despedir
to dismiss, to fire from a job, to say goodbye
La empresa despidió a veinte empleados.
The company laid off twenty employees.
despedir present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
despedir present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
despedir preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
despedir imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
despedir present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
despedir future
Actions yet to happen.
despedir informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
despedir future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
despedir conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
despedir conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
despedir pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
despedir subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
despedir subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
despedir subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
despedir subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
despedir imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
despedir imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.