Amparar

to protect

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

amparar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

amparando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

amparado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	amparo I protect	I protect
tú	amparas you protect	you protect
él/ella/usted	ampara he/she/you protects	he/she/you protects
nosotros	amparamos we protect	we protect
vosotros	amparáis you all protect	you all protect
ellos/ustedes	amparan they/you all protect	they/you all protect

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	amparaba I used to protect	I used to protect
tú	amparabas you used to protect	you used to protect
él/ella/usted	amparaba he/she/you used to protect	he/she/you used to protect
nosotros	amparábamos we used to protect	we used to protect
vosotros	amparabais you all used to protect	you all used to protect
ellos/ustedes	amparaban they/you all used to protect	they/you all used to protect

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	amparé I protected	I protected
tú	amparaste you protected	you protected
él/ella/usted	amparó he/she/you protected	he/she/you protected
nosotros	amparamos we protected	we protected
vosotros	amparasteis you all protected	you all protected
ellos/ustedes	ampararon they/you all protected	they/you all protected

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ampararé I will protect	I will protect
tú	ampararás you will protect	you will protect
él/ella/usted	amparará he/she/you will protect	he/she/you will protect
nosotros	ampararemos we will protect	we will protect
vosotros	ampararéis you all will protect	you all will protect
ellos/ustedes	ampararán they/you all will protect	they/you all will protect

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ampararía I would protect	I would protect
tú	ampararías you would protect	you would protect
él/ella/usted	ampararía he/she/you would protect	he/she/you would protect
nosotros	ampararíamos we would protect	we would protect
vosotros	ampararíais you all would protect	you all would protect
ellos/ustedes	ampararían they/you all would protect	they/you all would protect

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ampare that I protect	that I protect
tú	ampares that you protect	that you protect
él/ella/usted	ampare that he/she/you protect	that he/she/you protect
nosotros	amparemos that we protect	that we protect
vosotros	amparéis that you all protect	that you all protect
ellos/ustedes	amparen that they/you all protect	that they/you all protect

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	amparara or amparase that I protected	that I protected
tú	ampararas or amparases that you protected	that you protected
él/ella/usted	amparara or amparase that he/she/you protected	that he/she/you protected
nosotros	amparáramos or amparásemos that we protected	that we protected
vosotros	ampararais or amparaseis that you all protected	that you all protected
ellos/ustedes	ampararan or amparasen that they/you all protected	that they/you all protected

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ampara	protect! (you)
usted	ampare	protect! (you formal)
nosotros	amparemos	let's protect!
vosotros	amparad	protect! (you all)
ustedes	amparen	protect! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ampares	don't protect! (you)
usted	no ampare	don't protect! (you formal)
nosotros	no amparemos	let's not protect!
vosotros	no amparéis	don't protect! (you all)
ustedes	no amparen	don't protect! (you all)

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