Cabecear

to nod

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cabecear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cabeceando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cabeceado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabeceo I nod	I nod
tú	cabeceas you nod	you nod
él/ella/usted	cabecea he/she/you nods	he/she/you nods
nosotros	cabeceamos we nod	we nod
vosotros	cabeceáis you all nod	you all nod
ellos/ustedes	cabecean they/you all nod	they/you all nod

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabeceaba I used to nod	I used to nod
tú	cabeceabas you used to nod	you used to nod
él/ella/usted	cabeceaba he/she/you used to nod	he/she/you used to nod
nosotros	cabeceábamos we used to nod	we used to nod
vosotros	cabeceabais you all used to nod	you all used to nod
ellos/ustedes	cabeceaban they/you all used to nod	they/you all used to nod

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabeceé I noded	I noded
tú	cabeceaste you noded	you noded
él/ella/usted	cabeceó he/she/you noded	he/she/you noded
nosotros	cabeceamos we noded	we noded
vosotros	cabeceasteis you all noded	you all noded
ellos/ustedes	cabecearon they/you all noded	they/you all noded

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabecearé I will nod	I will nod
tú	cabecearás you will nod	you will nod
él/ella/usted	cabeceará he/she/you will nod	he/she/you will nod
nosotros	cabecearemos we will nod	we will nod
vosotros	cabecearéis you all will nod	you all will nod
ellos/ustedes	cabecearán they/you all will nod	they/you all will nod

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabecearía I would nod	I would nod
tú	cabecearías you would nod	you would nod
él/ella/usted	cabecearía he/she/you would nod	he/she/you would nod
nosotros	cabecearíamos we would nod	we would nod
vosotros	cabecearíais you all would nod	you all would nod
ellos/ustedes	cabecearían they/you all would nod	they/you all would nod

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabecee that I nod	that I nod
tú	cabecees that you nod	that you nod
él/ella/usted	cabecee that he/she/you nod	that he/she/you nod
nosotros	cabeceemos that we nod	that we nod
vosotros	cabeceéis that you all nod	that you all nod
ellos/ustedes	cabeceen that they/you all nod	that they/you all nod

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cabeceara or cabecease that I noded	that I noded
tú	cabecearas or cabeceases that you noded	that you noded
él/ella/usted	cabeceara or cabecease that he/she/you noded	that he/she/you noded
nosotros	cabeceáramos or cabeceásemos that we noded	that we noded
vosotros	cabecearais or cabeceaseis that you all noded	that you all noded
ellos/ustedes	cabecearan or cabeceasen that they/you all noded	that they/you all noded

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cabecea	nod! (you)
usted	cabecee	nod! (you formal)
nosotros	cabeceemos	let's nod!
vosotros	cabecead	nod! (you all)
ustedes	cabeceen	nod! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cabecees	don't nod! (you)
usted	no cabecee	don't nod! (you formal)
nosotros	no cabeceemos	let's not nod!
vosotros	no cabeceéis	don't nod! (you all)
ustedes	no cabeceen	don't nod! (you all)

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