Acicalar

to dress up

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

acicalar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

acicalando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

acicalado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicalo I dress up	I dress up
tú	acicalas you dress up	you dress up
él/ella/usted	acicala he/she/you dress ups	he/she/you dress ups
nosotros	acicalamos we dress up	we dress up
vosotros	acicaláis you all dress up	you all dress up
ellos/ustedes	acicalan they/you all dress up	they/you all dress up

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicalaba I used to dress up	I used to dress up
tú	acicalabas you used to dress up	you used to dress up
él/ella/usted	acicalaba he/she/you used to dress up	he/she/you used to dress up
nosotros	acicalábamos we used to dress up	we used to dress up
vosotros	acicalabais you all used to dress up	you all used to dress up
ellos/ustedes	acicalaban they/you all used to dress up	they/you all used to dress up

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicalé I dress uped	I dress uped
tú	acicalaste you dress uped	you dress uped
él/ella/usted	acicaló he/she/you dress uped	he/she/you dress uped
nosotros	acicalamos we dress uped	we dress uped
vosotros	acicalasteis you all dress uped	you all dress uped
ellos/ustedes	acicalaron they/you all dress uped	they/you all dress uped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicalaré I will dress up	I will dress up
tú	acicalarás you will dress up	you will dress up
él/ella/usted	acicalará he/she/you will dress up	he/she/you will dress up
nosotros	acicalaremos we will dress up	we will dress up
vosotros	acicalaréis you all will dress up	you all will dress up
ellos/ustedes	acicalarán they/you all will dress up	they/you all will dress up

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicalaría I would dress up	I would dress up
tú	acicalarías you would dress up	you would dress up
él/ella/usted	acicalaría he/she/you would dress up	he/she/you would dress up
nosotros	acicalaríamos we would dress up	we would dress up
vosotros	acicalaríais you all would dress up	you all would dress up
ellos/ustedes	acicalarían they/you all would dress up	they/you all would dress up

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicale that I dress up	that I dress up
tú	acicales that you dress up	that you dress up
él/ella/usted	acicale that he/she/you dress up	that he/she/you dress up
nosotros	acicalemos that we dress up	that we dress up
vosotros	acicaléis that you all dress up	that you all dress up
ellos/ustedes	acicalen that they/you all dress up	that they/you all dress up

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acicalara or acicalase that I dress uped	that I dress uped
tú	acicalaras or acicalases that you dress uped	that you dress uped
él/ella/usted	acicalara or acicalase that he/she/you dress uped	that he/she/you dress uped
nosotros	acicaláramos or acicalásemos that we dress uped	that we dress uped
vosotros	acicalarais or acicalaseis that you all dress uped	that you all dress uped
ellos/ustedes	acicalaran or acicalasen that they/you all dress uped	that they/you all dress uped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acicala	dress up! (you)
usted	acicale	dress up! (you formal)
nosotros	acicalemos	let's dress up!
vosotros	acicalad	dress up! (you all)
ustedes	acicalen	dress up! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no acicales	don't dress up! (you)
usted	no acicale	don't dress up! (you formal)
nosotros	no acicalemos	let's not dress up!
vosotros	no acicaléis	don't dress up! (you all)
ustedes	no acicalen	don't dress up! (you all)

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