Cernir

to sift

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

cernir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

cerniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

cernido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerno I sift	I sift
tú	cernes you sift	you sift
él/ella/usted	cerne he/she/you sifts	he/she/you sifts
nosotros	cernimos we sift	we sift
vosotros	cernís you all sift	you all sift
ellos/ustedes	cernen they/you all sift	they/you all sift

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cernía I used to sift	I used to sift
tú	cernías you used to sift	you used to sift
él/ella/usted	cernía he/she/you used to sift	he/she/you used to sift
nosotros	cerníamos we used to sift	we used to sift
vosotros	cerníais you all used to sift	you all used to sift
ellos/ustedes	cernían they/you all used to sift	they/you all used to sift

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerní I sifted	I sifted
tú	cerniste you sifted	you sifted
él/ella/usted	cernió he/she/you sifted	he/she/you sifted
nosotros	cernimos we sifted	we sifted
vosotros	cernisteis you all sifted	you all sifted
ellos/ustedes	cernieron they/you all sifted	they/you all sifted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerniré I will sift	I will sift
tú	cernirás you will sift	you will sift
él/ella/usted	cernirá he/she/you will sift	he/she/you will sift
nosotros	cerniremos we will sift	we will sift
vosotros	cerniréis you all will sift	you all will sift
ellos/ustedes	cernirán they/you all will sift	they/you all will sift

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerniría I would sift	I would sift
tú	cernirías you would sift	you would sift
él/ella/usted	cerniría he/she/you would sift	he/she/you would sift
nosotros	cerniríamos we would sift	we would sift
vosotros	cerniríais you all would sift	you all would sift
ellos/ustedes	cernirían they/you all would sift	they/you all would sift

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerna that I sift	that I sift
tú	cernas that you sift	that you sift
él/ella/usted	cerna that he/she/you sift	that he/she/you sift
nosotros	cernamos that we sift	that we sift
vosotros	cernáis that you all sift	that you all sift
ellos/ustedes	cernan that they/you all sift	that they/you all sift

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cerniera or cerniese that I sifted	that I sifted
tú	cernieras or cernieses that you sifted	that you sifted
él/ella/usted	cerniera or cerniese that he/she/you sifted	that he/she/you sifted
nosotros	cerniéramos or cerniésemos that we sifted	that we sifted
vosotros	cernierais or cernieseis that you all sifted	that you all sifted
ellos/ustedes	cernieran or cerniesen that they/you all sifted	that they/you all sifted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cerne	sift! (you)
usted	cerna	sift! (you formal)
nosotros	cernamos	let's sift!
vosotros	cernid	sift! (you all)
ustedes	cernan	sift! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cernas	don't sift! (you)
usted	no cerna	don't sift! (you formal)
nosotros	no cernamos	let's not sift!
vosotros	no cernáis	don't sift! (you all)
ustedes	no cernan	don't sift! (you all)

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