Apadrinar

to sponsor

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

apadrinar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

apadrinando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

apadrinado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadrino I sponsor	I sponsor
tú	apadrinas you sponsor	you sponsor
él/ella/usted	apadrina he/she/you sponsors	he/she/you sponsors
nosotros	apadrinamos we sponsor	we sponsor
vosotros	apadrináis you all sponsor	you all sponsor
ellos/ustedes	apadrinan they/you all sponsor	they/you all sponsor

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadrinaba I used to sponsor	I used to sponsor
tú	apadrinabas you used to sponsor	you used to sponsor
él/ella/usted	apadrinaba he/she/you used to sponsor	he/she/you used to sponsor
nosotros	apadrinábamos we used to sponsor	we used to sponsor
vosotros	apadrinabais you all used to sponsor	you all used to sponsor
ellos/ustedes	apadrinaban they/you all used to sponsor	they/you all used to sponsor

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadriné I sponsored	I sponsored
tú	apadrinaste you sponsored	you sponsored
él/ella/usted	apadrinó he/she/you sponsored	he/she/you sponsored
nosotros	apadrinamos we sponsored	we sponsored
vosotros	apadrinasteis you all sponsored	you all sponsored
ellos/ustedes	apadrinaron they/you all sponsored	they/you all sponsored

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadrinaré I will sponsor	I will sponsor
tú	apadrinarás you will sponsor	you will sponsor
él/ella/usted	apadrinará he/she/you will sponsor	he/she/you will sponsor
nosotros	apadrinaremos we will sponsor	we will sponsor
vosotros	apadrinaréis you all will sponsor	you all will sponsor
ellos/ustedes	apadrinarán they/you all will sponsor	they/you all will sponsor

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadrinaría I would sponsor	I would sponsor
tú	apadrinarías you would sponsor	you would sponsor
él/ella/usted	apadrinaría he/she/you would sponsor	he/she/you would sponsor
nosotros	apadrinaríamos we would sponsor	we would sponsor
vosotros	apadrinaríais you all would sponsor	you all would sponsor
ellos/ustedes	apadrinarían they/you all would sponsor	they/you all would sponsor

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadrine that I sponsor	that I sponsor
tú	apadrines that you sponsor	that you sponsor
él/ella/usted	apadrine that he/she/you sponsor	that he/she/you sponsor
nosotros	apadrinemos that we sponsor	that we sponsor
vosotros	apadrinéis that you all sponsor	that you all sponsor
ellos/ustedes	apadrinen that they/you all sponsor	that they/you all sponsor

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apadrinara or apadrinase that I sponsored	that I sponsored
tú	apadrinaras or apadrinases that you sponsored	that you sponsored
él/ella/usted	apadrinara or apadrinase that he/she/you sponsored	that he/she/you sponsored
nosotros	apadrináramos or apadrinásemos that we sponsored	that we sponsored
vosotros	apadrinarais or apadrinaseis that you all sponsored	that you all sponsored
ellos/ustedes	apadrinaran or apadrinasen that they/you all sponsored	that they/you all sponsored

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	apadrina	sponsor! (you)
usted	apadrine	sponsor! (you formal)
nosotros	apadrinemos	let's sponsor!
vosotros	apadrinad	sponsor! (you all)
ustedes	apadrinen	sponsor! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no apadrines	don't sponsor! (you)
usted	no apadrine	don't sponsor! (you formal)
nosotros	no apadrinemos	let's not sponsor!
vosotros	no apadrinéis	don't sponsor! (you all)
ustedes	no apadrinen	don't sponsor! (you all)

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