The Spanish verb despedirse means "to say goodbye". It is the reflexive form of despedir ("to fire, see off"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of despedirse is yo me despido, tú te despides, él/ella/usted se despide, nosotros nos despedimos, vosotros os despedís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se despiden. It is irregular: 4 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: despídete.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | me despido (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te despides (irregular) | |
| él/ | se despide (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos despedimos | |
| vosotros | os despedís | |
| ellos/ | se despiden (irregular) |
| yo | me despedí |
|---|---|
| tú | te despediste |
| él/ | se despidió (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos despedimos |
| vosotros | os despedisteis |
| ellos/ | se despidieron (irregular) |
| yo | me despedía |
|---|---|
| tú | te despedías |
| él/ | se despedía |
| nosotros | nos despedíamos |
| vosotros | os despedíais |
| ellos/ | se despedían |
| yo | me despediré |
|---|---|
| tú | te despedirás |
| él/ | se despedirá |
| nosotros | nos despediremos |
| vosotros | os despediréis |
| ellos/ | se despedirán |
| yo | me despediría |
|---|---|
| tú | te despedirías |
| él/ | se despediría |
| nosotros | nos despediríamos |
| vosotros | os despediríais |
| ellos/ | se despedirían |
| yo | me despida (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te despidas (irregular) |
| él/ | se despida (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos despidamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os despidáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se despidan (irregular) |
| tú | despídete (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | despídase (irregular) |
| nosotros | despidámonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | despedíos |
| ustedes | despídanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he despedido |
|---|---|
| tú | te has despedido |
| él/ | se ha despedido |
| nosotros | nos hemos despedido |
| vosotros | os habéis despedido |
| ellos/ | se han despedido |
Despedirse is irregular: the stem changes in forms such as me despido, se despidió, and me despida. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund: despídete and despidiéndose.
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Despedirse is irregular. Its irregular forms include me despido, se despidió, and me despida.
Despedirse means to say goodbye. Despedir means to fire someone or see someone off.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me despido, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in despídete and despidiéndose. The gerund is despidiéndose and the past participle is despedido.