despegarverb
Despegar means to take off, to detach or to unstick in English. It is a verb, and you will see it as despegó, despega and despegando.
- to take off
- to detach
- to unstick
La estampilla se despegó.
The stamp came off.
El avión acaba de despegar.
The plane took off just now.
El avión despegó a las 2:30.
The plane took off at 2:30.
Su avión despegará enseguida.
Your plane will take off right away.
Common forms
| Form | Reading | Tense |
|---|---|---|
| despegó | he, she, it | Preterite |
| despega | he, she, it | Present |
| despegando | Gerund | |
| despegan | they | Present |
| despegaron | they | Preterite |
| despegaba | he, she, it | Imperfect |
| despegará | he, she, it | Future |
| despegamos | we | Present or preterite |
| despegara | he, she, it | Past subjunctive |
| despeguen | they | Present subjunctive |
| despegaban | they | Imperfect |