to undo
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Deshago la maleta cuando llego.
I unpack my suitcase when I arrive.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi mamá deshizo el vestido.
My mom took apart the dress.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Mi abuela deshacía los suéteres viejos.
My grandmother would unravel the old sweaters.
Futuro · What will happen
Desharemos el plan.
We'll undo the plan.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo desharía la maleta primero.
I'd unpack the suitcase first.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has deshecho las maletas?
Have you unpacked your bags?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había deshecho la cama.
She had already stripped the bed.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Habrías deshecho la cama.
You would have stripped the bed.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que deshagas la maleta.
I want you to unpack the suitcase.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Le pedí que deshiciera el nudo.
I asked him to undo the knot.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que deshiciesen el nudo.
I asked them to undo the knot.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Dudo que haya deshecho el acuerdo.
I doubt he has undone the agreement.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera deshecho la maleta, no estaría arrugada la ropa.
If I had unpacked my suitcase, the clothes wouldn't be wrinkled.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Deshaz la maleta.
Unpack the suitcase.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No deshagas el nudo.
Don't undo the knot.