deteriorar
In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.
1.Presente
Presente
Habitual actions, general truths, and what's happening now.
| yo | deterioro |
| tú | deterioras |
| él/ella | deteriora |
| nosotros | deterioramos |
| vosotros | deterioráis |
| ellos/ellas | deterioran |
El clima está deteriorando la pintura de la casa.
The weather is deteriorating the paint on the house.
Los problemas económicos están deteriorando la calidad de vida.
The economic problems are deteriorating the quality of life.
2.Pretérito Indefinido
Pretérito Indefinido
Completed actions at a specific point in the past.
| yo | deterioré |
| tú | deterioraste |
| él/ella | deterioró |
| nosotros | deterioramos |
| vosotros | deteriorasteis |
| ellos/ellas | deterioraron |
El agua deterioró el documento antiguo.
The water damaged the old document.
El tiempo deterioró la estatua en el parque.
The weather damaged the statue in the park.
3.Imperfecto
Imperfecto
Ongoing or repeated actions in the past, descriptions, and background context.
| yo | deterioraba |
| tú | deteriorabas |
| él/ella | deterioraba |
| nosotros | deteriorábamos |
| vosotros | deteriorabais |
| ellos/ellas | deterioraban |
Cuando vivía allí, el edificio se deterioraba rápidamente.
When I lived there, the building was deteriorating quickly.
La falta de mantenimiento deterioraba el sistema de tuberías.
The lack of maintenance was damaging the plumbing system.
4.Futuro Simple
Futuro Simple
Future actions, predictions, and speculation about the present.
| yo | deterioraré |
| tú | deteriorarás |
| él/ella | deteriorará |
| nosotros | deterioraremos |
| vosotros | deterioraréis |
| ellos/ellas | deteriorarán |
Si no lo cuidas, el coche se deteriorará.
If you don't take care of it, the car will deteriorate.
El clima extremo deteriorará las infraestructuras.
Extreme weather will deteriorate the infrastructure.
5.Condicional
Condicional
Hypothetical situations, polite requests, and future-in-the-past.
| yo | deterioraría |
| tú | deteriorarías |
| él/ella | deterioraría |
| nosotros | deterioraríamos |
| vosotros | deterioraríais |
| ellos/ellas | deteriorarían |
Si no lo proteges, podría deteriorarse rápidamente.
If you don't protect it, it could deteriorate quickly.
El uso excesivo podría deteriorar la calidad del producto.
Excessive use could damage the quality of the product.
6.Subjuntivo Presente
Subjuntivo Presente
Wishes, doubts, emotions, and subordinate clauses expressing uncertainty.
| yo | deteriore |
| tú | deteriores |
| él/ella | deteriore |
| nosotros | deterioremos |
| vosotros | deterioréis |
| ellos/ellas | deterioren |
Es importante que no deterioren el medio ambiente.
It is important that they do not damage the environment.
Espero que la falta de uso no deterioren las instalaciones.
I hope that the lack of use does not damage the facilities.
7.Subjuntivo Imperfecto
Subjuntivo Imperfecto
Past subjunctive contexts, hypothetical si-clauses, and polite suggestions.
| yo | deteriorara |
| tú | deterioraras |
| él/ella | deteriorara |
| nosotros | deterioráramos |
| vosotros | deteriorarais |
| ellos/ellas | deterioraran |
Si se deteriorara el material, tendríamos que reemplazarlo.
If the material were to deteriorate, we would have to replace it.
Ojalá que no deteriorara la relación entre ellos.
I wish that it wouldn't damage the relationship between them.
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Common questions
- Is "deteriorar" regular or irregular in Spanish?
- "deteriorar" is a regular -ar verb in Spanish. It follows the standard conjugation pattern for -ar verbs.
- How do you conjugate "deteriorar" in the present tense?
- In the Presente, "deteriorar" conjugates as: deterioras, deterioro, deterioran, and more. See the full table above.
- What is the past tense of "deteriorar" in Spanish?
- In the Pretérito Indefinido, "deteriorar" conjugates as: deterioraste, deterioré, deterioraron, and more. See the full table above.
- How common is "deteriorar" in Spanish?
- "deteriorar" (to damage, to deteriorate) is one of the most commonly used verbs in Spanish.