Apoderar

to empower

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

apoderar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

apoderando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

apoderado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apodero I empower	I empower
tú	apoderas you empower	you empower
él/ella/usted	apodera he/she/you empowers	he/she/you empowers
nosotros	apoderamos we empower	we empower
vosotros	apoderáis you all empower	you all empower
ellos/ustedes	apoderan they/you all empower	they/you all empower

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apoderaba I used to empower	I used to empower
tú	apoderabas you used to empower	you used to empower
él/ella/usted	apoderaba he/she/you used to empower	he/she/you used to empower
nosotros	apoderábamos we used to empower	we used to empower
vosotros	apoderabais you all used to empower	you all used to empower
ellos/ustedes	apoderaban they/you all used to empower	they/you all used to empower

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apoderé I empowered	I empowered
tú	apoderaste you empowered	you empowered
él/ella/usted	apoderó he/she/you empowered	he/she/you empowered
nosotros	apoderamos we empowered	we empowered
vosotros	apoderasteis you all empowered	you all empowered
ellos/ustedes	apoderaron they/you all empowered	they/you all empowered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apoderaré I will empower	I will empower
tú	apoderarás you will empower	you will empower
él/ella/usted	apoderará he/she/you will empower	he/she/you will empower
nosotros	apoderaremos we will empower	we will empower
vosotros	apoderaréis you all will empower	you all will empower
ellos/ustedes	apoderarán they/you all will empower	they/you all will empower

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apoderaría I would empower	I would empower
tú	apoderarías you would empower	you would empower
él/ella/usted	apoderaría he/she/you would empower	he/she/you would empower
nosotros	apoderaríamos we would empower	we would empower
vosotros	apoderaríais you all would empower	you all would empower
ellos/ustedes	apoderarían they/you all would empower	they/you all would empower

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apodere that I empower	that I empower
tú	apoderes that you empower	that you empower
él/ella/usted	apodere that he/she/you empower	that he/she/you empower
nosotros	apoderemos that we empower	that we empower
vosotros	apoderéis that you all empower	that you all empower
ellos/ustedes	apoderen that they/you all empower	that they/you all empower

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apoderara or apoderase that I empowered	that I empowered
tú	apoderaras or apoderases that you empowered	that you empowered
él/ella/usted	apoderara or apoderase that he/she/you empowered	that he/she/you empowered
nosotros	apoderáramos or apoderásemos that we empowered	that we empowered
vosotros	apoderarais or apoderaseis that you all empowered	that you all empowered
ellos/ustedes	apoderaran or apoderasen that they/you all empowered	that they/you all empowered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	apodera	empower! (you)
usted	apodere	empower! (you formal)
nosotros	apoderemos	let's empower!
vosotros	apoderad	empower! (you all)
ustedes	apoderen	empower! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no apoderes	don't empower! (you)
usted	no apodere	don't empower! (you formal)
nosotros	no apoderemos	let's not empower!
vosotros	no apoderéis	don't empower! (you all)
ustedes	no apoderen	don't empower! (you all)

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