Desaparecer Conjugation | How to Conjugate Desaparecer in Spanish

Desaparecer means “to disappear” or “to vanish.” You will learn its mostly regular -ER paradigm, the irregular zc forms such as desaparezco and desaparezca, and its regional pronominal use.

Desaparecer conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Irregular. Linguistically, desaparecer uses regular -ER endings in most forms but has the consonant alternation c → zc before the first-person present ending and throughout the present subjunctive: desaparezco — “I disappear” — and desaparezca — “that I / you formal / he / she disappear.”

Desaparecer gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. With haber, the participle remains invariant for gender and number.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	desaparecer	to disappear
Gerund	desapareciendo	disappearing
Past participle	desaparecido	disappeared

Desaparecer meaning and essential uses

Desaparecer — “to disappear / vanish” — commonly describes something ceasing to be visible, ceasing to exist, or becoming missing: Las nubes desaparecen. — “The clouds disappear.”

The usual core lesson use is intransitive. RAE also records pronominal use in parts of the Americas, for example se desapareció — “he / she disappeared,” and transitive uses are also documented regionally.

Desaparecer irregular conjugation patterns

Most forms use the stem desaparec- with normal -ER endings. Before an ending that requires the consonant pattern represented by zco / zca, the verb uses desaparezco — “I disappear” — and the present-subjunctive family desaparezca, desaparezcas, desaparezcamos — “that I/you/we disappear,” as appropriate.

The preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, gerund desapareciendo — “disappearing” — and participle desaparecido — “disappeared” — otherwise follow the expected pattern.

Desaparecer indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Desaparecer present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current actions, habits, facts, and contextually near-future events. Most forms use the ordinary -ER endings; the yo form uses desaparezco — “I disappear.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desaparezco	I disappear
Tú — you, singular informal	desapareces	you disappear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desaparece	he / she disappears; you disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desaparecemos	we disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desaparecéis	you disappear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecen	they disappear; you disappear (plural)

• Desaparezco de la vista al doblar la esquina. — I disappear from view when I turn the corner.

Desaparecer preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified -ER preterite family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desaparecí	I disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	desapareciste	you disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desapareció	he / she disappeared; you disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desaparecimos	we disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desaparecisteis	you disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecieron	they disappeared; you disappeared (plural)

• La mancha desapareció después del lavado. — The stain disappeared after the wash.

Desaparecer imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, background, descriptive, or ongoing past situations. The table uses the regular -ER imperfect family.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desaparecía	I used to disappear / was disappearing
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparecías	you used to disappear / were disappearing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desaparecía	he / she used to disappear / was disappearing; you used to disappear / were disappearing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desaparecíamos	we used to disappear / were disappearing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desaparecíais	you used to disappear / were disappearing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecían	they used to disappear / were disappearing; you used to disappear / were disappearing (plural)

• La señal desaparecía cada pocos minutos. — The signal kept disappearing every few minutes.

Desaparecer present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus desapareciendo — the gerund of the target verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy desapareciendo	I am disappearing
Tú — you, singular informal	estás desapareciendo	you are disappearing
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está desapareciendo	he / she is disappearing; you are disappearing (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos desapareciendo	we are disappearing
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis desapareciendo	you are disappearing (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están desapareciendo	they are disappearing; you are disappearing (plural)

• La niebla está desapareciendo. — The fog is disappearing.

Desaparecer near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses a plan, intention, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and desaparecer — “to disappear.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a desaparecer	I am going to disappear
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a desaparecer	you are going to disappear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a desaparecer	he / she is going to disappear; you are going to disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a desaparecer	we are going to disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a desaparecer	you are going to disappear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a desaparecer	they are going to disappear; you are going to disappear (plural)

• La marca va a desaparecer del mercado. — The brand is going to disappear from the market.

Desaparecer future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where context supports it, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive; this verb has no special future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desapareceré	I will disappear
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparecerás	you will disappear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desaparecerá	he / she will disappear; you will disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desapareceremos	we will disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desapareceréis	you will disappear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecerán	they will disappear; you will disappear (plural)

• La nieve desaparecerá con el calor. — The snow will disappear with the heat.

Desaparecer conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or other conditional meanings supported by context. The endings attach to the full infinitive; this verb has no special future or conditional stem.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desaparecería	I would disappear
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparecerías	you would disappear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desaparecería	he / she would disappear; you would disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desapareceríamos	we would disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desapareceríais	you would disappear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecerían	they would disappear; you would disappear (plural)

• El problema desaparecería con una actualización. — The problem would disappear with an update.

Desaparecer present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; its distribution varies across Spanish-speaking regions. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he desaparecido	I have disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	has desaparecido	you have disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha desaparecido	he / she has disappeared; you have disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos desaparecido	we have disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis desaparecido	you have disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han desaparecido	they have disappeared; you have disappeared (plural)

• El dolor ha desaparecido. — The pain has disappeared.

Desaparecer past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había desaparecido	I had disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	habías desaparecido	you had disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había desaparecido	he / she had disappeared; you had disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos desaparecido	we had disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais desaparecido	you had disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían desaparecido	they had disappeared; you had disappeared (plural)

• La luz ya había desaparecido del horizonte. — The light had already disappeared from the horizon.

Desaparecer future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré desaparecido	I will have disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás desaparecido	you will have disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá desaparecido	he / she will have disappeared; you will have disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos desaparecido	we will have disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis desaparecido	you will have disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán desaparecido	they will have disappeared; you will have disappeared (plural)

• Para mañana la nieve habrá desaparecido. — By tomorrow the snow will have disappeared.

Desaparecer conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría desaparecido	I would have disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías desaparecido	you would have disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría desaparecido	he / she would have disappeared; you would have disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos desaparecido	we would have disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais desaparecido	you would have disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían desaparecido	they would have disappeared; you would have disappeared (plural)

• Sin mantenimiento, el servicio habría desaparecido. — Without maintenance, the service would have disappeared.

Desaparecer subjunctive conjugations

Desaparecer present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate contexts involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The present subjunctive uses the desaparezc- stem before its endings.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desaparezca	that I disappear
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparezcas	that you disappear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desaparezca	that he / she disappear; that you disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desaparezcamos	that we disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desaparezcáis	that you disappear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparezcan	that they disappear; that you disappear (plural)

• Espero que la mancha desaparezca pronto. — I hope the stain disappears soon.

Desaparecer imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table; do not treat the two series as mechanically interchangeable in every special construction. These forms are built from the preterite third-person plural family; the main table shows the -ra series.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desapareciera	that I disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparecieras	that you disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desapareciera	that he / she disappeared; that you disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desapareciéramos	that we disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desaparecierais	that you disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecieran	that they disappeared; that you disappeared (plural)

• Querían que desapareciéramos antes del amanecer. — They wanted us to disappear before dawn.
• Preferían que desaparecieses de la escena. — They preferred that you disappear from the scene.

Desaparecer future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts and is included here as a reference system. These reference forms share the same historical stem family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desapareciere	if / when I should disappear
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparecieres	if / when you should disappear
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desapareciere	if / when he / she should disappear; if / when you should disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desapareciéremos	if / when we should disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desapareciereis	if / when you should disappear (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desaparecieren	if / when they should disappear; if / when you should disappear (plural)

• Si desapareciere algún documento, deberá notificarse. — If any document should disappear, it must be reported.

Desaparecer present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya desaparecido	that I have disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas desaparecido	that you have disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya desaparecido	that he / she has disappeared; that you have disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos desaparecido	that we have disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis desaparecido	that you have disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan desaparecido	that they have disappeared; that you have disappeared (plural)

• Me alegra que el dolor haya desaparecido. — I am glad that the pain has disappeared.

Desaparecer past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera desaparecido	that I had disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras desaparecido	that you had disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera desaparecido	that he / she had disappeared; that you had disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos desaparecido	that we had disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais desaparecido	that you had disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran desaparecido	that they had disappeared; that you had disappeared (plural)

• Si la señal hubiera desaparecido antes, habríamos perdido la conexión. — If the signal had disappeared earlier, we would have lost the connection.
• Si hubiese desaparecido la prueba, el caso habría cambiado. — If the evidence had disappeared, the case would have changed.

Desaparecer future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It is a reference form used mainly in formal, legal, literary, or historical contexts. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle desaparecido — “disappeared.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere desaparecido	if / when I should have disappeared
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres desaparecido	if / when you should have disappeared
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere desaparecido	if / when he / she should have disappeared; if / when you should have disappeared (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos desaparecido	if / when we should have disappeared
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis desaparecido	if / when you should have disappeared (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren desaparecido	if / when they should have disappeared; if / when you should have disappeared (plural)

• Si hubiere desaparecido algún bien, se dejará constancia. — If any property should have disappeared, a record will be made.

Desaparecer imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. Spanish uses different morphological sources depending on person and polarity; the nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Desaparecer affirmative commands

Use affirmative commands for direct instructions when the target verb supports that function naturally. The table includes the five core addressee or exhortative rows.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	desaparece	disappear
Usted — you, singular formal	desaparezca	disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	desaparezcamos	let’s disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desapareced	disappear (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	desaparezcan	disappear (plural)

• Desaparece de aquí. — Disappear from here.

Desaparecer negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms. The particle no — “not / do not” — comes before the command form.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no desaparezcas	do not disappear
Usted — you, singular formal	no desaparezca	do not disappear (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no desaparezcamos	let’s not disappear
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no desaparezcáis	do not disappear (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no desaparezcan	do not disappear (plural)

• No desaparezcas sin avisar. — Do not disappear without telling anyone.

Common constructions with Desaparecer

These target-verb patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the verb is used.

• desaparecer de la vista. — to disappear from view.
• desaparecer de un lugar. — to disappear from a place.
• hacer desaparecer algo. — to make something disappear.

Example sentences with Desaparecer

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already explained in the lesson.

• Las nubes desaparecen al mediodía. — The clouds disappear at midday.
• Mis llaves han desaparecido. — My keys have disappeared.
• El ruido desapareció de repente. — The noise disappeared suddenly.
• Puede que el problema desaparezca solo. — The problem may disappear on its own.
• La especie podría desaparecer de la región. — The species could disappear from the region.
• No desaparezcas sin dejar un mensaje. — Do not disappear without leaving a message.

Regional and usage notes for Desaparecer

RAE records pronominal use of desaparecer in parts of the Americas. The core tables retain the non-pronominal paradigm because that is the standard broad reference pattern. Voseo changes the present and affirmative-command forms in regions where vos is used.

• Vos desaparecés durante horas. — You disappear for hours. (voseo)
• Desaparecé de aquí. — Disappear from here. (affirmative vos command)
• Se desapareció de la casa. — He / she disappeared from the house. (pronominal use recorded in parts of the Americas)

For desaparecer, most endings are predictable. The forms that deserve special attention are desaparezco — “I disappear” — and the desaparezc- present-subjunctive family; keep regional pronominal use separate from the core intransitive pattern.