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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
caracterizar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
caracterizando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
caracterizado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterizo I characterize |
tú | caracterizas you characterize |
él/ella/usted | caracteriza he/she/you characterizes |
nosotros | caracterizamos we characterize |
vosotros | caracterizáis you all characterize |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizan they/you all characterize |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterizaba I used to characterize |
tú | caracterizabas you used to characterize |
él/ella/usted | caracterizaba he/she/you used to characterize |
nosotros | caracterizábamos we used to characterize |
vosotros | caracterizabais you all used to characterize |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizaban they/you all used to characterize |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterizé I characterized |
tú | caracterizaste you characterized |
él/ella/usted | caracterizó he/she/you characterized |
nosotros | caracterizamos we characterized |
vosotros | caracterizasteis you all characterized |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizaron they/you all characterized |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterizaré I will characterize |
tú | caracterizarás you will characterize |
él/ella/usted | caracterizará he/she/you will characterize |
nosotros | caracterizaremos we will characterize |
vosotros | caracterizaréis you all will characterize |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizarán they/you all will characterize |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterizaría I would characterize |
tú | caracterizarías you would characterize |
él/ella/usted | caracterizaría he/she/you would characterize |
nosotros | caracterizaríamos we would characterize |
vosotros | caracterizaríais you all would characterize |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizarían they/you all would characterize |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterize that I characterize |
tú | caracterizes that you characterize |
él/ella/usted | caracterize that he/she/you characterize |
nosotros | caracterizemos that we characterize |
vosotros | caracterizéis that you all characterize |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizen that they/you all characterize |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | caracterizara or caracterizase that I characterized |
tú | caracterizaras or caracterizases that you characterized |
él/ella/usted | caracterizara or caracterizase that he/she/you characterized |
nosotros | caracterizáramos or caracterizásemos that we characterized |
vosotros | caracterizarais or caracterizaseis that you all characterized |
ellos/ustedes | caracterizaran or caracterizasen that they/you all characterized |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he caracterizado I have characterized |
tú | has caracterizado you have characterized |
él/ella/usted | ha caracterizado he/she/you have characterized |
nosotros | hemos caracterizado we have characterized |
vosotros | habéis caracterizado you all have characterized |
ellos/ustedes | han caracterizado they/you all have characterized |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había caracterizado I had characterized |
tú | habías caracterizado you had characterized |
él/ella/usted | había caracterizado he/she/you had characterized |
nosotros | habíamos caracterizado we had characterized |
vosotros | habíais caracterizado you all had characterized |
ellos/ustedes | habían caracterizado they/you all had characterized |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube caracterizado I had characterized |
tú | hubiste caracterizado you had characterized |
él/ella/usted | hubo caracterizado he/she/you had characterized |
nosotros | hubimos caracterizado we had characterized |
vosotros | hubisteis caracterizado you all had characterized |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron caracterizado they/you all had characterized |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré caracterizado I will have characterized |
tú | habrás caracterizado you will have characterized |
él/ella/usted | habrá caracterizado he/she/you will have characterized |
nosotros | habremos caracterizado we will have characterized |
vosotros | habréis caracterizado you all will have characterized |
ellos/ustedes | habrán caracterizado they/you all will have characterized |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría caracterizado I would have characterized |
tú | habrías caracterizado you would have characterized |
él/ella/usted | habría caracterizado he/she/you would have characterized |
nosotros | habríamos caracterizado we would have characterized |
vosotros | habríais caracterizado you all would have characterized |
ellos/ustedes | habrían caracterizado they/you all would have characterized |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya caracterizado that I have characterized |
tú | hayas caracterizado that you have characterized |
él/ella/usted | haya caracterizado that he/she/you have characterized |
nosotros | hayamos caracterizado that we have characterized |
vosotros | hayáis caracterizado that you all have characterized |
ellos/ustedes | hayan caracterizado that they/you all have characterized |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera caracterizado that I had characterized |
tú | hubieras caracterizado that you had characterized |
él/ella/usted | hubiera caracterizado that he/she/you had characterized |
nosotros | hubiéramos caracterizado that we had characterized |
vosotros | hubierais caracterizado that you all had characterized |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran caracterizado that they/you all had characterized |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | caracteriza | characterize! (you) |
usted | caracterize | characterize! (you formal) |
nosotros | caracterizemos | let's characterize! |
vosotros | caracterizad | characterize! (you all) |
ustedes | caracterizen | characterize! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no caracterizes | don't characterize! (you) |
usted | no caracterize | don't characterize! (you formal) |
nosotros | no caracterizemos | let's not characterize! |
vosotros | no caracterizéis | don't characterize! (you all) |
ustedes | no caracterizen | don't characterize! (you all) |
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