Atar

to tie

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

atar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

atando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

atado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ato I tie	I tie
tú	atas you tie	you tie
él/ella/usted	ata he/she/you ties	he/she/you ties
nosotros	atamos we tie	we tie
vosotros	atáis you all tie	you all tie
ellos/ustedes	atan they/you all tie	they/you all tie

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ataba I used to tie	I used to tie
tú	atabas you used to tie	you used to tie
él/ella/usted	ataba he/she/you used to tie	he/she/you used to tie
nosotros	atábamos we used to tie	we used to tie
vosotros	atabais you all used to tie	you all used to tie
ellos/ustedes	ataban they/you all used to tie	they/you all used to tie

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	até I tied	I tied
tú	ataste you tied	you tied
él/ella/usted	ató he/she/you tied	he/she/you tied
nosotros	atamos we tied	we tied
vosotros	atasteis you all tied	you all tied
ellos/ustedes	ataron they/you all tied	they/you all tied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ataré I will tie	I will tie
tú	atarás you will tie	you will tie
él/ella/usted	atará he/she/you will tie	he/she/you will tie
nosotros	ataremos we will tie	we will tie
vosotros	ataréis you all will tie	you all will tie
ellos/ustedes	atarán they/you all will tie	they/you all will tie

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ataría I would tie	I would tie
tú	atarías you would tie	you would tie
él/ella/usted	ataría he/she/you would tie	he/she/you would tie
nosotros	ataríamos we would tie	we would tie
vosotros	ataríais you all would tie	you all would tie
ellos/ustedes	atarían they/you all would tie	they/you all would tie

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ate that I tie	that I tie
tú	ates that you tie	that you tie
él/ella/usted	ate that he/she/you tie	that he/she/you tie
nosotros	atemos that we tie	that we tie
vosotros	atéis that you all tie	that you all tie
ellos/ustedes	aten that they/you all tie	that they/you all tie

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	atara or atase that I tied	that I tied
tú	ataras or atases that you tied	that you tied
él/ella/usted	atara or atase that he/she/you tied	that he/she/you tied
nosotros	atáramos or atásemos that we tied	that we tied
vosotros	atarais or ataseis that you all tied	that you all tied
ellos/ustedes	ataran or atasen that they/you all tied	that they/you all tied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ata	tie! (you)
usted	ate	tie! (you formal)
nosotros	atemos	let's tie!
vosotros	atad	tie! (you all)
ustedes	aten	tie! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ates	don't tie! (you)
usted	no ate	don't tie! (you formal)
nosotros	no atemos	let's not tie!
vosotros	no atéis	don't tie! (you all)
ustedes	no aten	don't tie! (you all)

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