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Desfavorecer is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to disfavor, not to flatter or suit”.
Below are all of the conjugations for desfavorecer in Spanish, in all three moods (indicative/indicativo, subjunctive/subjunctivo and imperative/imperativo) and all of the tenses, for each pronoun.
The vosotros pronoun is mainly used in mainland Spain, and is the informal second-person plural – it could be considered the Spanish version of “y’all”. It is rarely found in Latin America, where ustedes is used instead.
The vos form is used instead of tú in some Spanish speaking countries of South America, especially the Southern Cone (e.g. Argentina and Uruguay) and has a different conjugation.
| English Infinitive | to disfavor, not to flatter or suit |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | desfavorecer |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está desfavoreciendo) and past continuous (estaba desfavoreciendo). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. disfavoring).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he desfavorecido and hubiera desfavorecido. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have disfavored).
| Gerundio / Gerund | desfavoreciendo |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | desfavorecido |
The basic form of speech, el indicativo is used for making statements, talking about facts, events and things that are certain and objective.
The present tense is as it sounds – it’s for talking about things that are currently going on, which are habitual, or which generally exist. In English, this would be “I disfavor” or “they disfavor”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | desfavorezco |
| Tú | desfavoreces |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavorece |
| Nosotros / as | desfavorecemos |
| Vosotros / as | desfavorecéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecen |
| Vos | desfavorecés |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I disfavored” or “she disfavored” in English.
In Spanish, there are two past tenses where just one is used in English; the pretérite infefinido is typically used to refer to a concrete, specific moment in time.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desfavorecí | I disfavored |
| Tú | desfavoreciste | You disfavored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavoreció | He / she / you disfavored |
| Nosotros / as | desfavorecimos | We disfavored |
| Vosotros / as | desfavorecisteis | You disfavored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecieron | They / you disfavored |
| Vos | desfavoreciste | You disfavored |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was disfavoring” or “she was disfavoring” in English, and is typically used to describe things and set a scene, talk about events without a specific timeframe, or talk about habitual events or states in the past.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desfavorecía | I was disfavoring |
| Tú | desfavorecías | You were disfavoring |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavorecía | He was / she was / you were disfavoring |
| Nosotros / as | desfavorecíamos | We were disfavoring |
| Vosotros / as | desfavorecíais | You were disfavoring |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecían | They / you were disfavoring |
| Vos | desfavorecías | You were disfavoring |
The perfect tense is for talking about things which happened in the past but are still related to the present or continue into the present.
In English, these use the auxiliary verbs ‘have’ and ‘has’ – i.e. “I have disfavored” and “she has disfavored”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he desfavorecido | I have disfavored |
| Tú | has desfavorecido | You have disfavored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha desfavorecido | He has / she has / you have disfavored |
| Nosotros / as | hemos desfavorecido | We have disfavored |
| Vosotros / as | habéis desfavorecido | You have disfavored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han desfavorecido | They / you have disfavored |
| Vos | has desfavorecido | You have disfavored |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would disfavor” or “she would disfavor”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desfavorecería | I would disfavor |
| Tú | desfavorecerías | You would disfavor |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavorecería | He / she / you would disfavor |
| Nosotros / as | desfavoreceríamos | We would disfavor |
| Vosotros / as | desfavoreceríais | You would disfavor |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecerían | They / you would disfavor |
| Vos | desfavorecerías | You would disfavor |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will disfavor” or “they will disfavor”.
It is more commonly used for making a hypothesis about the present. To talk about the future, Spanish speakers frequently use “ir + a + infinivo”, e.g. “van a desfavorecer” means “They are going to disfavor”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desfavoreceré | I will disfavor |
| Tú | desfavorecerás | You will disfavor |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavorecerá | He / she / you will disfavor |
| Nosotros / as | desfavoreceremos | We will disfavor |
| Vosotros / as | desfavoreceréis | You will disfavor |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecerán | They / you will disfavor |
| Vos | desfavorecerás | You will disfavor |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | desfavorezca |
| Tú | desfavorezcas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavorezca |
| Nosotros / as | desfavorezcamos |
| Vosotros / as | desfavorezcáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorezcan |
| Vos | desfavorezcas |
There are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive.
The first option sees verbs ending in -era (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ara (for -ar verbs), while the second sees verbs ending in -ese (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ase (for -ar verbs).
There is no difference between these two forms, and Spanish speakers use them interchangeably.
| Pronoun | Spanish era/ara | Spanish ese/ase |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | desfavoreciera | desfavoreciese |
| Tú | desfavorecieras | desfavoreciese |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavoreciera | desfavoreciese |
| Nosotros / as | desfavoreciéramos | desfavoreciésemos |
| Vosotros / as | desfavorecierais | desfavorecieseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecieran | desfavoreciesen |
| Vos | desfavorecieras | desfavoreciese |
The future subjunctive is no longer used in modern-day Spanish, apart from in literary and legal contexts, and there is no need to learn it.
It is formed the same as the past/imperfect subjunctive, but with -e endings instead of -a endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | desfavoreciere |
| Tú | desfavorecieres |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavoreciere |
| Nosotros / as | desfavoreciéremos |
| Vosotros / as | desfavoreciereis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorecieren |
| Vos | desfavorecieres |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “disfavor!” and “don’t disfavor!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | desfavorece | no desfavorezcas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desfavorezca | no desfavorezca |
| Nosotros / as | desfavorezcamos | no desfavorezcamos |
| Vosotros / as | desfavoreced | no desfavorezcáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desfavorezcan | no desfavorezcan |
| Vos | desfavorecé | no desfavorezcas |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya desfavorecido |
| Tú | hayas desfavorecido |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya desfavorecido |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos desfavorecido |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis desfavorecido |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan desfavorecido |
| Vos | hayas desfavorecido |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desfavorecido / hubiese desfavorecido |
| Tú | hubieras desfavorecido / hubieses desfavorecido |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera desfavorecido / hubiese desfavorecido |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos desfavorecido / hubiésemos desfavorecido |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais desfavorecido / hubieseis desfavorecido |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran desfavorecido / hubiesen desfavorecido |
| Vos | hubieras desfavorecido / hubieses desfavorecido |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere desfavorecido |
| Tú | hubieres desfavorecido |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere desfavorecido |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos desfavorecido |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis desfavorecido |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren desfavorecido |
| Vos | hubieres desfavorecido |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté desfavoreciendo |
| Tú | estés desfavoreciendo |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté desfavoreciendo |
| Nosotros / as | estemos desfavoreciendo |
| Vosotros / as | estéis desfavoreciendo |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén desfavoreciendo |
| Vos | estés desfavoreciendo |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera desfavoreciendo / estuviese desfavoreciendo |
| Tú | estuvieras desfavoreciendo / estuvieses desfavoreciendo |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera desfavoreciendo / estuviese desfavoreciendo |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos desfavoreciendo / estuviésamos desfavoreciendo |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais desfavoreciendo / estuvieseis desfavoreciendo |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera desfavoreciendo / estuviese desfavoreciendo |
| Vos | estuvieras desfavoreciendo / estuvieses desfavoreciendo |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere desfavoreciendo |
| Tú | estuvieres desfavoreciendo |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere desfavoreciendo |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos desfavoreciendo |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis desfavoreciendo |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere desfavoreciendo |
| Vos | estuvieres desfavoreciendo |
Voseo is the practice of using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tú’ as the second-person singular pronoun, and is common throughout much of South America.
There are various versions of ‘voseo’ used throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The conjugations for the most common type – used throughout Argentina, parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguya and Uruguay are below.
The present indicative (presente de indicativo) and affirmative imperative (imperativo) have different conjugations from the tú form, while all other tenses generally use the tú form.
| Tense | Vos Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present Indicative Presente de Indicativo | Vos desfavorecés |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos desfavoreciste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos desfavorecías |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos desfavorecerías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos desfavorecerás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos desfavorezcas |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos desfavorecieras / Vos desfavoreciese |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos desfavorecé |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no desfavorezcas |