Chistar

to speak

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

chistar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

chistando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

chistado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chisto I speak	I speak
tú	chistas you speak	you speak
él/ella/usted	chista he/she/you speaks	he/she/you speaks
nosotros	chistamos we speak	we speak
vosotros	chistáis you all speak	you all speak
ellos/ustedes	chistan they/you all speak	they/you all speak

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chistaba I used to speak	I used to speak
tú	chistabas you used to speak	you used to speak
él/ella/usted	chistaba he/she/you used to speak	he/she/you used to speak
nosotros	chistábamos we used to speak	we used to speak
vosotros	chistabais you all used to speak	you all used to speak
ellos/ustedes	chistaban they/you all used to speak	they/you all used to speak

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chisté I spoken	I spoken
tú	chistaste you spoken	you spoken
él/ella/usted	chistó he/she/you spoken	he/she/you spoken
nosotros	chistamos we spoken	we spoken
vosotros	chistasteis you all spoken	you all spoken
ellos/ustedes	chistaron they/you all spoken	they/you all spoken

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chistaré I will speak	I will speak
tú	chistarás you will speak	you will speak
él/ella/usted	chistará he/she/you will speak	he/she/you will speak
nosotros	chistaremos we will speak	we will speak
vosotros	chistaréis you all will speak	you all will speak
ellos/ustedes	chistarán they/you all will speak	they/you all will speak

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chistaría I would speak	I would speak
tú	chistarías you would speak	you would speak
él/ella/usted	chistaría he/she/you would speak	he/she/you would speak
nosotros	chistaríamos we would speak	we would speak
vosotros	chistaríais you all would speak	you all would speak
ellos/ustedes	chistarían they/you all would speak	they/you all would speak

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chiste that I speak	that I speak
tú	chistes that you speak	that you speak
él/ella/usted	chiste that he/she/you speak	that he/she/you speak
nosotros	chistemos that we speak	that we speak
vosotros	chistéis that you all speak	that you all speak
ellos/ustedes	chisten that they/you all speak	that they/you all speak

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	chistara or chistase that I spoken	that I spoken
tú	chistaras or chistases that you spoken	that you spoken
él/ella/usted	chistara or chistase that he/she/you spoken	that he/she/you spoken
nosotros	chistáramos or chistásemos that we spoken	that we spoken
vosotros	chistarais or chistaseis that you all spoken	that you all spoken
ellos/ustedes	chistaran or chistasen that they/you all spoken	that they/you all spoken

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	chista	speak! (you)
usted	chiste	speak! (you formal)
nosotros	chistemos	let's speak!
vosotros	chistad	speak! (you all)
ustedes	chisten	speak! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no chistes	don't speak! (you)
usted	no chiste	don't speak! (you formal)
nosotros	no chistemos	let's not speak!
vosotros	no chistéis	don't speak! (you all)
ustedes	no chisten	don't speak! (you all)

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