryway table.)
- Vosotros dejáis la ventana abierta cuando salís. (You all leave the window open when you leave.)
Simple Past Dejar Conjugation / Pasado
The simple past tense (preterite) is used to describe completed actions in the past, often with specific time frames or events.
Yo | Dejé |
Tú | Dejaste |
Él/Ella/Usted | Dejó |
Nosotros | Dejamos |
Vosotros | Dejasteis |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejaron |
Examples:
- Ayer yo dejé el libro en la biblioteca. (Yesterday I left the book in the library.)
- Nosotros dejamos las llaves en la mesa de la cocina. (We left the keys on the kitchen table.)
- Ella dejó su bolso en el coche. (She left her purse in the car.)
Imperfect Dejar Conjugation / Imperfecto
Spanish imperfect tense is used to describe ongoing, repeated, or habitual actions in the past, as well as to set the stage or provide background information
Yo | Dejaba |
Tú | Dejabas |
Él/Ella/Usted | Dejaba |
Nosotros | Dejábamos |
Vosotros | Dejabais |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejaban |
Examples:
- Tú dejabas tus zapatos junto a la puerta todas las noches. (You used to leave your shoes by the door every night.)
- Usted dejaba propina generosamente en ese restaurante. (You used to leave a generous tip at that restaurant.)
- Ellos dejaban la puerta abierta después de jugar en el jardín. (They used to leave the door open after playing in the garden.)
Present Continuous Dejar Conjugation / Presente Continuo
The present continuous tense (also known as “estar + gerundio”) is used to describe actions that are currently happening in the present moment or to express temporary situations.
Yo | Estoy dejando |
Tú | Estás dejando |
Él/Ella/Usted | Está dejando |
Nosotros | Estamos dejando |
Vosotros | Estáis dejando |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Están dejando |
Examples:
- Estoy dejando la empresa para buscar nuevas oportunidades laborales. (I am leaving the company to seek new job opportunities.)
- ¿Por qué estás dejando tus estudios universitarios? (Why are you leaving your university studies?)
- Estamos dejando de lado nuestros planes de vacaciones debido a la pandemia. (We are leaving aside our vacation plans because of the pandemic.)
Future Tense / Futuro
The Spanish future tense is used to express actions or events that will happen in the future, indicating something that has not yet occurred.
Yo | Dejaré |
Tú | Dejarás |
Él/Ella/Usted | Dejará |
Nosotros | Dejaremos |
Vosotros | Dejaréis |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejarán |
Examples:
- Él dejará el país para buscar mejores oportunidades. (He will leave the country to seek better opportunities.)
- Nosotros dejaremos la ciudad el próximo fin de semana. (We will leave the city next weekend.)
- ¿Por qué dejaréis la fiesta temprano? (Why will you all leave the party early?)
Conditional Dejar Conjugation / Condicional
The conditional tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions or events that would happen under certain conditions in the present or future.
Yo | Dejaría |
Tú | Dejarías |
Él/Ella/Usted | Dejaría |
Nosotros | Dejaríamos |
Vosotros | Dejaríais |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejarían |
Examples:
- Yo dejaría mi trabajo actual si encontrara una mejor oportunidad. (I would leave my current job if I found a better opportunity.)
- Ella dejaría la ciudad si pudiera vivir cerca de su familia. (She would leave the city if she could live close to her family.)
- ¿Ustedes dejarían sus pertenencias para mudarse a otro país? (Would you all leave your belongings to move to another country?)
Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto Compuesto
Spanish present perfect tense (also known as “pretérito perfecto compuesto”) is used to express actions that have occurred in the past but have a connection to the present, emphasizing the result or consequences of those actions.
Yo | He dejado |
Tú | Has dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Ha dejado |
Nosotros | Hemos dejado |
Vosotros | Habéis dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Han dejado |
Examples:
- ¿Has dejado tus llaves en casa? No las encuentro. (Have you left your keys at home? I can’t find them.)
- Hemos dejado la comida en la cocina. (We have left the food in the kitchen.)
- ¿Habéis dejado algún mensaje para el profesor? (Have you all left any message for the teacher?)
Past Perfect Dejar Conjugation / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto
Spanish past perfect tense (also known as “pretérito pluscuamperfecto”) is used to describe actions that occurred before another past action or event, expressing a past-in-the-past relationship.
Yo | Había dejado |
Tú | Habías dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Había dejado |
Nosotros | Habíamos dejado |
Vosotros | Habíais dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Habían dejado |
Examples:
- Cuando llegué a casa, me di cuenta de que había dejado las luces encendidas. (When I got home, I realized I had left the lights on.)
- Habías dejado tu paraguas en el restaurante ayer. ¿Lo recuperaste? (You had left your umbrella in the restaurant yesterday. Did you get it back?)
- Habíamos dejado los libros en la biblioteca antes de que cerrara. (We had left the books in the library before it closed.)
Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto
The Spanish future perfect tense is used to express actions that will have been completed in the future, indicating an action that will be finished before another specified future time or event.
Yo | Habré dejado |
Tú | Habrás dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Habrá dejado |
Nosotros | Habremos dejado |
Vosotros | Habréis dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Habrán dejado |
Examples:
- Cuando vuelva, ustedes habréis dejado el país y ya estarán en casa. (When I come back, you all will have left the country and will already be home.)
- Para el mediodía, el equipo de construcción habrá dejado el sitio de trabajo. (By noon, the construction team will have left the work site.)
- Para la hora de la cena, ellos habrán dejado la reunión y estarán en camino a casa. (By dinner time, they will have left the meeting and will be on their way home.)
Conditional Perfect / Condicional Perfect
The conditional perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or speculative actions that would have been completed in the past, indicating an action that would have happened prior to another past event.
Yo | Habría dejado |
Tú | Habrías dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Habría dejado |
Nosotros | Habríamos dejado |
Vosotros | Habríais dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Habrían dejado |
Examples:
- Yo habría dejado mi trabajo si hubiera encontrado una mejor oportunidad. (I would have left my job if I had found a better opportunity.)
- ¿Habrías dejado tu casa en venta si el mercado hubiera sido mejor? (Would you have left your house for sale if the market had been better?)
- ¿Usted habría dejado su carrera si hubiera tenido una oferta en otro país? (Would you have left your career if you had had an offer in another country?)
“Dejar” Conjugation in Spanish Subjunctive / Subjuntivo
The subjunctive tense (el modo subjuntivo) is one of the three grammatical moods used to express different attitudes or purposes in speech. The subjunctive mood is used to express doubt, uncertainty, subjectivity, emotion, and hypothetical situations.
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Present Tense / Presente
The Spanish subjunctive present tense is used to express subjective actions, desires, doubts, recommendations, or possibilities, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, necessity, or influence.
Yo | Deje |
Tú | Dejes |
Él/Ella/Usted | Deje |
Nosotros | Dejemos |
Vosotros | Dejéis |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejen |
Examples:
- Quiero que yo deje la puerta abierta para que entre más luz. (I want to leave the door open so that more light comes in.)
- Es importante que tú dejes tus preocupaciones de lado y te relajes un poco. (It’s important that you leave your worries aside and relax a bit.)
- Sugiero que nosotros dejemos las discusiones para otro momento más oportuno. (I suggest that we leave the discussions for a more suitable moment.)
Imperfect / Imperfecto
This tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past, often introduced by certain triggers such as expressions of doubt, uncertainty, or unreal conditions.
Yo | Dejara |
Tú | Dejaras |
Él/Ella/Usted | Dejara |
Nosotros | Dejaramos |
Vosotros | Dejarais |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejaran |
Examples:
- Si tuvieras prisa, sería mejor que dejaras las llaves conmigo. (If you were in a hurry, it would be better if you left the keys with me.)
- Sería conveniente que dejáramos un poco de espacio para las opiniones de los demás. (It would be convenient if we left some space for others’ opinions.)
- Me gustaría que vosotros dejarais la puerta cerrada cuando salgáis. (I would like you all to leave the door closed when you leave.)
Present Perfect / Pretérito Perfecto
Spanish subjunctive present perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the present with a connection to the past, indicating actions that would have been completed prior to the present moment.
Yo | Haya dejado |
Tú | Hayas dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Haya dejado |
Nosotros | Hayamos dejado |
Vosotros | Hayáis dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Hayan dejado |
Examples:
- Espero que ya hayas dejado tu equipaje en la habitación del hotel. (I hope you have already left your luggage in the hotel room.)
- Es posible que ella haya dejado su teléfono en la oficina. (It’s possible that she has left her phone at the office.)
- Me alegraría que ellos ya hayan dejado la tarea lista para la reunión. (I would be happy if they have already left the task ready for the meeting.)
Past Perfect / Pretérico Pluscuamperfecto
Spanish subjunctive past perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the past with a connection to a previous past event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that past event.
Yo | Hubiera dejado |
Tú | Hubieras dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Hubiera dejado |
Nosotros | Hubiéramos dejado |
Vosotros | Hubierais dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Hubieran dejado |
Examples:
- Si hubiéramos llegado más temprano, hubiéramos dejado nuestras cosas en el hotel y salido a explorar la ciudad. (If we had arrived earlier, we would have left our things at the hotel and gone out to explore the city.)
- Si hubieras escuchado mi consejo, habrías dejado de preocuparte tanto. (If you had listened to my advice, you would have stopped worrying so much.)
- Si hubieran sabido que iba a llover, habrían dejado el picnic para otro día. (If they had known it was going to rain, they would have left the picnic for another day.)
Future Perfect / Futuro Perfecto
The future perfect tense is used to express hypothetical or unreal actions, desires, doubts, or recommendations in the future with a connection to a future event, indicating actions that would have been completed before that future event.
Yo | Hubiere dejado |
Tú | Hubieres dejado |
Él/Ella/Usted | Hubiere dejado |
Nosotros | Hubiéremos dejado |
Vosotros | Hubiereis dejado |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Hubieren dejado |
Examples:
- Si yo hubiere dejado el trabajo, estaría buscando uno nuevo ahora mismo. (If I had left the job, I would be looking for a new one right now.)
- Él hubiere dejado la ciudad si no le gustara tanto su trabajo aquí. (He would have left the city if he didn’t like his job here so much.)
- Ellos hubieren dejado el proyecto incompleto si no hubiera sido por el apoyo del equipo. (They would have left the project incomplete if it hadn’t been for the support of the team.)
“Dejar” Conjugation in Spanish Imperative / Imperativo
The imperative tense (el modo imperativo) is one of the verb moods used to express commands, orders, or requests. It is used to tell someone what to do or what not to do.
Affirmative / Afirmativos
Spanish affirmative refers to the use of positive statements or expressions that indicate agreement, confirmation, or positive response to a question or statement.
Yo | – |
Tú | Deja |
Él/Ella/Usted | Deje |
Nosotros | Dejemos |
Vosotros | Dejad |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | Dejen |
Examples:
- Deja de preocuparte tanto por el futuro. (Stop worrying so much about the future.)
- Dejad de hacer ruido, por favor. (Stop making noise, please.)
- Dejen sus mochilas en la sala y siéntense. (Leave your backpacks in the living room and sit down.)
Negative / Negativos
Spanish negative refers to the use of negative statements or expressions that indicate negation, denial, or disagreement with a question or statement.
Yo | – |
Tú | No dejes |
Él/Ella/Usted | No deje |
Nosotros | No dejemes |
Vosotros | No dejéis |
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes | No dejen |
Examples:
- No dejes tus cosas tiradas por ahí. (Don’t leave your things lying around.)
- No dejemos que la lluvia arruine nuestro día. (Let’s not let the rain ruin our day.)
- No deje que nadie te diga que no puedes hacerlo. (Don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it.)
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