Destacar conjugation
to emphasise, stand out, highlight
Past participledestacado
Gerunddestacando
Future stemdestacar-
Preterite (yo)destaqué
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Destacar in the main GCSE tenses
highlighted forms don't follow the regular pattern, so learn these ones carefully.
Presente present
| yo destaco |
| tú destacas |
| él/ella/usted destaca |
| nosotros/as destacamos |
| vosotros/as destacáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes destacan |
Pretérito indefinido preterite
| yo destaqué |
| tú destacaste |
| él/ella/usted destacó |
| nosotros/as destacamos |
| vosotros/as destacasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes destacaron |
Pretérito imperfecto imperfect
| yo destacaba |
| tú destacabas |
| él/ella/usted destacaba |
| nosotros/as destacábamos |
| vosotros/as destacabais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes destacaban |
Futuro inmediato near future
| yo voy a destacar |
| tú vas a destacar |
| él/ella/usted va a destacar |
| nosotros/as vamos a destacar |
| vosotros/as vais a destacar |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes van a destacar |
Futuro simple future
| yo destacaré |
| tú destacarás |
| él/ella/usted destacará |
| nosotros/as destacaremos |
| vosotros/as destacaréis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes destacarán |
Condicional conditional
| yo destacaría |
| tú destacarías |
| él/ella/usted destacaría |
| nosotros/as destacaríamos |
| vosotros/as destacaríais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes destacarían |
Pretérito perfecto perfect
| yo he destacado |
| tú has destacado |
| él/ella/usted ha destacado |
| nosotros/as hemos destacado |
| vosotros/as habéis destacado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes han destacado |
Presente continuo present continuous
| yo estoy destacando |
| tú estás destacando |
| él/ella/usted está destacando |
| nosotros/as estamos destacando |
| vosotros/as estáis destacando |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes están destacando |
Imperativo imperative (commands)
| (tú) destaca |
| (usted) destaque |
| (vosotros/as) destacad |
| (ustedes) destaquen |
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Pluscuamperfecto pluperfect
| yo había destacado |
| tú habías destacado |
| él/ella/usted había destacado |
| nosotros/as habíamos destacado |
| vosotros/as habíais destacado |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes habían destacado |
Presente de subjuntivo present subjunctive
| yo destaque |
| tú destaques |
| él/ella/usted destaque |
| nosotros/as destaquemos |
| vosotros/as destaquéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes destaquen |
Quick questions about destacar
Is destacar regular or irregular?
Destacar is a verb with a spelling change. The highlighted forms in the tables are the ones that break the regular pattern.
What is the preterite of destacar?
In the preterite, yo destaqué and él/ella/usted destacó. The full table is above.
What is the past participle of destacar?
The past participle of destacar is destacado, as in yo he destacado.
What is the gerund of destacar?
The gerund (-ing form) of destacar is destacando, as in yo estoy destacando.
What is the future stem of destacar?
The future and conditional stem of destacar is destacar-: yo destacaré, yo destacaría.
Verbs that follow the same pattern as destacar
- buscar look for, fetch
- sacar take out, get, obtain
- explicar explain
- tocar touch, play (instrument)
- dedicar devote, dedicate
- publicar publish, post (online)
- indicar point (out), indicate
- significar mean
- identificar identify
- comunicar communicate
- practicar practise
- criticar criticise
- fabricar manufacture, produce
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