Ciar

to back up

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

ciar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

ciando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

ciado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cio I back up	I back up
tú	cias you back up	you back up
él/ella/usted	cia he/she/you back ups	he/she/you back ups
nosotros	ciamos we back up	we back up
vosotros	ciáis you all back up	you all back up
ellos/ustedes	cian they/you all back up	they/you all back up

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ciaba I used to back up	I used to back up
tú	ciabas you used to back up	you used to back up
él/ella/usted	ciaba he/she/you used to back up	he/she/you used to back up
nosotros	ciábamos we used to back up	we used to back up
vosotros	ciabais you all used to back up	you all used to back up
ellos/ustedes	ciaban they/you all used to back up	they/you all used to back up

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cié I back uped	I back uped
tú	ciaste you back uped	you back uped
él/ella/usted	ció he/she/you back uped	he/she/you back uped
nosotros	ciamos we back uped	we back uped
vosotros	ciasteis you all back uped	you all back uped
ellos/ustedes	ciaron they/you all back uped	they/you all back uped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ciaré I will back up	I will back up
tú	ciarás you will back up	you will back up
él/ella/usted	ciará he/she/you will back up	he/she/you will back up
nosotros	ciaremos we will back up	we will back up
vosotros	ciaréis you all will back up	you all will back up
ellos/ustedes	ciarán they/you all will back up	they/you all will back up

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ciaría I would back up	I would back up
tú	ciarías you would back up	you would back up
él/ella/usted	ciaría he/she/you would back up	he/she/you would back up
nosotros	ciaríamos we would back up	we would back up
vosotros	ciaríais you all would back up	you all would back up
ellos/ustedes	ciarían they/you all would back up	they/you all would back up

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	cie that I back up	that I back up
tú	cies that you back up	that you back up
él/ella/usted	cie that he/she/you back up	that he/she/you back up
nosotros	ciemos that we back up	that we back up
vosotros	ciéis that you all back up	that you all back up
ellos/ustedes	cien that they/you all back up	that they/you all back up

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ciara or ciase that I back uped	that I back uped
tú	ciaras or ciases that you back uped	that you back uped
él/ella/usted	ciara or ciase that he/she/you back uped	that he/she/you back uped
nosotros	ciáramos or ciásemos that we back uped	that we back uped
vosotros	ciarais or ciaseis that you all back uped	that you all back uped
ellos/ustedes	ciaran or ciasen that they/you all back uped	that they/you all back uped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	cia	back up! (you)
usted	cie	back up! (you formal)
nosotros	ciemos	let's back up!
vosotros	ciad	back up! (you all)
ustedes	cien	back up! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no cies	don't back up! (you)
usted	no cie	don't back up! (you formal)
nosotros	no ciemos	let's not back up!
vosotros	no ciéis	don't back up! (you all)
ustedes	no cien	don't back up! (you all)

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