Alejar

to distance

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

alejar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

alejando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

alejado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alejo I distance	I distance
tú	alejas you distance	you distance
él/ella/usted	aleja he/she/you distances	he/she/you distances
nosotros	alejamos we distance	we distance
vosotros	alejáis you all distance	you all distance
ellos/ustedes	alejan they/you all distance	they/you all distance

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alejaba I used to distance	I used to distance
tú	alejabas you used to distance	you used to distance
él/ella/usted	alejaba he/she/you used to distance	he/she/you used to distance
nosotros	alejábamos we used to distance	we used to distance
vosotros	alejabais you all used to distance	you all used to distance
ellos/ustedes	alejaban they/you all used to distance	they/you all used to distance

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alejé I distanced	I distanced
tú	alejaste you distanced	you distanced
él/ella/usted	alejó he/she/you distanced	he/she/you distanced
nosotros	alejamos we distanced	we distanced
vosotros	alejasteis you all distanced	you all distanced
ellos/ustedes	alejaron they/you all distanced	they/you all distanced

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alejaré I will distance	I will distance
tú	alejarás you will distance	you will distance
él/ella/usted	alejará he/she/you will distance	he/she/you will distance
nosotros	alejaremos we will distance	we will distance
vosotros	alejaréis you all will distance	you all will distance
ellos/ustedes	alejarán they/you all will distance	they/you all will distance

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alejaría I would distance	I would distance
tú	alejarías you would distance	you would distance
él/ella/usted	alejaría he/she/you would distance	he/she/you would distance
nosotros	alejaríamos we would distance	we would distance
vosotros	alejaríais you all would distance	you all would distance
ellos/ustedes	alejarían they/you all would distance	they/you all would distance

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aleje that I distance	that I distance
tú	alejes that you distance	that you distance
él/ella/usted	aleje that he/she/you distance	that he/she/you distance
nosotros	alejemos that we distance	that we distance
vosotros	alejéis that you all distance	that you all distance
ellos/ustedes	alejen that they/you all distance	that they/you all distance

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alejara or alejase that I distanced	that I distanced
tú	alejaras or alejases that you distanced	that you distanced
él/ella/usted	alejara or alejase that he/she/you distanced	that he/she/you distanced
nosotros	alejáramos or alejásemos that we distanced	that we distanced
vosotros	alejarais or alejaseis that you all distanced	that you all distanced
ellos/ustedes	alejaran or alejasen that they/you all distanced	that they/you all distanced

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	aleja	distance! (you)
usted	aleje	distance! (you formal)
nosotros	alejemos	let's distance!
vosotros	alejad	distance! (you all)
ustedes	alejen	distance! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no alejes	don't distance! (you)
usted	no aleje	don't distance! (you formal)
nosotros	no alejemos	let's not distance!
vosotros	no alejéis	don't distance! (you all)
ustedes	no alejen	don't distance! (you all)

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