Alternar

to alternate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

alternar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

alternando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

alternado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alterno I alternate	I alternate
tú	alternas you alternate	you alternate
él/ella/usted	alterna he/she/you alternates	he/she/you alternates
nosotros	alternamos we alternate	we alternate
vosotros	alternáis you all alternate	you all alternate
ellos/ustedes	alternan they/you all alternate	they/you all alternate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alternaba I used to alternate	I used to alternate
tú	alternabas you used to alternate	you used to alternate
él/ella/usted	alternaba he/she/you used to alternate	he/she/you used to alternate
nosotros	alternábamos we used to alternate	we used to alternate
vosotros	alternabais you all used to alternate	you all used to alternate
ellos/ustedes	alternaban they/you all used to alternate	they/you all used to alternate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alterné I alternated	I alternated
tú	alternaste you alternated	you alternated
él/ella/usted	alternó he/she/you alternated	he/she/you alternated
nosotros	alternamos we alternated	we alternated
vosotros	alternasteis you all alternated	you all alternated
ellos/ustedes	alternaron they/you all alternated	they/you all alternated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alternaré I will alternate	I will alternate
tú	alternarás you will alternate	you will alternate
él/ella/usted	alternará he/she/you will alternate	he/she/you will alternate
nosotros	alternaremos we will alternate	we will alternate
vosotros	alternaréis you all will alternate	you all will alternate
ellos/ustedes	alternarán they/you all will alternate	they/you all will alternate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alternaría I would alternate	I would alternate
tú	alternarías you would alternate	you would alternate
él/ella/usted	alternaría he/she/you would alternate	he/she/you would alternate
nosotros	alternaríamos we would alternate	we would alternate
vosotros	alternaríais you all would alternate	you all would alternate
ellos/ustedes	alternarían they/you all would alternate	they/you all would alternate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alterne that I alternate	that I alternate
tú	alternes that you alternate	that you alternate
él/ella/usted	alterne that he/she/you alternate	that he/she/you alternate
nosotros	alternemos that we alternate	that we alternate
vosotros	alternéis that you all alternate	that you all alternate
ellos/ustedes	alternen that they/you all alternate	that they/you all alternate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	alternara or alternase that I alternated	that I alternated
tú	alternaras or alternases that you alternated	that you alternated
él/ella/usted	alternara or alternase that he/she/you alternated	that he/she/you alternated
nosotros	alternáramos or alternásemos that we alternated	that we alternated
vosotros	alternarais or alternaseis that you all alternated	that you all alternated
ellos/ustedes	alternaran or alternasen that they/you all alternated	that they/you all alternated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	alterna	alternate! (you)
usted	alterne	alternate! (you formal)
nosotros	alternemos	let's alternate!
vosotros	alternad	alternate! (you all)
ustedes	alternen	alternate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no alternes	don't alternate! (you)
usted	no alterne	don't alternate! (you formal)
nosotros	no alternemos	let's not alternate!
vosotros	no alternéis	don't alternate! (you all)
ustedes	no alternen	don't alternate! (you all)

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