Clavar

to nail

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

clavar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

clavando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

clavado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clavo I nail	I nail
tú	clavas you nail	you nail
él/ella/usted	clava he/she/you nails	he/she/you nails
nosotros	clavamos we nail	we nail
vosotros	claváis you all nail	you all nail
ellos/ustedes	clavan they/you all nail	they/you all nail

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clavaba I used to nail	I used to nail
tú	clavabas you used to nail	you used to nail
él/ella/usted	clavaba he/she/you used to nail	he/she/you used to nail
nosotros	clavábamos we used to nail	we used to nail
vosotros	clavabais you all used to nail	you all used to nail
ellos/ustedes	clavaban they/you all used to nail	they/you all used to nail

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clavé I nailed	I nailed
tú	clavaste you nailed	you nailed
él/ella/usted	clavó he/she/you nailed	he/she/you nailed
nosotros	clavamos we nailed	we nailed
vosotros	clavasteis you all nailed	you all nailed
ellos/ustedes	clavaron they/you all nailed	they/you all nailed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clavaré I will nail	I will nail
tú	clavarás you will nail	you will nail
él/ella/usted	clavará he/she/you will nail	he/she/you will nail
nosotros	clavaremos we will nail	we will nail
vosotros	clavaréis you all will nail	you all will nail
ellos/ustedes	clavarán they/you all will nail	they/you all will nail

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clavaría I would nail	I would nail
tú	clavarías you would nail	you would nail
él/ella/usted	clavaría he/she/you would nail	he/she/you would nail
nosotros	clavaríamos we would nail	we would nail
vosotros	clavaríais you all would nail	you all would nail
ellos/ustedes	clavarían they/you all would nail	they/you all would nail

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clave that I nail	that I nail
tú	claves that you nail	that you nail
él/ella/usted	clave that he/she/you nail	that he/she/you nail
nosotros	clavemos that we nail	that we nail
vosotros	clavéis that you all nail	that you all nail
ellos/ustedes	claven that they/you all nail	that they/you all nail

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	clavara or clavase that I nailed	that I nailed
tú	clavaras or clavases that you nailed	that you nailed
él/ella/usted	clavara or clavase that he/she/you nailed	that he/she/you nailed
nosotros	claváramos or clavásemos that we nailed	that we nailed
vosotros	clavarais or clavaseis that you all nailed	that you all nailed
ellos/ustedes	clavaran or clavasen that they/you all nailed	that they/you all nailed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	clava	nail! (you)
usted	clave	nail! (you formal)
nosotros	clavemos	let's nail!
vosotros	clavad	nail! (you all)
ustedes	claven	nail! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no claves	don't nail! (you)
usted	no clave	don't nail! (you formal)
nosotros	no clavemos	let's not nail!
vosotros	no clavéis	don't nail! (you all)
ustedes	no claven	don't nail! (you all)

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