Cercar

to fence

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cercar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cercando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cercado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerco I fence	I fence
tú	cercas you fence	you fence
él/ella/usted	cerca he/she/you fences	he/she/you fences
nosotros	cercamos we fence	we fence
vosotros	cercáis you all fence	you all fence
ellos/ustedes	cercan they/you all fence	they/you all fence

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cercaba I used to fence	I used to fence
tú	cercabas you used to fence	you used to fence
él/ella/usted	cercaba he/she/you used to fence	he/she/you used to fence
nosotros	cercábamos we used to fence	we used to fence
vosotros	cercabais you all used to fence	you all used to fence
ellos/ustedes	cercaban they/you all used to fence	they/you all used to fence

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cercé I fenced	I fenced
tú	cercaste you fenced	you fenced
él/ella/usted	cercó he/she/you fenced	he/she/you fenced
nosotros	cercamos we fenced	we fenced
vosotros	cercasteis you all fenced	you all fenced
ellos/ustedes	cercaron they/you all fenced	they/you all fenced

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cercaré I will fence	I will fence
tú	cercarás you will fence	you will fence
él/ella/usted	cercará he/she/you will fence	he/she/you will fence
nosotros	cercaremos we will fence	we will fence
vosotros	cercaréis you all will fence	you all will fence
ellos/ustedes	cercarán they/you all will fence	they/you all will fence

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cercaría I would fence	I would fence
tú	cercarías you would fence	you would fence
él/ella/usted	cercaría he/she/you would fence	he/she/you would fence
nosotros	cercaríamos we would fence	we would fence
vosotros	cercaríais you all would fence	you all would fence
ellos/ustedes	cercarían they/you all would fence	they/you all would fence

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerce that I fence	that I fence
tú	cerces that you fence	that you fence
él/ella/usted	cerce that he/she/you fence	that he/she/you fence
nosotros	cercemos that we fence	that we fence
vosotros	cercéis that you all fence	that you all fence
ellos/ustedes	cercen that they/you all fence	that they/you all fence

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cercara or cercase that I fenced	that I fenced
tú	cercaras or cercases that you fenced	that you fenced
él/ella/usted	cercara or cercase that he/she/you fenced	that he/she/you fenced
nosotros	cercáramos or cercásemos that we fenced	that we fenced
vosotros	cercarais or cercaseis that you all fenced	that you all fenced
ellos/ustedes	cercaran or cercasen that they/you all fenced	that they/you all fenced

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cerca	fence! (you)
usted	cerce	fence! (you formal)
nosotros	cercemos	let's fence!
vosotros	cercad	fence! (you all)
ustedes	cercen	fence! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cerces	don't fence! (you)
usted	no cerce	don't fence! (you formal)
nosotros	no cercemos	let's not fence!
vosotros	no cercéis	don't fence! (you all)
ustedes	no cercen	don't fence! (you all)

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