Compadecer

to pity

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

compadecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

compadeciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

compadecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadeco I pity	I pity
tú	compadeces you pity	you pity
él/ella/usted	compadece he/she/you pitys	he/she/you pitys
nosotros	compadecemos we pity	we pity
vosotros	compadecéis you all pity	you all pity
ellos/ustedes	compadecen they/you all pity	they/you all pity

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadecía I used to pity	I used to pity
tú	compadecías you used to pity	you used to pity
él/ella/usted	compadecía he/she/you used to pity	he/she/you used to pity
nosotros	compadecíamos we used to pity	we used to pity
vosotros	compadecíais you all used to pity	you all used to pity
ellos/ustedes	compadecían they/you all used to pity	they/you all used to pity

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadecí I pitied	I pitied
tú	compadeciste you pitied	you pitied
él/ella/usted	compadeció he/she/you pitied	he/she/you pitied
nosotros	compadecimos we pitied	we pitied
vosotros	compadecisteis you all pitied	you all pitied
ellos/ustedes	compadecieron they/you all pitied	they/you all pitied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadeceré I will pity	I will pity
tú	compadecerás you will pity	you will pity
él/ella/usted	compadecerá he/she/you will pity	he/she/you will pity
nosotros	compadeceremos we will pity	we will pity
vosotros	compadeceréis you all will pity	you all will pity
ellos/ustedes	compadecerán they/you all will pity	they/you all will pity

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadecería I would pity	I would pity
tú	compadecerías you would pity	you would pity
él/ella/usted	compadecería he/she/you would pity	he/she/you would pity
nosotros	compadeceríamos we would pity	we would pity
vosotros	compadeceríais you all would pity	you all would pity
ellos/ustedes	compadecerían they/you all would pity	they/you all would pity

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadeca that I pity	that I pity
tú	compadecas that you pity	that you pity
él/ella/usted	compadeca that he/she/you pity	that he/she/you pity
nosotros	compadecamos that we pity	that we pity
vosotros	compadecáis that you all pity	that you all pity
ellos/ustedes	compadecan that they/you all pity	that they/you all pity

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compadeciera or compadeciese that I pitied	that I pitied
tú	compadecieras or compadecieses that you pitied	that you pitied
él/ella/usted	compadeciera or compadeciese that he/she/you pitied	that he/she/you pitied
nosotros	compadeciéramos or compadeciésemos that we pitied	that we pitied
vosotros	compadecierais or compadecieseis that you all pitied	that you all pitied
ellos/ustedes	compadecieran or compadeciesen that they/you all pitied	that they/you all pitied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	compadece	pity! (you)
usted	compadeca	pity! (you formal)
nosotros	compadecamos	let's pity!
vosotros	compadeced	pity! (you all)
ustedes	compadecan	pity! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no compadecas	don't pity! (you)
usted	no compadeca	don't pity! (you formal)
nosotros	no compadecamos	let's not pity!
vosotros	no compadecáis	don't pity! (you all)
ustedes	no compadecan	don't pity! (you all)

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