Ceñir

to gird

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ceñir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ceñiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ceñido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceño I gird	I gird
tú	ceñes you gird	you gird
él/ella/usted	ceñe he/she/you girds	he/she/you girds
nosotros	ceñimos we gird	we gird
vosotros	ceñís you all gird	you all gird
ellos/ustedes	ceñen they/you all gird	they/you all gird

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceñía I used to gird	I used to gird
tú	ceñías you used to gird	you used to gird
él/ella/usted	ceñía he/she/you used to gird	he/she/you used to gird
nosotros	ceñíamos we used to gird	we used to gird
vosotros	ceñíais you all used to gird	you all used to gird
ellos/ustedes	ceñían they/you all used to gird	they/you all used to gird

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceñí I girded	I girded
tú	ceñiste you girded	you girded
él/ella/usted	ceñió he/she/you girded	he/she/you girded
nosotros	ceñimos we girded	we girded
vosotros	ceñisteis you all girded	you all girded
ellos/ustedes	ceñieron they/you all girded	they/you all girded

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceñiré I will gird	I will gird
tú	ceñirás you will gird	you will gird
él/ella/usted	ceñirá he/she/you will gird	he/she/you will gird
nosotros	ceñiremos we will gird	we will gird
vosotros	ceñiréis you all will gird	you all will gird
ellos/ustedes	ceñirán they/you all will gird	they/you all will gird

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceñiría I would gird	I would gird
tú	ceñirías you would gird	you would gird
él/ella/usted	ceñiría he/she/you would gird	he/she/you would gird
nosotros	ceñiríamos we would gird	we would gird
vosotros	ceñiríais you all would gird	you all would gird
ellos/ustedes	ceñirían they/you all would gird	they/you all would gird

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceña that I gird	that I gird
tú	ceñas that you gird	that you gird
él/ella/usted	ceña that he/she/you gird	that he/she/you gird
nosotros	ceñamos that we gird	that we gird
vosotros	ceñáis that you all gird	that you all gird
ellos/ustedes	ceñan that they/you all gird	that they/you all gird

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ceñiera or ceñiese that I girded	that I girded
tú	ceñieras or ceñieses that you girded	that you girded
él/ella/usted	ceñiera or ceñiese that he/she/you girded	that he/she/you girded
nosotros	ceñiéramos or ceñiésemos that we girded	that we girded
vosotros	ceñierais or ceñieseis that you all girded	that you all girded
ellos/ustedes	ceñieran or ceñiesen that they/you all girded	that they/you all girded

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	ceñe	gird! (you)
usted	ceña	gird! (you formal)
nosotros	ceñamos	let's gird!
vosotros	ceñid	gird! (you all)
ustedes	ceñan	gird! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no ceñas	don't gird! (you)
usted	no ceña	don't gird! (you formal)
nosotros	no ceñamos	let's not gird!
vosotros	no ceñáis	don't gird! (you all)
ustedes	no ceñan	don't gird! (you all)

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