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Desvincularse is a Spanish verb which translates into English as “to lose contact with”.
It’s a reflexive verb, which means the subject performs the action upon themselves – e.g. “I wake myself”.
Reflexive verbs always carry a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos or os – which is often placed before the conjugated verb (e.g. me desvinculo) or after the infinitive (e.g. Él tiene que desvincularse).
Below are all of the conjugations for desvincularse in Spanish, in all three moods (indicative/indicativo, subjunctive/subjunctivo and imperative/imperativo) and all of the tenses, for each pronoun.
The vosotros pronoun is mainly used in mainland Spain, and is the informal second-person plural – it could be considered the Spanish version of “y’all”. It is rarely found in Latin America, where ustedes is used instead.
The vos form is used instead of tú in some Spanish speaking countries of South America, especially the Southern Cone (e.g. Argentina and Uruguay) and has a different conjugation.
| English Infinitive | to lose contact with |
|---|---|
| Spanish Infinitive | desvincularse |
The gerund (gerundio) is used with the continuous tenses, e.g. present continuous (está desvinculándose) and past continuous (estaba desvinculándose). The easiest way to think of it is the equivalent of english’s -ing form (e.g. losing contact with).
The past participle (participio) is used with perfect tense ‘haber’ verbs, e.g. he desvinculado and hubiera desvinculado. These are the equivalent of English’s ‘have’ (e.g. have lost contact with).
| Gerundio / Gerund | desvinculándose |
|---|---|
| Participio / Past Participle | desvinculado |
The basic form of speech, el indicativo is used for making statements, talking about facts, events and things that are certain and objective.
The present tense is as it sounds – it’s for talking about things that are currently going on, which are habitual, or which generally exist. In English, this would be “I lose contact with” or “they lose contact with”.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | me desvinculo |
| Tú | te desvinculas |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvincula |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvinculamos |
| Vosotros / as | os desvinculáis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvinculan |
| Vos | te desvinculás |
Your simple past tense, e.g. “I lost contact with” or “she lost contact with” in English.
In Spanish, there are two past tenses where just one is used in English; the pretérite infefinido is typically used to refer to a concrete, specific moment in time.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desvinculé | I lost contact with |
| Tú | te desvinculaste | You lost contact with |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvinculó | He / she / you lost contact with |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvinculamos | We lost contact with |
| Vosotros / as | os desvinculasteis | You lost contact with |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvincularon | They / you lost contact with |
| Vos | te desvinculaste | You lost contact with |
The pretérito imperfecto roughly translates as “I was losing contact with” or “she was losing contact with” in English, and is typically used to describe things and set a scene, talk about events without a specific timeframe, or talk about habitual events or states in the past.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desvinculaba | I was losing contact with |
| Tú | te desvinculabas | You were losing contact with |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvinculaba | He was / she was / you were losing contact with |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvinculábamos | We were losing contact with |
| Vosotros / as | os desvinculabais | You were losing contact with |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvinculaban | They / you were losing contact with |
| Vos | te desvinculabas | You were losing contact with |
The perfect tense is for talking about things which happened in the past but are still related to the present or continue into the present.
In English, these use the auxiliary verbs ‘have’ and ‘has’ – i.e. “I have lost contact with” and “she has lost contact with”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he desvinculado | I have lost contact with |
| Tú | te has desvinculado | You have lost contact with |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se ha desvinculado | He has / she has / you have lost contact with |
| Nosotros / as | nos hemos desvinculado | We have lost contact with |
| Vosotros / as | os habéis desvinculado | You have lost contact with |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se han desvinculado | They / you have lost contact with |
| Vos | te has desvinculado | You have lost contact with |
The conditional is used in place of the English modal verb “would”, i.e. “I would lose contact with” or “she would lose contact with”. It can be used to talk about hypothetical situations.
| Pronoun | Spanish | Englush |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desvincularía | I would lose contact with |
| Tú | te desvincularías | You would lose contact with |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvincularía | He / she / you would lose contact with |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvincularíamos | We would lose contact with |
| Vosotros / as | os desvincularíais | You would lose contact with |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvincularían | They / you would lose contact with |
| Vos | te desvincularías | You would lose contact with |
The future tense, simply put, replaces the English modal verb “will” – i.e. “I will lose contact with” or “they will lose contact with”.
It is more commonly used for making a hypothesis about the present. To talk about the future, Spanish speakers frequently use “ir + a + infinivo”, e.g. “van a desvincularse” means “They are going to lose contact with”.
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desvincularé | I will lose contact with |
| Tú | te desvincularás | You will lose contact with |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvinculará | He / she / you will lose contact with |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvincularemos | We will lose contact with |
| Vosotros / as | os desvincularéis | You will lose contact with |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvincularán | They / you will lose contact with |
| Vos | te desvincularás | You will lose contact with |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | me desvincule |
| Tú | te desvincules |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvincule |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvinculemos |
| Vosotros / as | os desvinculéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvinculen |
| Vos | te desvincules |
There are two ways to form the imperfect subjunctive.
The first option sees verbs ending in -era (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ara (for -ar verbs), while the second sees verbs ending in -ese (for -er and -ir verbs) and -ase (for -ar verbs).
There is no difference between these two forms, and Spanish speakers use them interchangeably.
| Pronoun | Spanish era/ara | Spanish ese/ase |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me desvinculara | me desvinculase |
| Tú | te desvincularas | me desvinculase |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvinculara | se desvinculase |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvinculáramos | nos desvinculásemos |
| Vosotros / as | os desvincularais | os desvinculaseis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvincularan | se desvinculasen |
| Vos | te desvincularas | me desvinculase |
The future subjunctive is no longer used in modern-day Spanish, apart from in literary and legal contexts, and there is no need to learn it.
It is formed the same as the past/imperfect subjunctive, but with -e endings instead of -a endings.
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | me desvinculare |
| Tú | te desvinculares |
| Él / Ella / Usted | se desvinculare |
| Nosotros / as | nos desvinculáremos |
| Vosotros / as | os desvinculareis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | se desvincularen |
| Vos | te desvinculares |
Used for forming positive and negative commands, e.g. “lose contact with!” and “don’t lose contact with!”.
| Pronoun | Spanish Affirmative | Spanish Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Tú | desvincúlate | no te desvincules |
| Él / Ella / Usted | desvincúlese | no se desvincule |
| Nosotros / as | desvinculémonos | no nos desvinculemos |
| Vosotros / as | desvinculaos | no os desvinculéis |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | desvincúlense | no se desvinculen |
| Vos | desvinculate | no te desvincules |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | haya desvinculado |
| Tú | hayas desvinculado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya desvinculado |
| Nosotros / as | hayamos desvinculado |
| Vosotros / as | hayáis desvinculado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan desvinculado |
| Vos | hayas desvinculado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera desvinculado / hubiese desvinculado |
| Tú | hubieras desvinculado / hubieses desvinculado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera desvinculado / hubiese desvinculado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéramos desvinculado / hubiésemos desvinculado |
| Vosotros / as | hubierais desvinculado / hubieseis desvinculado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran desvinculado / hubiesen desvinculado |
| Vos | hubieras desvinculado / hubieses desvinculado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere desvinculado |
| Tú | hubieres desvinculado |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere desvinculado |
| Nosotros / as | hubiéremos desvinculado |
| Vosotros / as | hubiereis desvinculado |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren desvinculado |
| Vos | hubieres desvinculado |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | esté desvinculándose |
| Tú | estés desvinculándose |
| Él / Ella / Usted | esté desvinculándose |
| Nosotros / as | estemos desvinculándose |
| Vosotros / as | estéis desvinculándose |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estén desvinculándose |
| Vos | estés desvinculándose |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviera desvinculándose / estuviese desvinculándose |
| Tú | estuvieras desvinculándose / estuvieses desvinculándose |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviera desvinculándose / estuviese desvinculándose |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéramos desvinculándose / estuviésamos desvinculándose |
| Vosotros / as | estuvierais desvinculándose / estuvieseis desvinculándose |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviera desvinculándose / estuviese desvinculándose |
| Vos | estuvieras desvinculándose / estuvieses desvinculándose |
| Pronoun | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Yo | estuviere desvinculándose |
| Tú | estuvieres desvinculándose |
| Él / Ella / Usted | estuviere desvinculándose |
| Nosotros / as | estuviéremos desvinculándose |
| Vosotros / as | estuviereis desvinculándose |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | estuviere desvinculándose |
| Vos | estuvieres desvinculándose |
Voseo is the practice of using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tú’ as the second-person singular pronoun, and is common throughout much of South America.
There are various versions of ‘voseo’ used throughout the Spanish-speaking world. The conjugations for the most common type – used throughout Argentina, parts of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguya and Uruguay are below.
The present indicative (presente de indicativo) and affirmative imperative (imperativo) have different conjugations from the tú form, while all other tenses generally use the tú form.
| Tense | Vos Conjugation |
|---|---|
| Present Indicative Presente de Indicativo | Vos te desvinculás |
| Simle Past / Preterite Preterite de Indicativo | Vos te desvinculaste |
| Imperfect Past Preterite Imperfecto de Indicativo | Vos te desvinculabas |
| Conditional Condicional | Vos te desvincularías |
| Future Futuro de Indicativo | Vos te desvincularás |
| Present Subjunctive Presente de Subjunctivo | Vos te desvincules |
| Imperfect Subjunctive Imperfecto de Subjunctivo | Vos te desvincularas / Vos me desvinculase |
| Affirmative Imperative Imperativo | Vos desvinculate |
| Negative Imperative Imperativo Negativo | Vos no te desvincules |