Alimentar

to feed

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

alimentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

alimentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

alimentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimento I feed	I feed
tú	alimentas you feed	you feed
él/ella/usted	alimenta he/she/you feeds	he/she/you feeds
nosotros	alimentamos we feed	we feed
vosotros	alimentáis you all feed	you all feed
ellos/ustedes	alimentan they/you all feed	they/you all feed

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimentaba I used to feed	I used to feed
tú	alimentabas you used to feed	you used to feed
él/ella/usted	alimentaba he/she/you used to feed	he/she/you used to feed
nosotros	alimentábamos we used to feed	we used to feed
vosotros	alimentabais you all used to feed	you all used to feed
ellos/ustedes	alimentaban they/you all used to feed	they/you all used to feed

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimenté I feeded	I feeded
tú	alimentaste you feeded	you feeded
él/ella/usted	alimentó he/she/you feeded	he/she/you feeded
nosotros	alimentamos we feeded	we feeded
vosotros	alimentasteis you all feeded	you all feeded
ellos/ustedes	alimentaron they/you all feeded	they/you all feeded

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimentaré I will feed	I will feed
tú	alimentarás you will feed	you will feed
él/ella/usted	alimentará he/she/you will feed	he/she/you will feed
nosotros	alimentaremos we will feed	we will feed
vosotros	alimentaréis you all will feed	you all will feed
ellos/ustedes	alimentarán they/you all will feed	they/you all will feed

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimentaría I would feed	I would feed
tú	alimentarías you would feed	you would feed
él/ella/usted	alimentaría he/she/you would feed	he/she/you would feed
nosotros	alimentaríamos we would feed	we would feed
vosotros	alimentaríais you all would feed	you all would feed
ellos/ustedes	alimentarían they/you all would feed	they/you all would feed

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimente that I feed	that I feed
tú	alimentes that you feed	that you feed
él/ella/usted	alimente that he/she/you feed	that he/she/you feed
nosotros	alimentemos that we feed	that we feed
vosotros	alimentéis that you all feed	that you all feed
ellos/ustedes	alimenten that they/you all feed	that they/you all feed

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alimentara or alimentase that I feeded	that I feeded
tú	alimentaras or alimentases that you feeded	that you feeded
él/ella/usted	alimentara or alimentase that he/she/you feeded	that he/she/you feeded
nosotros	alimentáramos or alimentásemos that we feeded	that we feeded
vosotros	alimentarais or alimentaseis that you all feeded	that you all feeded
ellos/ustedes	alimentaran or alimentasen that they/you all feeded	that they/you all feeded

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	alimenta	feed! (you)
usted	alimente	feed! (you formal)
nosotros	alimentemos	let's feed!
vosotros	alimentad	feed! (you all)
ustedes	alimenten	feed! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no alimentes	don't feed! (you)
usted	no alimente	don't feed! (you formal)
nosotros	no alimentemos	let's not feed!
vosotros	no alimentéis	don't feed! (you all)
ustedes	no alimenten	don't feed! (you all)

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