Balbucear

to babble

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

balbucear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

balbuceando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

balbuceado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbuceo I babble	I babble
tú	balbuceas you babble	you babble
él/ella/usted	balbucea he/she/you babbles	he/she/you babbles
nosotros	balbuceamos we babble	we babble
vosotros	balbuceáis you all babble	you all babble
ellos/ustedes	balbucean they/you all babble	they/you all babble

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbuceaba I used to babble	I used to babble
tú	balbuceabas you used to babble	you used to babble
él/ella/usted	balbuceaba he/she/you used to babble	he/she/you used to babble
nosotros	balbuceábamos we used to babble	we used to babble
vosotros	balbuceabais you all used to babble	you all used to babble
ellos/ustedes	balbuceaban they/you all used to babble	they/you all used to babble

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbuceé I babbled	I babbled
tú	balbuceaste you babbled	you babbled
él/ella/usted	balbuceó he/she/you babbled	he/she/you babbled
nosotros	balbuceamos we babbled	we babbled
vosotros	balbuceasteis you all babbled	you all babbled
ellos/ustedes	balbucearon they/you all babbled	they/you all babbled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbucearé I will babble	I will babble
tú	balbucearás you will babble	you will babble
él/ella/usted	balbuceará he/she/you will babble	he/she/you will babble
nosotros	balbucearemos we will babble	we will babble
vosotros	balbucearéis you all will babble	you all will babble
ellos/ustedes	balbucearán they/you all will babble	they/you all will babble

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbucearía I would babble	I would babble
tú	balbucearías you would babble	you would babble
él/ella/usted	balbucearía he/she/you would babble	he/she/you would babble
nosotros	balbucearíamos we would babble	we would babble
vosotros	balbucearíais you all would babble	you all would babble
ellos/ustedes	balbucearían they/you all would babble	they/you all would babble

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbucee that I babble	that I babble
tú	balbucees that you babble	that you babble
él/ella/usted	balbucee that he/she/you babble	that he/she/you babble
nosotros	balbuceemos that we babble	that we babble
vosotros	balbuceéis that you all babble	that you all babble
ellos/ustedes	balbuceen that they/you all babble	that they/you all babble

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	balbuceara or balbucease that I babbled	that I babbled
tú	balbucearas or balbuceases that you babbled	that you babbled
él/ella/usted	balbuceara or balbucease that he/she/you babbled	that he/she/you babbled
nosotros	balbuceáramos or balbuceásemos that we babbled	that we babbled
vosotros	balbucearais or balbuceaseis that you all babbled	that you all babbled
ellos/ustedes	balbucearan or balbuceasen that they/you all babbled	that they/you all babbled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	balbucea	babble! (you)
usted	balbucee	babble! (you formal)
nosotros	balbuceemos	let's babble!
vosotros	balbucead	babble! (you all)
ustedes	balbuceen	babble! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no balbucees	don't babble! (you)
usted	no balbucee	don't babble! (you formal)
nosotros	no balbuceemos	let's not babble!
vosotros	no balbuceéis	don't babble! (you all)
ustedes	no balbuceen	don't babble! (you all)

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