Alabar

to praise

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

alabar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

alabando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

alabado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alabo I praise	I praise
tú	alabas you praise	you praise
él/ella/usted	alaba he/she/you praises	he/she/you praises
nosotros	alabamos we praise	we praise
vosotros	alabáis you all praise	you all praise
ellos/ustedes	alaban they/you all praise	they/you all praise

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alababa I used to praise	I used to praise
tú	alababas you used to praise	you used to praise
él/ella/usted	alababa he/she/you used to praise	he/she/you used to praise
nosotros	alabábamos we used to praise	we used to praise
vosotros	alababais you all used to praise	you all used to praise
ellos/ustedes	alababan they/you all used to praise	they/you all used to praise

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alabé I praised	I praised
tú	alabaste you praised	you praised
él/ella/usted	alabó he/she/you praised	he/she/you praised
nosotros	alabamos we praised	we praised
vosotros	alabasteis you all praised	you all praised
ellos/ustedes	alabaron they/you all praised	they/you all praised

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alabaré I will praise	I will praise
tú	alabarás you will praise	you will praise
él/ella/usted	alabará he/she/you will praise	he/she/you will praise
nosotros	alabaremos we will praise	we will praise
vosotros	alabaréis you all will praise	you all will praise
ellos/ustedes	alabarán they/you all will praise	they/you all will praise

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alabaría I would praise	I would praise
tú	alabarías you would praise	you would praise
él/ella/usted	alabaría he/she/you would praise	he/she/you would praise
nosotros	alabaríamos we would praise	we would praise
vosotros	alabaríais you all would praise	you all would praise
ellos/ustedes	alabarían they/you all would praise	they/you all would praise

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alabe that I praise	that I praise
tú	alabes that you praise	that you praise
él/ella/usted	alabe that he/she/you praise	that he/she/you praise
nosotros	alabemos that we praise	that we praise
vosotros	alabéis that you all praise	that you all praise
ellos/ustedes	alaben that they/you all praise	that they/you all praise

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alabara or alabase that I praised	that I praised
tú	alabaras or alabases that you praised	that you praised
él/ella/usted	alabara or alabase that he/she/you praised	that he/she/you praised
nosotros	alabáramos or alabásemos that we praised	that we praised
vosotros	alabarais or alabaseis that you all praised	that you all praised
ellos/ustedes	alabaran or alabasen that they/you all praised	that they/you all praised

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	alaba	praise! (you)
usted	alabe	praise! (you formal)
nosotros	alabemos	let's praise!
vosotros	alabad	praise! (you all)
ustedes	alaben	praise! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no alabes	don't praise! (you)
usted	no alabe	don't praise! (you formal)
nosotros	no alabemos	let's not praise!
vosotros	no alabéis	don't praise! (you all)
ustedes	no alaben	don't praise! (you all)

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