Acortar

to shorten

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

acortar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

acortando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

acortado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acorto I shorten	I shorten
tú	acortas you shorten	you shorten
él/ella/usted	acorta he/she/you shortens	he/she/you shortens
nosotros	acortamos we shorten	we shorten
vosotros	acortáis you all shorten	you all shorten
ellos/ustedes	acortan they/you all shorten	they/you all shorten

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acortaba I used to shorten	I used to shorten
tú	acortabas you used to shorten	you used to shorten
él/ella/usted	acortaba he/she/you used to shorten	he/she/you used to shorten
nosotros	acortábamos we used to shorten	we used to shorten
vosotros	acortabais you all used to shorten	you all used to shorten
ellos/ustedes	acortaban they/you all used to shorten	they/you all used to shorten

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acorté I shortened	I shortened
tú	acortaste you shortened	you shortened
él/ella/usted	acortó he/she/you shortened	he/she/you shortened
nosotros	acortamos we shortened	we shortened
vosotros	acortasteis you all shortened	you all shortened
ellos/ustedes	acortaron they/you all shortened	they/you all shortened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acortaré I will shorten	I will shorten
tú	acortarás you will shorten	you will shorten
él/ella/usted	acortará he/she/you will shorten	he/she/you will shorten
nosotros	acortaremos we will shorten	we will shorten
vosotros	acortaréis you all will shorten	you all will shorten
ellos/ustedes	acortarán they/you all will shorten	they/you all will shorten

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acortaría I would shorten	I would shorten
tú	acortarías you would shorten	you would shorten
él/ella/usted	acortaría he/she/you would shorten	he/she/you would shorten
nosotros	acortaríamos we would shorten	we would shorten
vosotros	acortaríais you all would shorten	you all would shorten
ellos/ustedes	acortarían they/you all would shorten	they/you all would shorten

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acorte that I shorten	that I shorten
tú	acortes that you shorten	that you shorten
él/ella/usted	acorte that he/she/you shorten	that he/she/you shorten
nosotros	acortemos that we shorten	that we shorten
vosotros	acortéis that you all shorten	that you all shorten
ellos/ustedes	acorten that they/you all shorten	that they/you all shorten

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	acortara or acortase that I shortened	that I shortened
tú	acortaras or acortases that you shortened	that you shortened
él/ella/usted	acortara or acortase that he/she/you shortened	that he/she/you shortened
nosotros	acortáramos or acortásemos that we shortened	that we shortened
vosotros	acortarais or acortaseis that you all shortened	that you all shortened
ellos/ustedes	acortaran or acortasen that they/you all shortened	that they/you all shortened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	acorta	shorten! (you)
usted	acorte	shorten! (you formal)
nosotros	acortemos	let's shorten!
vosotros	acortad	shorten! (you all)
ustedes	acorten	shorten! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no acortes	don't shorten! (you)
usted	no acorte	don't shorten! (you formal)
nosotros	no acortemos	let's not shorten!
vosotros	no acortéis	don't shorten! (you all)
ustedes	no acorten	don't shorten! (you all)

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