Actuar Conjugation

to act in Spanish

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

actuando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

actuado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actuo I act	I act
tú	actuas you act	you act
él/ella/usted	actua he/she/you acts	he/she/you acts
nosotros	actuamos we act	we act
vosotros	actuáis you all act	you all act
ellos/ustedes	actuan they/you all act	they/you all act

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actuaba I used to act	I used to act
tú	actuabas you used to act	you used to act
él/ella/usted	actuaba he/she/you used to act	he/she/you used to act
nosotros	actuábamos we used to act	we used to act
vosotros	actuabais you all used to act	you all used to act
ellos/ustedes	actuaban they/you all used to act	they/you all used to act

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actué I acted	I acted
tú	actuaste you acted	you acted
él/ella/usted	actuó he/she/you acted	he/she/you acted
nosotros	actuamos we acted	we acted
vosotros	actuasteis you all acted	you all acted
ellos/ustedes	actuaron they/you all acted	they/you all acted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actuaré I will act	I will act
tú	actuarás you will act	you will act
él/ella/usted	actuará he/she/you will act	he/she/you will act
nosotros	actuaremos we will act	we will act
vosotros	actuaréis you all will act	you all will act
ellos/ustedes	actuarán they/you all will act	they/you all will act

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actuaría I would act	I would act
tú	actuarías you would act	you would act
él/ella/usted	actuaría he/she/you would act	he/she/you would act
nosotros	actuaríamos we would act	we would act
vosotros	actuaríais you all would act	you all would act
ellos/ustedes	actuarían they/you all would act	they/you all would act

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actue that I act	that I act
tú	actues that you act	that you act
él/ella/usted	actue that he/she/you act	that he/she/you act
nosotros	actuemos that we act	that we act
vosotros	actuéis that you all act	that you all act
ellos/ustedes	actuen that they/you all act	that they/you all act

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	actuara or actuase that I acted	that I acted
tú	actuaras or actuases that you acted	that you acted
él/ella/usted	actuara or actuase that he/she/you acted	that he/she/you acted
nosotros	actuáramos or actuásemos that we acted	that we acted
vosotros	actuarais or actuaseis that you all acted	that you all acted
ellos/ustedes	actuaran or actuasen that they/you all acted	that they/you all acted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	actua	act! (you)
usted	actue	act! (you formal)
nosotros	actuemos	let's act!
vosotros	actuad	act! (you all)
ustedes	actuen	act! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no actues	don't act! (you)
usted	no actue	don't act! (you formal)
nosotros	no actuemos	let's not act!
vosotros	no actuéis	don't act! (you all)
ustedes	no actuen	don't act! (you all)

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