How to conjugate desarrollar in Spanish

desarrollar in Spanish means to develop, 

desarrollar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb desarrollar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

desarrollar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb desarrollar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video: 

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the indicative present tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrolloI develop
desarrollasyou develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollahe/she developes, you (formal) developes
Nosotros (as)desarrollamoswe develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollaísyou (plural) Spain develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollanthey develop, you (plural) develop

desarrollar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending. The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

  1. The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
  2. The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb desarrollar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the preterite tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrolléI developed
desarrollasteyou developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollóhe/she developed, you (formal) developed
Nosotros (as)desarrollamoswe developed
Vosotros (as)desarrollasteisyou (plural) Spain developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollaronthey developed, you (plural) developed

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

la semana pasadalast week
el mes pasadolast month
el fin de semana pasadolast weekend
el año pasadolast year
ayer yesterday 
anteayerthe day before yesterday
anoche last night

desarrollar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

The verb desarrollar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

  1. Take off the -ar
  2. Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the imperfect tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrollabaI used to develop
desarrollabasyou used to develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollabahe/she used to develop, you (formal) used to develop
Nosotros (as)desarrollábamoswe used to develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollabaisyou (plural) Spain used to develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollabanthey used to develop, you (plural) used to develop

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

a menudooften
usualmenteusually
todos los díasevery day
todos los mesesevery month
todos los añosevery year
casi siemprealmost always
a vecessometimes
de niño/niñaas a child …
siempre always
normalmente normally

desarrollar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). The verb desarrollar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb desarrollar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate desarrollar in the future, follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case desarrollar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 
Yoé
ás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) á
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)án

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar using the future tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrollaréI will develop
desarrollarásyou will develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollaráhe/she will develop, you (formal) will develop
Nosotros (as)desarrollaremoswe will develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollaréisyou (plural) Spain will develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollaránthey will develop, you (plural) will develop

desarrollar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

  1. Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a desarrollar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

Yovoy
vas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) va
Nosotros (as)vamos
Vosotros (as)vais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar using the informal future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a desarrollarI will develop
vas a desarrollaryou will develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)va a desarrollarhe/she will develop, you (formal) will develop
Nosotros (as)vamos a desarrollarwe will develop
Vosotros (as)vais a desarrollaryou (plural) Spain will develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)van a desarrollarthey will develop, you (plural) will develop

desarrollar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ando for -ar verbs
  4. Add -iendo for -er and –ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

Yoestoy
estás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) está
Nosotros (as)estamos
Vosotros (as)estáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están

The present participle of the verb desarrollar is: desarrollando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video:Click for Video 

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar using the present progressive:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy desarrollandoI am developing
estás desarrollandoyou are developing
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)está desarrollandohe/she is developing, you (formal) are developing
Nosotros (as)estamos desarrollandowe are developing
Vosotros (as)estáis desarrollandoyou (plural) Spain are developing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)están desarrollandothey are developing, you (plural) are developing

desarrollar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb desarrollar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate desarrollar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

  1. Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir). In this case desarrollar.
  2. Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

Yoía
ías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ía
Nosotros (as)íamos
Vosotros (as)íais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ían

The infinitive of the verb desarrollar is desarrollar

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar using the conditional tense:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrollaríaI would develop
desarrollaríasyou would develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollaríahe/she would develop, you (formal) would develop
Nosotros (as)desarrollaríamoswe would develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollaríasyou (plural) Spain would develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollaríanthey would develop, you (plural)would develop

desarrollar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the conditional tense. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “haber” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

Yohe
has
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ha
Nosotros (as)hemos
Vosotros (as)habéis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the present perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe desarrolladoI have developed
has desarrolladoyou have developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)ha desarrolladohe/she have developed, you (formal) have developed
Nosotros (as)hemos desarrolladowe have developed
Vosotros (as)habéis desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain have developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)han desarrolladothey have developed, you (plural) have developed

desarrollar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Yohabía
habías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) había
Nosotros (as)habíamos
Vosotros (as)habíais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habían

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case desarrollar

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the past perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía desarrolladoI had developed
habías desarrolladoyou had developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)había desarrolladohe/she had developed, you (formal) had developed
Nosotros (as)habíamos desarrolladowe had developed
Vosotros (as)habíais desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain had developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habíain desarrolladothey had developed, you (plural) had developed

desarrollar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb desarrollar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Yohabré
habrás
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habrá
Nosotros (as)habremos
Vosotros (as)habréis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case desarrollar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the future perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré desarrolladoI will have developed
habrás desarrolladoyou will have developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habrá desarrolladohe/she will have developed, you (formal) will have developed
Nosotros (as)habremos desarrolladowe will have developed
Vosotros (as)habréis desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain will have developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrán desarrolladothey will have developed, you (plural) will have developed

desarrollar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional. This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

Yohabría
habrías
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) habría
Nosotros (as)habríamos
Vosotros (as)habríais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case desarrollar. To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the conditional perfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría desarrolladoI would have developed
habrías desarrolladoyou would have developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)habría desarrolladohe/she would have developed, you (formal) would have developed
Nosotros (as)habríamos desarrolladowe would have developed
Vosotros (as)habríais desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain will would developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)habrían desarrolladothey would have developed, you (plural) would have developed

desarrollar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb desarrollar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos
Vosotros (as)éis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Yoa
as
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) as
Nosotros (as)amos
Vosotros (as)áis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)an

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the subjunctive present:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrolleI may develop
desarrollesyou may develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollehe/she may develop, you (formal) may develop
Nosotros (as)desarrollemoswe may develop
Vosotros (as)desarrolléisyou (plural) Spain may develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollenthey may develop, you (plural) may develop

desarrollar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite, take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like desarrollar the endings are:

Yoara
aras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ara
Nosotros (as)áramos
Vosotros (as)arais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)aran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common

Yoase
ases
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) ase
Nosotros (as)ásemos
Vosotros (as)aseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)asen

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

Yoiera
ieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iera
Nosotros (as)iéramos
Vosotros (as)ierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Yoiese
ieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iese
Nosotros (as)iésemos
Vosotros (as)ieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)iesen

Here are the steps in action:

  1. desarrollar
  1. The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: desarrollar – desarrollaron
  1. Now remove -aron and you are left with desarroll
  1. Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the subjunctive imperfect:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrollaraI might develop
desarrollarasyou might develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollarahe/she might develop, you (formal) might develop
Nosotros (as)desarrolláramoswe might develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollaraisyou (plural) Spain might develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollaranthey might develop, you (plural) might develop

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrollaseI might develop
desarrollasesyou might develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollasehe/she might develop, you (formal) might develop
Nosotros (as)desarrollásamoswe might develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollasaisyou (plural) Spain might develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollasanthey might develop, you (plural) might develop

desarrollar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb desarrollar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like desarrollar the endings are:

Yoe
es
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) e
Nosotros (as)emos (accent on á of the stem)
Vosotros (as)eis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)en

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieran

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Yoiere
ieres
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) iere
Nosotros (as)iéremos
Vosotros (as)iereis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)ieren

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the subjunctive future:

PronounSpanishEnglish
YodesarrollaraI will develop
desarrollarasyou will develop
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)desarrollarahe/she will develop, you (formal) will develop
Nosotros (as)desarrolláramoswe will develop
Vosotros (as)desarrollaraisyou (plural) Spain will develop
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)desarrollaranthey will develop, you (plural) will develop

desarrollar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

Yohaya
hayas
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) haya
Nosotros (as)hayamos
Vosotros (as)hayáis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan

The past participle of the verb desarrollar is: desarrollado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya desarrolladoI may have developed
hayas desarrolladoyou may have developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)haya desarrolladohe/she may have developed, you (formal) may have developed
Nosotros (as)hayamos desarrolladowe may have developed
Vosotros (as)hayáis desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain may have developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hayan desarrolladothey may have developed, you (plural) may have developed

desarrollar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb desarrollar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber  + the past participle of the verb

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

Yohubiera
hubieras
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiera
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos
Vosotros (as)hubierais
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Yohubiese
hubieses
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.) hubiese
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos
Vosotros (as)hubieseis
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen

To form the past participle of a verb:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs
  4. Add -ido for -er and –ir verbs

Let’s apply it to desarrollar:

  1. Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (desarrollar)
  2. Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (desarroll)
  3. Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (desarrollado)

The past participle of the verb desarrollar is desarrollado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb desarrollar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiese desarrolladoI might have developed
hubieses desarrolladoyou might have developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiese desarrolladohe/she might have developed, you (formal) might have developed
Nosotros (as)hubiésemos desarrolladowe might have developed
Vosotros (as)hubieseis desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain might have developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubiesen desarrolladothey might have developed, you (plural) might have developed

OR

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera desarrolladoI might have developed
hubieras desarrolladoyou might have developed
Él / Ella / Usted (Ud.)hubiera desarrolladohe/she might have developed, you (formal) might have developed
Nosotros (as)hubiéramos desarrolladowe might have developed
Vosotros (as)hubierais desarrolladoyou (plural) Spain might have developed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes (Uds.)hubieran desarrolladothey might have developed, you (plural) might have developed

desarrollar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

desarrollar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

  1. Find the form of the verb in the present tense. 
  2. Take off the “s
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders: Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb desarrollar  would be desarrolla

Let’s see the process:

  1. Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (desarrollas)
  2. Take off the “s”.  (desarrolla)
  3. That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (desarrolla)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡desarrolla!develop!
Usted (Ud.)¡desarrolle!develop!
Nosotros (as)¡desarrollemos!develop!
Vosotros (as)¡desarrollad!develop!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡desarrollen!develop!

desarrollar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

desarrollar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

  1. Start with No
  2. Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
  3. Take off the “o
  4. Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video: Click for Video 

PronounSpanishEnglish
N/AN/AN/A
¡no desarrolles!Don’t develop!
Usted (Ud.)¡no desarrolle!Don’t develop!
Nosotros (as)¡no desarrollemos!Don’t develop!
Vosotros (as)¡no desarrolléis!Don’t develop!
Ustedes (Uds.)¡no desarrollen!Don’t develop!

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