Afilar

to sharpen

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

afilar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

afilando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

afilado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afilo I sharpen	I sharpen
tú	afilas you sharpen	you sharpen
él/ella/usted	afila he/she/you sharpens	he/she/you sharpens
nosotros	afilamos we sharpen	we sharpen
vosotros	afiláis you all sharpen	you all sharpen
ellos/ustedes	afilan they/you all sharpen	they/you all sharpen

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afilaba I used to sharpen	I used to sharpen
tú	afilabas you used to sharpen	you used to sharpen
él/ella/usted	afilaba he/she/you used to sharpen	he/she/you used to sharpen
nosotros	afilábamos we used to sharpen	we used to sharpen
vosotros	afilabais you all used to sharpen	you all used to sharpen
ellos/ustedes	afilaban they/you all used to sharpen	they/you all used to sharpen

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afilé I sharpened	I sharpened
tú	afilaste you sharpened	you sharpened
él/ella/usted	afiló he/she/you sharpened	he/she/you sharpened
nosotros	afilamos we sharpened	we sharpened
vosotros	afilasteis you all sharpened	you all sharpened
ellos/ustedes	afilaron they/you all sharpened	they/you all sharpened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afilaré I will sharpen	I will sharpen
tú	afilarás you will sharpen	you will sharpen
él/ella/usted	afilará he/she/you will sharpen	he/she/you will sharpen
nosotros	afilaremos we will sharpen	we will sharpen
vosotros	afilaréis you all will sharpen	you all will sharpen
ellos/ustedes	afilarán they/you all will sharpen	they/you all will sharpen

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afilaría I would sharpen	I would sharpen
tú	afilarías you would sharpen	you would sharpen
él/ella/usted	afilaría he/she/you would sharpen	he/she/you would sharpen
nosotros	afilaríamos we would sharpen	we would sharpen
vosotros	afilaríais you all would sharpen	you all would sharpen
ellos/ustedes	afilarían they/you all would sharpen	they/you all would sharpen

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afile that I sharpen	that I sharpen
tú	afiles that you sharpen	that you sharpen
él/ella/usted	afile that he/she/you sharpen	that he/she/you sharpen
nosotros	afilemos that we sharpen	that we sharpen
vosotros	afiléis that you all sharpen	that you all sharpen
ellos/ustedes	afilen that they/you all sharpen	that they/you all sharpen

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	afilara or afilase that I sharpened	that I sharpened
tú	afilaras or afilases that you sharpened	that you sharpened
él/ella/usted	afilara or afilase that he/she/you sharpened	that he/she/you sharpened
nosotros	afiláramos or afilásemos that we sharpened	that we sharpened
vosotros	afilarais or afilaseis that you all sharpened	that you all sharpened
ellos/ustedes	afilaran or afilasen that they/you all sharpened	that they/you all sharpened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	afila	sharpen! (you)
usted	afile	sharpen! (you formal)
nosotros	afilemos	let's sharpen!
vosotros	afilad	sharpen! (you all)
ustedes	afilen	sharpen! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no afiles	don't sharpen! (you)
usted	no afile	don't sharpen! (you formal)
nosotros	no afilemos	let's not sharpen!
vosotros	no afiléis	don't sharpen! (you all)
ustedes	no afilen	don't sharpen! (you all)

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