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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
acontecer
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
aconteciendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
acontecido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | aconteco I happen |
tú | aconteces you happen |
él/ella/usted | acontece he/she/you happens |
nosotros | acontecemos we happen |
vosotros | acontecéis you all happen |
ellos/ustedes | acontecen they/you all happen |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | acontecía I used to happen |
tú | acontecías you used to happen |
él/ella/usted | acontecía he/she/you used to happen |
nosotros | acontecíamos we used to happen |
vosotros | acontecíais you all used to happen |
ellos/ustedes | acontecían they/you all used to happen |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | acontecí I happened |
tú | aconteciste you happened |
él/ella/usted | aconteció he/she/you happened |
nosotros | acontecimos we happened |
vosotros | acontecisteis you all happened |
ellos/ustedes | acontecieron they/you all happened |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | aconteceré I will happen |
tú | acontecerás you will happen |
él/ella/usted | acontecerá he/she/you will happen |
nosotros | aconteceremos we will happen |
vosotros | aconteceréis you all will happen |
ellos/ustedes | acontecerán they/you all will happen |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | acontecería I would happen |
tú | acontecerías you would happen |
él/ella/usted | acontecería he/she/you would happen |
nosotros | aconteceríamos we would happen |
vosotros | aconteceríais you all would happen |
ellos/ustedes | acontecerían they/you all would happen |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | aconteca that I happen |
tú | acontecas that you happen |
él/ella/usted | aconteca that he/she/you happen |
nosotros | acontecamos that we happen |
vosotros | acontecáis that you all happen |
ellos/ustedes | acontecan that they/you all happen |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | aconteciera or aconteciese that I happened |
tú | acontecieras or acontecieses that you happened |
él/ella/usted | aconteciera or aconteciese that he/she/you happened |
nosotros | aconteciéramos or aconteciésemos that we happened |
vosotros | acontecierais or acontecieseis that you all happened |
ellos/ustedes | acontecieran or aconteciesen that they/you all happened |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he acontecido I have happened |
tú | has acontecido you have happened |
él/ella/usted | ha acontecido he/she/you have happened |
nosotros | hemos acontecido we have happened |
vosotros | habéis acontecido you all have happened |
ellos/ustedes | han acontecido they/you all have happened |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había acontecido I had happened |
tú | habías acontecido you had happened |
él/ella/usted | había acontecido he/she/you had happened |
nosotros | habíamos acontecido we had happened |
vosotros | habíais acontecido you all had happened |
ellos/ustedes | habían acontecido they/you all had happened |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube acontecido I had happened |
tú | hubiste acontecido you had happened |
él/ella/usted | hubo acontecido he/she/you had happened |
nosotros | hubimos acontecido we had happened |
vosotros | hubisteis acontecido you all had happened |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron acontecido they/you all had happened |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré acontecido I will have happened |
tú | habrás acontecido you will have happened |
él/ella/usted | habrá acontecido he/she/you will have happened |
nosotros | habremos acontecido we will have happened |
vosotros | habréis acontecido you all will have happened |
ellos/ustedes | habrán acontecido they/you all will have happened |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría acontecido I would have happened |
tú | habrías acontecido you would have happened |
él/ella/usted | habría acontecido he/she/you would have happened |
nosotros | habríamos acontecido we would have happened |
vosotros | habríais acontecido you all would have happened |
ellos/ustedes | habrían acontecido they/you all would have happened |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya acontecido that I have happened |
tú | hayas acontecido that you have happened |
él/ella/usted | haya acontecido that he/she/you have happened |
nosotros | hayamos acontecido that we have happened |
vosotros | hayáis acontecido that you all have happened |
ellos/ustedes | hayan acontecido that they/you all have happened |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera acontecido that I had happened |
tú | hubieras acontecido that you had happened |
él/ella/usted | hubiera acontecido that he/she/you had happened |
nosotros | hubiéramos acontecido that we had happened |
vosotros | hubierais acontecido that you all had happened |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran acontecido that they/you all had happened |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | acontece | happen! (you) |
usted | aconteca | happen! (you formal) |
nosotros | acontecamos | let's happen! |
vosotros | aconteced | happen! (you all) |
ustedes | acontecan | happen! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no acontecas | don't happen! (you) |
usted | no aconteca | don't happen! (you formal) |
nosotros | no acontecamos | let's not happen! |
vosotros | no acontecáis | don't happen! (you all) |
ustedes | no acontecan | don't happen! (you all) |
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