Colectar

to collect

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

colectar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

colectando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

colectado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colecto I collect	I collect
tú	colectas you collect	you collect
él/ella/usted	colecta he/she/you collects	he/she/you collects
nosotros	colectamos we collect	we collect
vosotros	colectáis you all collect	you all collect
ellos/ustedes	colectan they/you all collect	they/you all collect

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colectaba I used to collect	I used to collect
tú	colectabas you used to collect	you used to collect
él/ella/usted	colectaba he/she/you used to collect	he/she/you used to collect
nosotros	colectábamos we used to collect	we used to collect
vosotros	colectabais you all used to collect	you all used to collect
ellos/ustedes	colectaban they/you all used to collect	they/you all used to collect

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colecté I collected	I collected
tú	colectaste you collected	you collected
él/ella/usted	colectó he/she/you collected	he/she/you collected
nosotros	colectamos we collected	we collected
vosotros	colectasteis you all collected	you all collected
ellos/ustedes	colectaron they/you all collected	they/you all collected

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colectaré I will collect	I will collect
tú	colectarás you will collect	you will collect
él/ella/usted	colectará he/she/you will collect	he/she/you will collect
nosotros	colectaremos we will collect	we will collect
vosotros	colectaréis you all will collect	you all will collect
ellos/ustedes	colectarán they/you all will collect	they/you all will collect

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colectaría I would collect	I would collect
tú	colectarías you would collect	you would collect
él/ella/usted	colectaría he/she/you would collect	he/she/you would collect
nosotros	colectaríamos we would collect	we would collect
vosotros	colectaríais you all would collect	you all would collect
ellos/ustedes	colectarían they/you all would collect	they/you all would collect

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colecte that I collect	that I collect
tú	colectes that you collect	that you collect
él/ella/usted	colecte that he/she/you collect	that he/she/you collect
nosotros	colectemos that we collect	that we collect
vosotros	colectéis that you all collect	that you all collect
ellos/ustedes	colecten that they/you all collect	that they/you all collect

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	colectara or colectase that I collected	that I collected
tú	colectaras or colectases that you collected	that you collected
él/ella/usted	colectara or colectase that he/she/you collected	that he/she/you collected
nosotros	colectáramos or colectásemos that we collected	that we collected
vosotros	colectarais or colectaseis that you all collected	that you all collected
ellos/ustedes	colectaran or colectasen that they/you all collected	that they/you all collected

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	colecta	collect! (you)
usted	colecte	collect! (you formal)
nosotros	colectemos	let's collect!
vosotros	colectad	collect! (you all)
ustedes	colecten	collect! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no colectes	don't collect! (you)
usted	no colecte	don't collect! (you formal)
nosotros	no colectemos	let's not collect!
vosotros	no colectéis	don't collect! (you all)
ustedes	no colecten	don't collect! (you all)

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