Demoler Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish
The present tense of demoler — "to demolish" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for demoler with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Demoler means to demolish a building or structure, usually deliberately and with machinery. It is the formal verb for knocking a building down. To see it in a real sentence: Yo demuelo el edificio viejo — "I demolish the old building".
Present tense conjugation table: demoler
Every person of demoler in the present tense. The gerund is demoliendo and the past participle is demolido.
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | demuelo |
| tú | demueles |
| él/ella/Ud. | demuele |
| nosotros/as | demolemos |
| vosotros/as | demoléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | demuelen |
How the present of demoler is formed
The present of demoler is built from the stem demol- plus the present endings for -er verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -er ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.
| Person | Ending | Form |
|---|---|---|
| yo | -o | demuelo |
| tú | -es | demueles |
| él/ella/Ud. | -e | demuele |
| nosotros/as | -emos | demolemos |
| vosotros/as | -éis | demoléis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | -en | demuelen |
The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: demuelo, demueles, demuele and demuelen — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: demolemos, demoléis.
The gerund of demoler is demoliendo and the past participle is demolido. Both are the forms you need with estar and haber respectively.
When to use the present tense of demoler
The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and demoler appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.
Habits and routines
The present describes things that happen regularly, as a habit or routine.
"Cada día, yo demuelo el edificio viejo" — "Every day, I demolish the old building"
General truths
The present states facts that are always true, not just true today.
"Mi amigo demuele la casa abandonada" — "My friend demolishes the abandoned house"
What is happening now
The present describes an action in progress right now.
"Ahora, yo demuelo el muro del jardín" — "Right now, I demolish the garden wall"
Near-future plans
Spanish often uses the present for a plan that is already fixed.
"Mañana, nosotros demolemos la fábrica en ruinas" — "Tomorrow, we demolish the ruined factory"
Timetables and scheduled events
The present is the tense for timetables, programmes and things that happen on a schedule.
"Ellos demuelen el puente dañado" — "They demolish the damaged bridge"
The present tense vs the closest tenses
Present — habit or general fact vs Preterite — one finished occasion
The present describes a habit, a routine or a general fact — something that happens again and again or that is true in general. The preterite reports one finished occasion in the past. Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once, on a specific day.
- Present — habit or general fact: {'pre_es': 'Cada día, ', 'pre_en': 'Every day, '}yo demuelo el edificio viejo — "I demolish the old building"
- Preterite — one finished occasion: {'pre_es': 'Ayer, ', 'pre_en': 'Yesterday, '}yo demolí el edificio viejo — "I demolished the old building"
Present — now vs Imperfect — a past habit or background
The present talks about now. The imperfect talks about the past as a background — a repeated habit, an ongoing situation, something that used to happen. If you can add "used to" in English, the imperfect is usually the right choice; if it is happening now or always, use the present.
- Present — now: {}tú demueles la casa abandonada — "You demolish the abandoned house"
- Imperfect — a past habit or background: {}tú demolías la casa abandonada — "You used to demolish the abandoned house"
Present — now or a fixed plan vs Future — what will happen
The present describes what happens now, what you do regularly, or a plan that is already fixed. The future describes what will happen later — a promise, a prediction, a plan that is not yet under way. Spanish often uses the present for near-future plans, but the future is the form for a clear statement about tomorrow.
- Present — now or a fixed plan: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él demuele el muro del jardín — "He demolishes the garden wall"
- Future — what will happen: {'subj_es': 'Mi amigo', 'subj_en': 'My friend'}él demolerá el muro del jardín — "He will demolish the garden wall"
Examples: demoler in the present tense
Seven sentences that show demoler in the present tense only, across all six persons. Read each one aloud, notice the ending, and check the translation.
- Yo demuelo el edificio viejo — "I demolish the old building"
- Tú demueles la casa abandonada — "You demolish the abandoned house"
- Él demuele el muro del jardín — "He demolishes the garden wall"
- Nosotros demolemos la fábrica en ruinas — "We demolish the ruined factory"
- Vosotros demoléis el puente dañado — "You demolish the damaged bridge"
- Ellos demuelen el edificio viejo — "They demolish the old building"
- Yo demuelo la casa abandonada — "I demolish the abandoned house"
Common mistakes with demoler in the present tense
These are the errors learners actually make with demoler in the present tense. Each one shows the wrong form, the right form, and why the right form is right.
✗ *Yo demolo el edificio viejo.
✓ Correct: Yo demuelo el edificio viejo.
demoler is a stem-changing verb (o → ue): the stem vowel changes in the stressed present forms, so the yo form is demuelo, not demolo.
✗ *Tú demuele la casa abandonada.
✓ Correct: Tú demueles la casa abandonada.
The tú form and the él form are different: tú takes demueles, él takes demuele.
✗ *Cada día, yo demolí el muro del jardín
✓ Correct: Cada día, yo demuelo el muro del jardín
Cada día describes a habit, so it needs the present, not the preterite.
✗ *Vosotros demoleis la fábrica en ruinas.
✓ Correct: Vosotros demoléis la fábrica en ruinas.
The vosotros present form carries a written accent: demoléis, not demoleis.
Quiz: demoler in the present tense
Eight questions on the present tense of demoler. Choose the best answer for each one, then check the answer key below — every answer is explained.
Which is the correct present form of demoler for tú? A. demueles B. demuelo C. demuele D. demolemos
Complete the sentence: Yo ______ el edificio viejo — "I demolish the old building" (present) A. demolemos B. demuelo C. demueles D. demuele
Complete the sentence: Él ______ la casa abandonada — "He demolishes the abandoned house" (present) A. demolemos B. demuele C. demuelo D. demueles
Which is the correct present form of demoler for nosotros? A. demueles B. demuele C. demuelen D. demolemos
Which sentence uses demoler correctly in the present? A. Mi amigo demolemos el muro del jardín B. Mi amigo demuele el muro del jardín C. Mi amigo demueles el muro del jardín D. Mi amigo demolía el muro del jardín
Complete the sentence: Vosotros ______ la fábrica en ruinas — "You demolish the ruined factory" (present) A. demoléis B. demuelo C. demueles D. demuele
Complete the sentence: Ellos ______ el puente dañado — "They demolish the damaged bridge" (present) A. demuelen B. demuelo C. demueles D. demuele
What is the gerund of demoler? A. demuelo B. demolí C. demoliendo D. demolido
Answer key
- demueles — The tú form in the present is demueles.
- demuelo — The present form for yo is demuelo.
- demuele — The present form for él/ella/Ud. is demuele.
- demolemos — The nosotros form in the present is demolemos.
- Mi amigo demuele el muro del jardín — Mi amigo demuele el muro del jardín is correct: the verb agrees with its subject and the tense is the present.
- demoléis — The present form for vosotros/as is demoléis.
- demuelen — The present form for ellos/ellas/Uds. is demuelen.
- demoliendo — The gerund is demoliendo. It is the form you use with estar for the progressive, and it is not the past participle demolido.
Frequently asked questions
Is demoler regular in the present tense?
No — in the present the stem changes: The stem vowel changes in the stressed forms of the present: demuelo, demueles, demuele and demuelen — but nosotros and vosotros keep the plain stem: demolemos, demoléis. The nosotros and vosotros forms keep the plain stem.
What is the gerund and the past participle of demoler?
The gerund is demoliendo and the past participle is demolido. Use the gerund with estar for the progressive, and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses.
How do you say "I demolish" in the present tense?
Say demuelo. For example: Yo demuelo el edificio viejo — "I demolish the old building".
What is the difference between the present and the preterite of demoler?
The present describes a habit or what happens now: Yo demuelo el edificio viejo — "I demolish the old building". The preterite reports one finished occasion: Ayer, yo demolí el edificio viejo — "Yesterday, I demolished the old building". Use the present when the action repeats or is still true, and the preterite when you are telling what happened once.
Related links
- Full conjugation of demoler — every tense and mood, with the complete tables.
- demoler examples and quiz — more sentences, dialogues and a longer quiz.
- Spanish Present tense guide — how the present tense works for all Spanish verbs.
- Spanish verbs — the full list of Spanish verbs on VerbFlow.