Cautivar

to captivate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cautivar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cautivando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cautivado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautivo I captivate	I captivate
tú	cautivas you captivate	you captivate
él/ella/usted	cautiva he/she/you captivates	he/she/you captivates
nosotros	cautivamos we captivate	we captivate
vosotros	cautiváis you all captivate	you all captivate
ellos/ustedes	cautivan they/you all captivate	they/you all captivate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautivaba I used to captivate	I used to captivate
tú	cautivabas you used to captivate	you used to captivate
él/ella/usted	cautivaba he/she/you used to captivate	he/she/you used to captivate
nosotros	cautivábamos we used to captivate	we used to captivate
vosotros	cautivabais you all used to captivate	you all used to captivate
ellos/ustedes	cautivaban they/you all used to captivate	they/you all used to captivate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautivé I captivated	I captivated
tú	cautivaste you captivated	you captivated
él/ella/usted	cautivó he/she/you captivated	he/she/you captivated
nosotros	cautivamos we captivated	we captivated
vosotros	cautivasteis you all captivated	you all captivated
ellos/ustedes	cautivaron they/you all captivated	they/you all captivated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautivaré I will captivate	I will captivate
tú	cautivarás you will captivate	you will captivate
él/ella/usted	cautivará he/she/you will captivate	he/she/you will captivate
nosotros	cautivaremos we will captivate	we will captivate
vosotros	cautivaréis you all will captivate	you all will captivate
ellos/ustedes	cautivarán they/you all will captivate	they/you all will captivate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautivaría I would captivate	I would captivate
tú	cautivarías you would captivate	you would captivate
él/ella/usted	cautivaría he/she/you would captivate	he/she/you would captivate
nosotros	cautivaríamos we would captivate	we would captivate
vosotros	cautivaríais you all would captivate	you all would captivate
ellos/ustedes	cautivarían they/you all would captivate	they/you all would captivate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautive that I captivate	that I captivate
tú	cautives that you captivate	that you captivate
él/ella/usted	cautive that he/she/you captivate	that he/she/you captivate
nosotros	cautivemos that we captivate	that we captivate
vosotros	cautivéis that you all captivate	that you all captivate
ellos/ustedes	cautiven that they/you all captivate	that they/you all captivate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cautivara or cautivase that I captivated	that I captivated
tú	cautivaras or cautivases that you captivated	that you captivated
él/ella/usted	cautivara or cautivase that he/she/you captivated	that he/she/you captivated
nosotros	cautiváramos or cautivásemos that we captivated	that we captivated
vosotros	cautivarais or cautivaseis that you all captivated	that you all captivated
ellos/ustedes	cautivaran or cautivasen that they/you all captivated	that they/you all captivated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cautiva	captivate! (you)
usted	cautive	captivate! (you formal)
nosotros	cautivemos	let's captivate!
vosotros	cautivad	captivate! (you all)
ustedes	cautiven	captivate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cautives	don't captivate! (you)
usted	no cautive	don't captivate! (you formal)
nosotros	no cautivemos	let's not captivate!
vosotros	no cautivéis	don't captivate! (you all)
ustedes	no cautiven	don't captivate! (you all)

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