Ablandar

to soften

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ablandar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ablandando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ablandado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablando I soften	I soften
tú	ablandas you soften	you soften
él/ella/usted	ablanda he/she/you softens	he/she/you softens
nosotros	ablandamos we soften	we soften
vosotros	ablandáis you all soften	you all soften
ellos/ustedes	ablandan they/you all soften	they/you all soften

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablandaba I used to soften	I used to soften
tú	ablandabas you used to soften	you used to soften
él/ella/usted	ablandaba he/she/you used to soften	he/she/you used to soften
nosotros	ablandábamos we used to soften	we used to soften
vosotros	ablandabais you all used to soften	you all used to soften
ellos/ustedes	ablandaban they/you all used to soften	they/you all used to soften

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablandé I softened	I softened
tú	ablandaste you softened	you softened
él/ella/usted	ablandó he/she/you softened	he/she/you softened
nosotros	ablandamos we softened	we softened
vosotros	ablandasteis you all softened	you all softened
ellos/ustedes	ablandaron they/you all softened	they/you all softened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablandaré I will soften	I will soften
tú	ablandarás you will soften	you will soften
él/ella/usted	ablandará he/she/you will soften	he/she/you will soften
nosotros	ablandaremos we will soften	we will soften
vosotros	ablandaréis you all will soften	you all will soften
ellos/ustedes	ablandarán they/you all will soften	they/you all will soften

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablandaría I would soften	I would soften
tú	ablandarías you would soften	you would soften
él/ella/usted	ablandaría he/she/you would soften	he/she/you would soften
nosotros	ablandaríamos we would soften	we would soften
vosotros	ablandaríais you all would soften	you all would soften
ellos/ustedes	ablandarían they/you all would soften	they/you all would soften

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablande that I soften	that I soften
tú	ablandes that you soften	that you soften
él/ella/usted	ablande that he/she/you soften	that he/she/you soften
nosotros	ablandemos that we soften	that we soften
vosotros	ablandéis that you all soften	that you all soften
ellos/ustedes	ablanden that they/you all soften	that they/you all soften

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ablandara or ablandase that I softened	that I softened
tú	ablandaras or ablandases that you softened	that you softened
él/ella/usted	ablandara or ablandase that he/she/you softened	that he/she/you softened
nosotros	ablandáramos or ablandásemos that we softened	that we softened
vosotros	ablandarais or ablandaseis that you all softened	that you all softened
ellos/ustedes	ablandaran or ablandasen that they/you all softened	that they/you all softened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he ablandado I have softened	I have softened
tú	has ablandado you have softened	you have softened
él/ella/usted	ha ablandado he/she/you have softened	he/she/you have softened
nosotros	hemos ablandado we have softened	we have softened
vosotros	habéis ablandado you all have softened	you all have softened
ellos/ustedes	han ablandado they/you all have softened	they/you all have softened

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había ablandado I had softened	I had softened
tú	habías ablandado you had softened	you had softened
él/ella/usted	había ablandado he/she/you had softened	he/she/you had softened
nosotros	habíamos ablandado we had softened	we had softened
vosotros	habíais ablandado you all had softened	you all had softened
ellos/ustedes	habían ablandado they/you all had softened	they/you all had softened

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube ablandado I had softened	I had softened
tú	hubiste ablandado you had softened	you had softened
él/ella/usted	hubo ablandado he/she/you had softened	he/she/you had softened
nosotros	hubimos ablandado we had softened	we had softened
vosotros	hubisteis ablandado you all had softened	you all had softened
ellos/ustedes	hubieron ablandado they/you all had softened	they/you all had softened

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré ablandado I will have softened	I will have softened
tú	habrás ablandado you will have softened	you will have softened
él/ella/usted	habrá ablandado he/she/you will have softened	he/she/you will have softened
nosotros	habremos ablandado we will have softened	we will have softened
vosotros	habréis ablandado you all will have softened	you all will have softened
ellos/ustedes	habrán ablandado they/you all will have softened	they/you all will have softened

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría ablandado I would have softened	I would have softened
tú	habrías ablandado you would have softened	you would have softened
él/ella/usted	habría ablandado he/she/you would have softened	he/she/you would have softened
nosotros	habríamos ablandado we would have softened	we would have softened
vosotros	habríais ablandado you all would have softened	you all would have softened
ellos/ustedes	habrían ablandado they/you all would have softened	they/you all would have softened

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya ablandado that I have softened	that I have softened
tú	hayas ablandado that you have softened	that you have softened
él/ella/usted	haya ablandado that he/she/you have softened	that he/she/you have softened
nosotros	hayamos ablandado that we have softened	that we have softened
vosotros	hayáis ablandado that you all have softened	that you all have softened
ellos/ustedes	hayan ablandado that they/you all have softened	that they/you all have softened

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera ablandado that I had softened	that I had softened
tú	hubieras ablandado that you had softened	that you had softened
él/ella/usted	hubiera ablandado that he/she/you had softened	that he/she/you had softened
nosotros	hubiéramos ablandado that we had softened	that we had softened
vosotros	hubierais ablandado that you all had softened	that you all had softened
ellos/ustedes	hubieran ablandado that they/you all had softened	that they/you all had softened

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ablanda	soften! (you)
usted	ablande	soften! (you formal)
nosotros	ablandemos	let's soften!
vosotros	ablandad	soften! (you all)
ustedes	ablanden	soften! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ablandes	don't soften! (you)
usted	no ablande	don't soften! (you formal)
nosotros	no ablandemos	let's not soften!
vosotros	no ablandéis	don't soften! (you all)
ustedes	no ablanden	don't soften! (you all)

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