Arder

to burn

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

arder

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ardiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ardido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ardo I burn	I burn
tú	ardes you burn	you burn
él/ella/usted	arde he/she/you burns	he/she/you burns
nosotros	ardemos we burn	we burn
vosotros	ardéis you all burn	you all burn
ellos/ustedes	arden they/you all burn	they/you all burn

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ardía I used to burn	I used to burn
tú	ardías you used to burn	you used to burn
él/ella/usted	ardía he/she/you used to burn	he/she/you used to burn
nosotros	ardíamos we used to burn	we used to burn
vosotros	ardíais you all used to burn	you all used to burn
ellos/ustedes	ardían they/you all used to burn	they/you all used to burn

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ardí I burned	I burned
tú	ardiste you burned	you burned
él/ella/usted	ardió he/she/you burned	he/she/you burned
nosotros	ardimos we burned	we burned
vosotros	ardisteis you all burned	you all burned
ellos/ustedes	ardieron they/you all burned	they/you all burned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arderé I will burn	I will burn
tú	arderás you will burn	you will burn
él/ella/usted	arderá he/she/you will burn	he/she/you will burn
nosotros	arderemos we will burn	we will burn
vosotros	arderéis you all will burn	you all will burn
ellos/ustedes	arderán they/you all will burn	they/you all will burn

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ardería I would burn	I would burn
tú	arderías you would burn	you would burn
él/ella/usted	ardería he/she/you would burn	he/she/you would burn
nosotros	arderíamos we would burn	we would burn
vosotros	arderíais you all would burn	you all would burn
ellos/ustedes	arderían they/you all would burn	they/you all would burn

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	arda that I burn	that I burn
tú	ardas that you burn	that you burn
él/ella/usted	arda that he/she/you burn	that he/she/you burn
nosotros	ardamos that we burn	that we burn
vosotros	ardáis that you all burn	that you all burn
ellos/ustedes	ardan that they/you all burn	that they/you all burn

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ardiera or ardiese that I burned	that I burned
tú	ardieras or ardieses that you burned	that you burned
él/ella/usted	ardiera or ardiese that he/she/you burned	that he/she/you burned
nosotros	ardiéramos or ardiésemos that we burned	that we burned
vosotros	ardierais or ardieseis that you all burned	that you all burned
ellos/ustedes	ardieran or ardiesen that they/you all burned	that they/you all burned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	arde	burn! (you)
usted	arda	burn! (you formal)
nosotros	ardamos	let's burn!
vosotros	arded	burn! (you all)
ustedes	ardan	burn! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ardas	don't burn! (you)
usted	no arda	don't burn! (you formal)
nosotros	no ardamos	let's not burn!
vosotros	no ardáis	don't burn! (you all)
ustedes	no ardan	don't burn! (you all)

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