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Describir (to describe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of describir (to describe) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Describir (to describe) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A2

Module 3: Planes para el fin de semana (Weekend plans)

Lesson 23: Direcciones del viento (Wind directions)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Describir (to describe) Describiendo (Describing) Descrito (Described)

Describir (to describe): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo describo I describe
tú describes you describe
él/ella describe he/she describes
nosotros/nosotras describimos We describe
vosotros/vosotras describís you describe
ellos/ellas describen they describe

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he descrito I have described
tú has descrito You have described
él/ella ha descrito he/she has described
nosotros/nosotras hemos descrito We have described
vosotros/vosotras habéis descrito You have described
ellos/ellas han descrito They have described

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo describa I describe
tú describas you describe
él/ella describa he/she describes
nosotros/nosotras describamos we describe
vosotros/vosotras describáis you describe
ellos/ellas describan they describe

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya descrito I have described
tú hayas descrito you have described
él/ella haya descrito he/she has described
nosotros/nosotras hayamos descrito we have described
vosotros/vosotras hayáis descrito you have described
ellos/ellas hayan descrito they have described

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo describía I described
tú describías You described
él/ella describía he/she described
nosotros/nosotras describíamos we described
vosotros/vosotras describíais you described
ellos/ellas describían They described

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había descrito I had described
tú habías descrito You had described
él/ella había descrito he/she had described
nosotros/nosotras habíamos descrito we had described
vosotros/vosotras habíais descrito you had described
ellos/ellas habían descrito They had described

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo describiera/describiese I would describe
tú describieras/describieses you would describe
él/ella describiera/describiese he/she would describe
nosotros/nosotras describiéramos/describiésemos we described
vosotros/vosotras describierais/describieseis You would describe
ellos/ellas describieran/describiesen they described

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese descrito I would have described
tú hubieras/hubieses descrito You would have described
él/ella hubiera/hubiese descrito he/she would have described
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos descrito we would have described
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis descrito you would have described
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen descrito they would have described

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo describí I described
tú describiste You described
él/ella describió he/she described
nosotros/nosotras describimos we described
vosotros/vosotras describisteis you described
ellos/ellas describieron They described

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube descrito I had described
tú hubiste descrito you had described
él/ella hubo descrito he had described
nosotros/nosotras hubimos descrito we had described
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis descrito You had described
ellos/ellas hubieron descrito they had described

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo describiere I would describe
tú describieres You will describe
él/ella describiere he/she would describe
nosotros/nosotras describiéremos we shall describe
vosotros/vosotras describiereis you/vosotros will describe
ellos/ellas describieren They would describe

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere descrito I will have described
tú hubieres descrito You will have described
él/ella hubiere descrito he/she will have described
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos descrito we will have described
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis descrito You will have described
ellos/ellas hubieren descrito They will have described

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo describiré I will describe
tú describirás You will describe
él/ella describirá he/she will describe
nosotros/nosotras describiremos We will describe
vosotros/vosotras describiréis You will describe
ellos/ellas describirán They will describe

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré descrito I will have described
tú habrás descrito You will have described
él/ella habrá descrito he/she will have described
nosotros/nosotras habremos descrito we will have described
vosotros/vosotras habréis descrito you will have described
ellos/ellas habrán descrito They will have described
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
— Describe
Describe! Describe!
Describa! Describe!
Describamos! You (plural) describe
Describid! Describe!

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
¡No describas! Do not describe
¡No describa! Do not describe!
¡No describamos! Let's not describe!
¡No describáis! Do not describe
¡No describan! They must not describe

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo describiría I would describe
tú describirías You would describe
él/ella describiría he/she would describe
nosotros/nosotras describiríamos we would describe
vosotros/vosotras describiríais you would describe
ellos/ellas describirían They would describe

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría descrito I would have described
tú habrías descrito You would have described
él/ella habría descrito he would have described
nosotros/nosotras habríamos descrito We would have described
vosotros/vosotras habríais descrito you would have described
ellos/ellas habrían descrito They would have described

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You (plural) will describe the travel agency during the trip.
Describiréis la agencia de viajes durante el viaje.
2. You describe the landscape from the plane.
Vosotros describís el paisaje desde el avión.
3. You will describe the cow on the farm.
Describirás la vaca en la granja.
4. I will describe the oak on the excursion.
Describiré el roble en la excursión.
5. He describes the contents of the suitcase before travelling.
Él describe el contenido de la maleta antes de viajar.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I described the fascinating African jungle.
Describí la selva africana fascinante.
2. He/she described the wild African lion.
Describió el león africano salvaje.
3. I was describing the problem to the receptionist.
Yo describía el problema al recepcionista.
4. You described the landscape with details.
Tú describías el paisaje con detalles.
5. They described the owl and the eagle together.
Describieron el búho y el águila juntos.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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describierais/describieseis, describan, describiera/describiese, describiéramos/describiésemos, describa

1.
Es mejor que todas las actividades incluidas en la pensión completa.
(It is better that they describe all the activities included in the full board.)
2.
Si él/ella el vuelo, todos se sentirían más seguros.
(If he/she were to describe the flight, everyone would feel more secure.)
3.
Es importante que los lugares turísticos que visitaron.
(It is important that he/she describes the tourist places they visited.)
4.
Si vosotros/vosotras la oficina de turismo, ayudaríais a los turistas.
(If you were to describe the tourist office, you would help the tourists.)
5.
Si nosotros/nosotras el albergue, conseguiríamos más visitas.
(If we described the hostel, we would get more visits.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You had described the tourist places in the tourism office.
Vosotros hubisteis descrito los lugares turísticos en la oficina de turismo.
2. Perhaps you have described the key incorrectly.
Tal vez hayáis descrito mal la llave.
3. We would have described the double room, but we did not see the information.
Nosotros habríamos descrito la habitación doble, pero no vimos la información.
4. He would have described the sunflower on the trip.
Él habría descrito el girasol en el viaje.
5. Hopefully they have described the service well.
Ojalá hayan descrito bien el servicio.