to disappear
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Presente · What happens now or habitually
Desaparezco cuando hay que limpiar.
I disappear when there's cleaning to do.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El gato desapareció por tres días.
The cat disappeared for three days.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Las monedas desaparecían de la mesa.
The coins kept disappearing from the table.
Futuro · What will happen
Con esta crema desaparecerá el dolor.
With this cream the pain will go away.
Condicional · What would happen
Sin esas leyes, las tortugas desaparecerían.
Without those laws, the turtles would disappear.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Mi cartera ha desaparecido.
My wallet has disappeared.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Para entonces el barco había desaparecido.
By then the boat had disappeared.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Para mañana ya habrá desaparecido el dolor.
By tomorrow the pain will have gone away.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Sin el parque, este árbol habría desaparecido.
Without the park, this tree would have disappeared.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Espero que desaparezca este dolor.
I hope this pain goes away.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temíamos que desapareciera la tradición.
We were afraid the tradition would disappear.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Hablaba como si desapareciesen los problemas.
He talked as if the problems would disappear.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me preocupa que haya desaparecido.
It worries me that he has disappeared.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no hubiera desaparecido el dinero, no estaríamos aquí.
If the money hadn't disappeared, we wouldn't be here.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Desaparece de mi vista.
Get out of my sight.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No desaparezcas otra vez.
Don't disappear again.