Apretar

to squeeze

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

apretar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

apretando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

apretado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apreto I squeeze	I squeeze
tú	apretas you squeeze	you squeeze
él/ella/usted	apreta he/she/you squeezes	he/she/you squeezes
nosotros	apretamos we squeeze	we squeeze
vosotros	apretáis you all squeeze	you all squeeze
ellos/ustedes	apretan they/you all squeeze	they/you all squeeze

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apretaba I used to squeeze	I used to squeeze
tú	apretabas you used to squeeze	you used to squeeze
él/ella/usted	apretaba he/she/you used to squeeze	he/she/you used to squeeze
nosotros	apretábamos we used to squeeze	we used to squeeze
vosotros	apretabais you all used to squeeze	you all used to squeeze
ellos/ustedes	apretaban they/you all used to squeeze	they/you all used to squeeze

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apreté I squeezed	I squeezed
tú	apretaste you squeezed	you squeezed
él/ella/usted	apretó he/she/you squeezed	he/she/you squeezed
nosotros	apretamos we squeezed	we squeezed
vosotros	apretasteis you all squeezed	you all squeezed
ellos/ustedes	apretaron they/you all squeezed	they/you all squeezed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apretaré I will squeeze	I will squeeze
tú	apretarás you will squeeze	you will squeeze
él/ella/usted	apretará he/she/you will squeeze	he/she/you will squeeze
nosotros	apretaremos we will squeeze	we will squeeze
vosotros	apretaréis you all will squeeze	you all will squeeze
ellos/ustedes	apretarán they/you all will squeeze	they/you all will squeeze

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apretaría I would squeeze	I would squeeze
tú	apretarías you would squeeze	you would squeeze
él/ella/usted	apretaría he/she/you would squeeze	he/she/you would squeeze
nosotros	apretaríamos we would squeeze	we would squeeze
vosotros	apretaríais you all would squeeze	you all would squeeze
ellos/ustedes	apretarían they/you all would squeeze	they/you all would squeeze

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	aprete that I squeeze	that I squeeze
tú	apretes that you squeeze	that you squeeze
él/ella/usted	aprete that he/she/you squeeze	that he/she/you squeeze
nosotros	apretemos that we squeeze	that we squeeze
vosotros	apretéis that you all squeeze	that you all squeeze
ellos/ustedes	apreten that they/you all squeeze	that they/you all squeeze

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	apretara or apretase that I squeezed	that I squeezed
tú	apretaras or apretases that you squeezed	that you squeezed
él/ella/usted	apretara or apretase that he/she/you squeezed	that he/she/you squeezed
nosotros	apretáramos or apretásemos that we squeezed	that we squeezed
vosotros	apretarais or apretaseis that you all squeezed	that you all squeezed
ellos/ustedes	apretaran or apretasen that they/you all squeezed	that they/you all squeezed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	apreta	squeeze! (you)
usted	aprete	squeeze! (you formal)
nosotros	apretemos	let's squeeze!
vosotros	apretad	squeeze! (you all)
ustedes	apreten	squeeze! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no apretes	don't squeeze! (you)
usted	no aprete	don't squeeze! (you formal)
nosotros	no apretemos	let's not squeeze!
vosotros	no apretéis	don't squeeze! (you all)
ustedes	no apreten	don't squeeze! (you all)

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