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Deplorar is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to deplore, lament”.
Below are all of the conjugations for deplorar 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 deplore, lament |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | deplorar |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está deplorando) and past continuous (estaba deplorando). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. deploring).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he deplorado and hubiera deplorado. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have deplored).
| Gerundio / Gerund | deplorando |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | deplorado |
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 deplore” or “they deplore”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | deploro |
| Tú | deploras |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deplora |
| Nosotros / as | deploramos |
| Vosotros / as | deploráis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploran |
| Vos | deplorás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I deplored” or “she deplored” 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 | deploré | I deplored |
| Tú | deploraste | You deplored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deploró | He / she / you deplored |
| Nosotros / as | deploramos | We deplored |
| Vosotros / as | deplorasteis | You deplored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploraron | They / you deplored |
| Vos | deploraste | You deplored |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was deploring” or “she was deploring” 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 | deploraba | I was deploring |
| Tú | deplorabas | You were deploring |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deploraba | He was / she was / you were deploring |
| Nosotros / as | deplorábamos | We were deploring |
| Vosotros / as | deplorabais | You were deploring |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploraban | They / you were deploring |
| Vos | deplorabas | You were deploring |
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 deplored” and “she has deplored”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he deplorado | I have deplored |
| Tú | has deplorado | You have deplored |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha deplorado | He has / she has / you have deplored |
| Nosotros / as | hemos deplorado | We have deplored |
| Vosotros / as | habéis deplorado | You have deplored |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han deplorado | They / you have deplored |
| Vos | has deplorado | You have deplored |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would deplore” or “she would deplore”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deploraría | I would deplore |
| Tú | deplorarías | You would deplore |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deploraría | He / she / you would deplore |
| Nosotros / as | deploraríamos | We would deplore |
| Vosotros / as | deploraríais | You would deplore |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deplorarían | They / you would deplore |
| Vos | deplorarías | You would deplore |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will deplore” or “they will deplore”.
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 deplorar” means “They are going to deplore”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | deploraré | I will deplore |
| Tú | deplorarás | You will deplore |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deplorará | He / she / you will deplore |
| Nosotros / as | deploraremos | We will deplore |
| Vosotros / as | deploraréis | You will deplore |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deplorarán | They / you will deplore |
| Vos | deplorarás | You will deplore |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | deplore |
| Tú | deplores |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deplore |
| Nosotros / as | deploremos |
| Vosotros / as | deploréis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploren |
| Vos | deplores |
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 | deplorara | deplorase |
| Tú | deploraras | deplorase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deplorara | deplorase |
| Nosotros / as | deploráramos | deplorásemos |
| Vosotros / as | deplorarais | deploraseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploraran | deplorasen |
| Vos | deploraras | deplorase |
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 | deplorare |
| Tú | deplorares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deplorare |
| Nosotros / as | deploráremos |
| Vosotros / as | deplorareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploraren |
| Vos | deplorares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “deplore!” and “don’t deplore!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | deplora | no deplores |
| Él / Ella / Usted | deplore | no deplore |
| Nosotros / as | deploremos | no deploremos |
| Vosotros / as | deplorad | no deploréis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | deploren | no deploren |
| Vos | deplorá | no deplores |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya deplorado |
| Tú | hayas deplorado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya deplorado |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos deplorado |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis deplorado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan deplorado |
| Vos | hayas deplorado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera deplorado / hubiese deplorado |
| Tú | hubieras deplorado / hubieses deplorado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera deplorado / hubiese deplorado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos deplorado / hubiésemos deplorado |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais deplorado / hubieseis deplorado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran deplorado / hubiesen deplorado |
| Vos | hubieras deplorado / hubieses deplorado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere deplorado |
| Tú | hubieres deplorado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere deplorado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos deplorado |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis deplorado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren deplorado |
| Vos | hubieres deplorado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté deplorando |
| Tú | estés deplorando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté deplorando |
| Nosotros / as | estemos deplorando |
| Vosotros / as | estéis deplorando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén deplorando |
| Vos | estés deplorando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera deplorando / estuviese deplorando |
| Tú | estuvieras deplorando / estuvieses deplorando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera deplorando / estuviese deplorando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos deplorando / estuviésamos deplorando |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais deplorando / estuvieseis deplorando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera deplorando / estuviese deplorando |
| Vos | estuvieras deplorando / estuvieses deplorando |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere deplorando |
| Tú | estuvieres deplorando |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere deplorando |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos deplorando |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis deplorando |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere deplorando |
| Vos | estuvieres deplorando |
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 deplorás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos deploraste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos deplorabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos deplorarías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos deplorarás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos deplores |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos deploraras / Vos deplorase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos deplorá |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no deplores |