desempeñarverb
Desempeñar means to carry out, to perform or to fulfill in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as desempeña, desempeñan and desempeñó.
- to carry out
- to perform
- to fulfill
Desempeñó muy bien su misión.
He carried out his mission very well.
La música desempeña un papel importante aquí.
Music plays an important role here.
Tomás no quiso desempeñar un papel secundario.
Tomás didn't want to play second fiddle.
Ella desempeña su trabajo con mucha paciencia.
She performs her job very patiently.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| desempeña | he, she, it | Present |
| desempeñan | they | Present |
| desempeñó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| desempeñado | masculine singular | Past participle |
| desempeñaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| desempeñando | Gerund | |
| desempeñe | he, she, it | Present subjunctive |
| desempeñará | he, she, it | Future |
| desempeñaban | they | Imperfect |
| desempeñaron | they | Preterite |
| desempeñarán | they | Future |