Adoptar

to adopt

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

adoptar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

adoptando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

adoptado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adopto I adopt	I adopt
tú	adoptas you adopt	you adopt
él/ella/usted	adopta he/she/you adopts	he/she/you adopts
nosotros	adoptamos we adopt	we adopt
vosotros	adoptáis you all adopt	you all adopt
ellos/ustedes	adoptan they/you all adopt	they/you all adopt

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adoptaba I used to adopt	I used to adopt
tú	adoptabas you used to adopt	you used to adopt
él/ella/usted	adoptaba he/she/you used to adopt	he/she/you used to adopt
nosotros	adoptábamos we used to adopt	we used to adopt
vosotros	adoptabais you all used to adopt	you all used to adopt
ellos/ustedes	adoptaban they/you all used to adopt	they/you all used to adopt

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adopté I adopted	I adopted
tú	adoptaste you adopted	you adopted
él/ella/usted	adoptó he/she/you adopted	he/she/you adopted
nosotros	adoptamos we adopted	we adopted
vosotros	adoptasteis you all adopted	you all adopted
ellos/ustedes	adoptaron they/you all adopted	they/you all adopted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adoptaré I will adopt	I will adopt
tú	adoptarás you will adopt	you will adopt
él/ella/usted	adoptará he/she/you will adopt	he/she/you will adopt
nosotros	adoptaremos we will adopt	we will adopt
vosotros	adoptaréis you all will adopt	you all will adopt
ellos/ustedes	adoptarán they/you all will adopt	they/you all will adopt

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adoptaría I would adopt	I would adopt
tú	adoptarías you would adopt	you would adopt
él/ella/usted	adoptaría he/she/you would adopt	he/she/you would adopt
nosotros	adoptaríamos we would adopt	we would adopt
vosotros	adoptaríais you all would adopt	you all would adopt
ellos/ustedes	adoptarían they/you all would adopt	they/you all would adopt

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adopte that I adopt	that I adopt
tú	adoptes that you adopt	that you adopt
él/ella/usted	adopte that he/she/you adopt	that he/she/you adopt
nosotros	adoptemos that we adopt	that we adopt
vosotros	adoptéis that you all adopt	that you all adopt
ellos/ustedes	adopten that they/you all adopt	that they/you all adopt

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	adoptara or adoptase that I adopted	that I adopted
tú	adoptaras or adoptases that you adopted	that you adopted
él/ella/usted	adoptara or adoptase that he/she/you adopted	that he/she/you adopted
nosotros	adoptáramos or adoptásemos that we adopted	that we adopted
vosotros	adoptarais or adoptaseis that you all adopted	that you all adopted
ellos/ustedes	adoptaran or adoptasen that they/you all adopted	that they/you all adopted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	adopta	adopt! (you)
usted	adopte	adopt! (you formal)
nosotros	adoptemos	let's adopt!
vosotros	adoptad	adopt! (you all)
ustedes	adopten	adopt! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no adoptes	don't adopt! (you)
usted	no adopte	don't adopt! (you formal)
nosotros	no adoptemos	let's not adopt!
vosotros	no adoptéis	don't adopt! (you all)
ustedes	no adopten	don't adopt! (you all)

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