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Despedirse (to say goodbye) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of despedirse (to say goodbye) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Despedirse (to say goodbye) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 1: Presentarse (To introduce oneself)

Lesson 1: Saludos y despedidas (Greetings and Farewells)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Despedirse (to say goodbye) Despidiéndose (Saying goodbye) Despedido (said goodbye)

Despedirse (to say goodbye): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo me despido I say goodbye
tú te despides You say goodbye
él/ella se despide he says goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despedimos We say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despedís You (all) say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despiden They say goodbye

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me he despedido I have said goodbye
tú te has despedido You have said goodbye
él/ella se ha despedido He has said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos hemos despedido We have said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os habéis despedido You (plural) have said goodbye
ellos/ellas se han despedido They have said goodbye

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo me despida I say goodbye
tú te despidas You say goodbye
él/ella se despida He says goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despidamos We say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despidáis You all say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despidan They say goodbye

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me haya despedido I have said goodbye
tú te hayas despedido You have said goodbye
él/ella se haya despedido He has said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos hayamos despedido We have said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os hayáis despedido You all have said goodbye
ellos/ellas se hayan despedido they have said goodbye

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me despedía I was saying goodbye
tú te despedías You were saying goodbye
él/ella se despedía he was saying goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despedíamos We were saying goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despedíais You (plural) were saying goodbye
ellos/ellas se despedían They were saying goodbye

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me había despedido I had said goodbye
tú te habías despedido You had said goodbye
él/ella se había despedido He had said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos habíamos despedido We had said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os habíais despedido You (plural) had said goodbye
ellos/ellas se habían despedido They had said goodbye

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me despidiera/me despidiese I would say goodbye
tú te despidieras/te despidieses You would say goodbye
él/ella se despidiera/se despidiese He would say goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despidiéramos/nos despidiésemos we would say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despidierais/os despidieseis You all would say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despidieran/se despidiesen They would say goodbye

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiera despedido/me hubiese despedido I would have said goodbye
tú te hubieras despedido/te hubieses despedido You would have said goodbye
él/ella se hubiera despedido/se hubiese despedido He would have said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéramos despedido/nos hubiésemos despedido We would have said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os hubierais despedido/os hubieseis despedido You would have said goodbye
ellos/ellas se hubieran despedido/se hubiesen despedido They would have said goodbye

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo me despedí I said goodbye
tú te despediste You said goodbye
él/ella se despidió He said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despedimos We said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despedisteis You said goodbye
ellos/ellas se despidieron They said goodbye

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube despedido I had said goodbye
tú hubiste despedido You had said goodbye
él/ella hubo despedido He had said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras hubimos despedido We had said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis despedido You had said goodbye
ellos/ellas hubieron despedido They had said goodbye

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo me despidiere I will say goodbye
tú te despidieres You will say goodbye
él/ella se despidiere he will say goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despidiéremos We would say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despidiereis You would say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despidieren They would say goodbye

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me hubiere despedido I will have to say goodbye
tú te hubieres despedido you will have said goodbye
él/ella se hubiere despedido he would have said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos hubiéremos despedido We will have said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os hubiereis despedido You will have said goodbye
ellos/ellas se hubieren despedido they will have said goodbye

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo me despediré I will say goodbye
tú te despedirás You will say goodbye
él/ella se despedirá He will say goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despediremos We will say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despediréis You all will say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despedirán They will say goodbye

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habré despedido I will have said goodbye
tú te habrás despedido You will have said goodbye
él/ella se habrá despedido He will have said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos habremos despedido We will have said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os habréis despedido You all will have said goodbye
ellos/ellas se habrán despedido They will have said goodbye
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡despídete! You say goodbye.
¡despídase! say goodbye
¡despidámonos! Let's say goodbye.
¡despedíos! Say goodbye!
¡despídanse! say goodbye

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
no te despidas You don't say goodbye
no se despida he does not say goodbye
no nos despidamos Let us not say goodbye
no os despidáis you all do not say goodbye
no se despidan They do not say goodbye

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo me despediría I would say goodbye
tú te despedirías You would say goodbye
él/ella se despediría He would say goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos despediríamos We would say goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os despediríais You all would say goodbye
ellos/ellas se despedirían They would say goodbye

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo me habría despedido I would have said goodbye
tú te habrías despedido You would have said goodbye
él/ella se habría despedido He would have said goodbye
nosotros/nosotras nos habríamos despedido We would have said goodbye
vosotros/vosotras os habríais despedido You all would have said goodbye
ellos/ellas se habrían despedido They would have said goodbye

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He will say goodbye to his job after many years.
Él se despedirá de su trabajo después de muchos años.
2. Tomorrow I will say goodbye to my friends before I leave.
Mañana me despediré de mis amigos antes de irme.
3. You all say goodbye to the vacation at the beach.
Vosotros os despedís de las vacaciones en la playa.
4. You say goodbye early from the party.
Tú te despides temprano de la fiesta.
5. You will say goodbye to the city with a big party.
Tú te despedirás de la ciudad con una gran fiesta.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We were saying goodbye to the university with both joy and sadness.
Nosotros nos despedíamos de la universidad con alegría y tristeza a la vez.
2. We have said goodbye to our hometown.
Nosotros nos hemos despedido de nuestra ciudad natal.
3. I was saying goodbye to my friends before moving.
Yo me despedía de mis amigos antes de mudarme.
4. You said goodbye to your friends at the party.
Tú te despediste de tus amigos en la fiesta.
5. We said goodbye to our vacation with sadness.
Nosotros nos despedimos de nuestras vacaciones con tristeza.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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despidieran, se despidan, me despida, nos despidamos, te despidas, se

1.
Espero que ellos/ellas ... adecuadamente.
(I hope that they say goodbye properly.)
2.
Espero que yo ... correctamente de todos.
(I hope that I say goodbye properly to everyone.)
3.
Es importante que tú ... antes de irte.
(It is important that you say goodbye before you leave.)
4.
Quiero que nosotros ... con una sonrisa.
(I want us to say goodbye with a smile.)
5.
Ellos temían que ... ... sin un último adiós.
(They were afraid that they would say goodbye without a final farewell.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. As soon as he had said goodbye to his mentor, he felt ready for the challenge.
Apenas hubo despedido a su mentor, se sintió listo para el reto.
2. Would you have said goodbye to everyone if you had had time?
¿os hubierais despedido de todos si hubierais tenido tiempo?
3. As soon as I had said goodbye to my friends, I felt alone.
Tan pronto como hube despedido a mis amigos, me sentí solo.
4. After we had said goodbye to the family, we began the journey.
Luego de que hubimos despedido a la familia, iniciamos el viaje.
5. Once you had said goodbye to the guests, the house fell silent.
Una vez que hubisteis despedido a los invitados, la casa quedó en silencio.