Desayunar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Desayunar in Spanish

Desayunar means “to have breakfast” or “to eat something for breakfast.” You will learn its fully regular -AR conjugation and the main time, food, place, and company patterns.

Desayunar conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular AR. RAE gives desayuno, desayunas / desayunás, desayuna, desayunamos, desayunáis, desayunan, with regular gerund desayunando and participle desayunado.

Desayunar gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle desayunado remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	desayunar	to have breakfast / eat breakfast
Gerund	desayunando	having breakfast / eating breakfast
Past participle	desayunado	had breakfast / eaten breakfast

Desayunar meaning and essential uses

RAE records desayunar as intransitive for having breakfast: Desayuno a las siete. — “I have breakfast at seven.”

It can also be transitive for eating or drinking a particular thing as breakfast: Desayuno un café. — “I have a coffee for breakfast.” RAE also records pronominal uses, but this lesson targets the non-pronominal paradigm.

Desayunar regular conjugation pattern

The stem desayun- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as desayuno, desayuné, and desayune take ordinary -AR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Desayunar indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Desayunar present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayuno	I have breakfast / eat breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunas	you have breakfast / eat breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayuna	he / she has breakfast / eats breakfast; you have breakfast / eat breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunamos	we have breakfast / eat breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunáis	you have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunan	they have breakfast / eat breakfast; you have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)

• Desayuno a las siete. — I have breakfast at seven.

Desayunar preterite conjugation

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

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayuné	I had breakfast / ate breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunaste	you had breakfast / ate breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayunó	he / she had breakfast / ate breakfast; you had breakfast / ate breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunamos	we had breakfast / ate breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunasteis	you had breakfast / ate breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunaron	they had breakfast / ate breakfast; you had breakfast / ate breakfast (plural)

• Ayer desayuné con Marta. — Yesterday I had breakfast with Marta.

Desayunar imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant desayunado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayunaba	I used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / was having breakfast / eating breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunabas	you used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / were having breakfast / eating breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayunaba	he / she used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / was having breakfast / eating breakfast; you used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / were having breakfast / eating breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunábamos	we used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / were having breakfast / eating breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunabais	you used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / were having breakfast / eating breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunaban	they used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / were having breakfast / eating breakfast; you used to have breakfast / eat breakfast / were having breakfast / eating breakfast (plural)

• Antes desayunábamos más tarde. — We used to have breakfast later.

Desayunar present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus desayunando.

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

• Estoy desayunando ahora. — I am having breakfast now.

Desayunar near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + desayunar.

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

• Voy a desayunar en casa. — I am going to have breakfast at home.

Desayunar future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayunaré	I will have breakfast / eat breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunarás	you will have breakfast / eat breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayunará	he / she will have breakfast / eat breakfast; you will have breakfast / eat breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunaremos	we will have breakfast / eat breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunaréis	you will have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunarán	they will have breakfast / eat breakfast; you will have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)

• Desayunaremos juntos mañana. — We will have breakfast together tomorrow.

Desayunar conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayunaría	I would have breakfast / eat breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunarías	you would have breakfast / eat breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayunaría	he / she would have breakfast / eat breakfast; you would have breakfast / eat breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunaríamos	we would have breakfast / eat breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunaríais	you would have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunarían	they would have breakfast / eat breakfast; you would have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)

• Desayunaría antes si tuviera tiempo. — I would have breakfast earlier if I had time.

Desayunar present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant desayunado.

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

• He desayunado ya. — I have already had breakfast.

Desayunar 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 plus invariant desayunado.

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

• Ya habíamos desayunado cuando llegaron. — We had already had breakfast when they arrived.

Desayunar 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 plus invariant desayunado.

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

• Para entonces habrán desayunado todos. — By then everyone will have had breakfast.

Desayunar conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant desayunado.

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

• Habría desayunado algo más ligero. — I would have had something lighter for breakfast.

Desayunar subjunctive conjugations

Desayunar present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayune	that I have breakfast / eat breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunes	that you have breakfast / eat breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayune	that he / she have breakfast / eat breakfast; that you have breakfast / eat breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunemos	that we have breakfast / eat breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunéis	that you have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunen	that they have breakfast / eat breakfast; that you have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)

• Quiero que desayunes antes de salir. — I want you to have breakfast before leaving.

Desayunar 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. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant desayunado.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayunara	that I had breakfast / ate breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunaras	that you had breakfast / ate breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayunara	that he / she had breakfast / ate breakfast; that you had breakfast / ate breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunáramos	that we had breakfast / ate breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunarais	that you had breakfast / ate breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunaran	that they had breakfast / ate breakfast; that you had breakfast / ate breakfast (plural)

• Preferían que desayunáramos juntos. — They preferred that we have breakfast together.
• Era mejor que desayunases antes del viaje. — It was better for you to have breakfast before the trip.

Desayunar 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. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	desayunare	if / when I should have breakfast / eat breakfast
Tú — you, singular informal	desayunares	if / when you should have breakfast / eat breakfast
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	desayunare	if / when he / she should have breakfast / eat breakfast; if / when you should have breakfast / eat breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	desayunáremos	if / when we should have breakfast / eat breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunareis	if / when you should have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	desayunaren	if / when they should have breakfast / eat breakfast; if / when you should have breakfast / eat breakfast (plural)

• Quien desayunare en el comedor deberá dejar la mesa limpia. — Whoever should have breakfast in the dining room must leave the table clean.

Desayunar 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 plus invariant desayunado.

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

• Me alegra que hayas desayunado. — I am glad that you had breakfast.

Desayunar 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 plus invariant desayunado.

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

• Si hubiera desayunado antes, no tendría hambre. — If I had eaten breakfast earlier, I would not be hungry.
• Si hubieses desayunado con nosotros, habrías probado el pan casero. — If you had had breakfast with us, you would have tried the homemade bread.

Desayunar future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant desayunado.

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

• Si hubieren desayunado fuera, deberán regresar a la hora indicada. — If they should have eaten breakfast outside, they must return at the stated time.

Desayunar imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Desayunar affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	desayuna	have breakfast
Usted — you, singular formal	desayune	have breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	desayunemos	let’s have breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	desayunad	have breakfast (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	desayunen	have breakfast (plural)

• Desayuna antes de salir. — Have breakfast before leaving.

Desayunar negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no desayunes	do not have breakfast
Usted — you, singular formal	no desayune	do not have breakfast (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no desayunemos	let’s not have breakfast
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no desayunéis	do not have breakfast (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no desayunen	do not have breakfast (plural)

• No desayunes demasiado tarde. — Do not have breakfast too late.

Common constructions with Desayunar

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

• desayunar. — to have breakfast.
• desayunar algo. — to eat / drink something for breakfast.
• desayunar con alguien. — to have breakfast with someone.
• desayunar en + place / a + time. — to have breakfast at a place / at a time.

Example sentences with Desayunar

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• ¿A qué hora desayunas? — What time do you have breakfast?
• Hoy desayuno café y tostadas. — Today I am having coffee and toast for breakfast.
• Vamos a desayunar fuera. — We are going to have breakfast out.
• Espero que desayunes antes del examen. — I hope you have breakfast before the exam.
• Ya han desayunado. — They have already had breakfast.
• Desayuna algo ligero. — Have something light for breakfast.

Regional and usage notes for Desayunar

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos desayunás temprano. — You have breakfast early. (voseo)
• Desayuná con nosotros mañana. — Have breakfast with us tomorrow. (affirmative vos command)

Desayunar is fully regular. Use it intransitively for “have breakfast” or transitively for what someone eats or drinks at breakfast, adding time, place, or company as needed.