Acariciar

to caress

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

acariciar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

acariciando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

acariciado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acaricio I caress	I caress
tú	acaricias you caress	you caress
él/ella/usted	acaricia he/she/you caresss	he/she/you caresss
nosotros	acariciamos we caress	we caress
vosotros	acariciáis you all caress	you all caress
ellos/ustedes	acarician they/you all caress	they/you all caress

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acariciaba I used to caress	I used to caress
tú	acariciabas you used to caress	you used to caress
él/ella/usted	acariciaba he/she/you used to caress	he/she/you used to caress
nosotros	acariciábamos we used to caress	we used to caress
vosotros	acariciabais you all used to caress	you all used to caress
ellos/ustedes	acariciaban they/you all used to caress	they/you all used to caress

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acaricié I caressed	I caressed
tú	acariciaste you caressed	you caressed
él/ella/usted	acarició he/she/you caressed	he/she/you caressed
nosotros	acariciamos we caressed	we caressed
vosotros	acariciasteis you all caressed	you all caressed
ellos/ustedes	acariciaron they/you all caressed	they/you all caressed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acariciaré I will caress	I will caress
tú	acariciarás you will caress	you will caress
él/ella/usted	acariciará he/she/you will caress	he/she/you will caress
nosotros	acariciaremos we will caress	we will caress
vosotros	acariciaréis you all will caress	you all will caress
ellos/ustedes	acariciarán they/you all will caress	they/you all will caress

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acariciaría I would caress	I would caress
tú	acariciarías you would caress	you would caress
él/ella/usted	acariciaría he/she/you would caress	he/she/you would caress
nosotros	acariciaríamos we would caress	we would caress
vosotros	acariciaríais you all would caress	you all would caress
ellos/ustedes	acariciarían they/you all would caress	they/you all would caress

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acaricie that I caress	that I caress
tú	acaricies that you caress	that you caress
él/ella/usted	acaricie that he/she/you caress	that he/she/you caress
nosotros	acariciemos that we caress	that we caress
vosotros	acariciéis that you all caress	that you all caress
ellos/ustedes	acaricien that they/you all caress	that they/you all caress

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acariciara or acariciase that I caressed	that I caressed
tú	acariciaras or acariciases that you caressed	that you caressed
él/ella/usted	acariciara or acariciase that he/she/you caressed	that he/she/you caressed
nosotros	acariciáramos or acariciásemos that we caressed	that we caressed
vosotros	acariciarais or acariciaseis that you all caressed	that you all caressed
ellos/ustedes	acariciaran or acariciasen that they/you all caressed	that they/you all caressed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acaricia	caress! (you)
usted	acaricie	caress! (you formal)
nosotros	acariciemos	let's caress!
vosotros	acariciad	caress! (you all)
ustedes	acaricien	caress! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no acaricies	don't caress! (you)
usted	no acaricie	don't caress! (you formal)
nosotros	no acariciemos	let's not caress!
vosotros	no acariciéis	don't caress! (you all)
ustedes	no acaricien	don't caress! (you all)

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