Cavilar

to ponder

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cavilar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cavilando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cavilado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavilo I ponder	I ponder
tú	cavilas you ponder	you ponder
él/ella/usted	cavila he/she/you ponders	he/she/you ponders
nosotros	cavilamos we ponder	we ponder
vosotros	caviláis you all ponder	you all ponder
ellos/ustedes	cavilan they/you all ponder	they/you all ponder

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavilaba I used to ponder	I used to ponder
tú	cavilabas you used to ponder	you used to ponder
él/ella/usted	cavilaba he/she/you used to ponder	he/she/you used to ponder
nosotros	cavilábamos we used to ponder	we used to ponder
vosotros	cavilabais you all used to ponder	you all used to ponder
ellos/ustedes	cavilaban they/you all used to ponder	they/you all used to ponder

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavilé I pondered	I pondered
tú	cavilaste you pondered	you pondered
él/ella/usted	caviló he/she/you pondered	he/she/you pondered
nosotros	cavilamos we pondered	we pondered
vosotros	cavilasteis you all pondered	you all pondered
ellos/ustedes	cavilaron they/you all pondered	they/you all pondered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavilaré I will ponder	I will ponder
tú	cavilarás you will ponder	you will ponder
él/ella/usted	cavilará he/she/you will ponder	he/she/you will ponder
nosotros	cavilaremos we will ponder	we will ponder
vosotros	cavilaréis you all will ponder	you all will ponder
ellos/ustedes	cavilarán they/you all will ponder	they/you all will ponder

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavilaría I would ponder	I would ponder
tú	cavilarías you would ponder	you would ponder
él/ella/usted	cavilaría he/she/you would ponder	he/she/you would ponder
nosotros	cavilaríamos we would ponder	we would ponder
vosotros	cavilaríais you all would ponder	you all would ponder
ellos/ustedes	cavilarían they/you all would ponder	they/you all would ponder

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavile that I ponder	that I ponder
tú	caviles that you ponder	that you ponder
él/ella/usted	cavile that he/she/you ponder	that he/she/you ponder
nosotros	cavilemos that we ponder	that we ponder
vosotros	caviléis that you all ponder	that you all ponder
ellos/ustedes	cavilen that they/you all ponder	that they/you all ponder

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cavilara or cavilase that I pondered	that I pondered
tú	cavilaras or cavilases that you pondered	that you pondered
él/ella/usted	cavilara or cavilase that he/she/you pondered	that he/she/you pondered
nosotros	caviláramos or cavilásemos that we pondered	that we pondered
vosotros	cavilarais or cavilaseis that you all pondered	that you all pondered
ellos/ustedes	cavilaran or cavilasen that they/you all pondered	that they/you all pondered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cavila	ponder! (you)
usted	cavile	ponder! (you formal)
nosotros	cavilemos	let's ponder!
vosotros	cavilad	ponder! (you all)
ustedes	cavilen	ponder! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no caviles	don't ponder! (you)
usted	no cavile	don't ponder! (you formal)
nosotros	no cavilemos	let's not ponder!
vosotros	no caviléis	don't ponder! (you all)
ustedes	no cavilen	don't ponder! (you all)

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