Chayar

to grate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

chayar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

chayando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

chayado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chayo I grate	I grate
tú	chayas you grate	you grate
él/ella/usted	chaya he/she/you grates	he/she/you grates
nosotros	chayamos we grate	we grate
vosotros	chayáis you all grate	you all grate
ellos/ustedes	chayan they/you all grate	they/you all grate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chayaba I used to grate	I used to grate
tú	chayabas you used to grate	you used to grate
él/ella/usted	chayaba he/she/you used to grate	he/she/you used to grate
nosotros	chayábamos we used to grate	we used to grate
vosotros	chayabais you all used to grate	you all used to grate
ellos/ustedes	chayaban they/you all used to grate	they/you all used to grate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chayé I grated	I grated
tú	chayaste you grated	you grated
él/ella/usted	chayó he/she/you grated	he/she/you grated
nosotros	chayamos we grated	we grated
vosotros	chayasteis you all grated	you all grated
ellos/ustedes	chayaron they/you all grated	they/you all grated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chayaré I will grate	I will grate
tú	chayarás you will grate	you will grate
él/ella/usted	chayará he/she/you will grate	he/she/you will grate
nosotros	chayaremos we will grate	we will grate
vosotros	chayaréis you all will grate	you all will grate
ellos/ustedes	chayarán they/you all will grate	they/you all will grate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chayaría I would grate	I would grate
tú	chayarías you would grate	you would grate
él/ella/usted	chayaría he/she/you would grate	he/she/you would grate
nosotros	chayaríamos we would grate	we would grate
vosotros	chayaríais you all would grate	you all would grate
ellos/ustedes	chayarían they/you all would grate	they/you all would grate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chaye that I grate	that I grate
tú	chayes that you grate	that you grate
él/ella/usted	chaye that he/she/you grate	that he/she/you grate
nosotros	chayemos that we grate	that we grate
vosotros	chayéis that you all grate	that you all grate
ellos/ustedes	chayen that they/you all grate	that they/you all grate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chayara or chayase that I grated	that I grated
tú	chayaras or chayases that you grated	that you grated
él/ella/usted	chayara or chayase that he/she/you grated	that he/she/you grated
nosotros	chayáramos or chayásemos that we grated	that we grated
vosotros	chayarais or chayaseis that you all grated	that you all grated
ellos/ustedes	chayaran or chayasen that they/you all grated	that they/you all grated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	chaya	grate! (you)
usted	chaye	grate! (you formal)
nosotros	chayemos	let's grate!
vosotros	chayad	grate! (you all)
ustedes	chayen	grate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no chayes	don't grate! (you)
usted	no chaye	don't grate! (you formal)
nosotros	no chayemos	let's not grate!
vosotros	no chayéis	don't grate! (you all)
ustedes	no chayen	don't grate! (you all)

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