Carecer

to lack

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

carecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

careciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

carecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	careco I lack	I lack
tú	careces you lack	you lack
él/ella/usted	carece he/she/you lacks	he/she/you lacks
nosotros	carecemos we lack	we lack
vosotros	carecéis you all lack	you all lack
ellos/ustedes	carecen they/you all lack	they/you all lack

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	carecía I used to lack	I used to lack
tú	carecías you used to lack	you used to lack
él/ella/usted	carecía he/she/you used to lack	he/she/you used to lack
nosotros	carecíamos we used to lack	we used to lack
vosotros	carecíais you all used to lack	you all used to lack
ellos/ustedes	carecían they/you all used to lack	they/you all used to lack

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	carecí I lacked	I lacked
tú	careciste you lacked	you lacked
él/ella/usted	careció he/she/you lacked	he/she/you lacked
nosotros	carecimos we lacked	we lacked
vosotros	carecisteis you all lacked	you all lacked
ellos/ustedes	carecieron they/you all lacked	they/you all lacked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	careceré I will lack	I will lack
tú	carecerás you will lack	you will lack
él/ella/usted	carecerá he/she/you will lack	he/she/you will lack
nosotros	careceremos we will lack	we will lack
vosotros	careceréis you all will lack	you all will lack
ellos/ustedes	carecerán they/you all will lack	they/you all will lack

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	carecería I would lack	I would lack
tú	carecerías you would lack	you would lack
él/ella/usted	carecería he/she/you would lack	he/she/you would lack
nosotros	careceríamos we would lack	we would lack
vosotros	careceríais you all would lack	you all would lack
ellos/ustedes	carecerían they/you all would lack	they/you all would lack

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	careca that I lack	that I lack
tú	carecas that you lack	that you lack
él/ella/usted	careca that he/she/you lack	that he/she/you lack
nosotros	carecamos that we lack	that we lack
vosotros	carecáis that you all lack	that you all lack
ellos/ustedes	carecan that they/you all lack	that they/you all lack

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	careciera or careciese that I lacked	that I lacked
tú	carecieras or carecieses that you lacked	that you lacked
él/ella/usted	careciera or careciese that he/she/you lacked	that he/she/you lacked
nosotros	careciéramos or careciésemos that we lacked	that we lacked
vosotros	carecierais or carecieseis that you all lacked	that you all lacked
ellos/ustedes	carecieran or careciesen that they/you all lacked	that they/you all lacked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	carece	lack! (you)
usted	careca	lack! (you formal)
nosotros	carecamos	let's lack!
vosotros	careced	lack! (you all)
ustedes	carecan	lack! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no carecas	don't lack! (you)
usted	no careca	don't lack! (you formal)
nosotros	no carecamos	let's not lack!
vosotros	no carecáis	don't lack! (you all)
ustedes	no carecan	don't lack! (you all)

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