Bailar

to dance

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

bailar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

bailando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

bailado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bailo I dance	I dance
tú	bailas you dance	you dance
él/ella/usted	baila he/she/you dances	he/she/you dances
nosotros	bailamos we dance	we dance
vosotros	bailáis you all dance	you all dance
ellos/ustedes	bailan they/you all dance	they/you all dance

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bailaba I used to dance	I used to dance
tú	bailabas you used to dance	you used to dance
él/ella/usted	bailaba he/she/you used to dance	he/she/you used to dance
nosotros	bailábamos we used to dance	we used to dance
vosotros	bailabais you all used to dance	you all used to dance
ellos/ustedes	bailaban they/you all used to dance	they/you all used to dance

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bailé I danced	I danced
tú	bailaste you danced	you danced
él/ella/usted	bailó he/she/you danced	he/she/you danced
nosotros	bailamos we danced	we danced
vosotros	bailasteis you all danced	you all danced
ellos/ustedes	bailaron they/you all danced	they/you all danced

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bailaré I will dance	I will dance
tú	bailarás you will dance	you will dance
él/ella/usted	bailará he/she/you will dance	he/she/you will dance
nosotros	bailaremos we will dance	we will dance
vosotros	bailaréis you all will dance	you all will dance
ellos/ustedes	bailarán they/you all will dance	they/you all will dance

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bailaría I would dance	I would dance
tú	bailarías you would dance	you would dance
él/ella/usted	bailaría he/she/you would dance	he/she/you would dance
nosotros	bailaríamos we would dance	we would dance
vosotros	bailaríais you all would dance	you all would dance
ellos/ustedes	bailarían they/you all would dance	they/you all would dance

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	baile that I dance	that I dance
tú	bailes that you dance	that you dance
él/ella/usted	baile that he/she/you dance	that he/she/you dance
nosotros	bailemos that we dance	that we dance
vosotros	bailéis that you all dance	that you all dance
ellos/ustedes	bailen that they/you all dance	that they/you all dance

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	bailara or bailase that I danced	that I danced
tú	bailaras or bailases that you danced	that you danced
él/ella/usted	bailara or bailase that he/she/you danced	that he/she/you danced
nosotros	bailáramos or bailásemos that we danced	that we danced
vosotros	bailarais or bailaseis that you all danced	that you all danced
ellos/ustedes	bailaran or bailasen that they/you all danced	that they/you all danced

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	baila	dance! (you)
usted	baile	dance! (you formal)
nosotros	bailemos	let's dance!
vosotros	bailad	dance! (you all)
ustedes	bailen	dance! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no bailes	don't dance! (you)
usted	no baile	don't dance! (you formal)
nosotros	no bailemos	let's not dance!
vosotros	no bailéis	don't dance! (you all)
ustedes	no bailen	don't dance! (you all)

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