compelir

to compel

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

compeliendo

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

compelido

Simple tenses

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compelo I compel	I compel
tú	compeles you compel	you compel
él/ella/usted	compele he/she/you compels	he/she/you compels
nosotros	compelimos we compel	we compel
vosotros	compelís you all compel	you all compel
ellos/ustedes	compelen they/you all compel	they/you all compel

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compelía I used to compel	I used to compel
tú	compelías you used to compel	you used to compel
él/ella/usted	compelía he/she/you used to compel	he/she/you used to compel
nosotros	compelíamos we used to compel	we used to compel
vosotros	compelíais you all used to compel	you all used to compel
ellos/ustedes	compelían they/you all used to compel	they/you all used to compel

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compelí I compeled	I compeled
tú	compeliste you compeled	you compeled
él/ella/usted	compelió he/she/you compeled	he/she/you compeled
nosotros	compelimos we compeled	we compeled
vosotros	compelisteis you all compeled	you all compeled
ellos/ustedes	compelieron they/you all compeled	they/you all compeled

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compeliré I will compel	I will compel
tú	compelirás you will compel	you will compel
él/ella/usted	compelirá he/she/you will compel	he/she/you will compel
nosotros	compeliremos we will compel	we will compel
vosotros	compeliréis you all will compel	you all will compel
ellos/ustedes	compelirán they/you all will compel	they/you all will compel

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compeliría I would compel	I would compel
tú	compelirías you would compel	you would compel
él/ella/usted	compeliría he/she/you would compel	he/she/you would compel
nosotros	compeliríamos we would compel	we would compel
vosotros	compeliríais you all would compel	you all would compel
ellos/ustedes	compelirían they/you all would compel	they/you all would compel

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compela that I compel	that I compel
tú	compelas that you compel	that you compel
él/ella/usted	compela that he/she/you compel	that he/she/you compel
nosotros	compelamos that we compel	that we compel
vosotros	compeláis that you all compel	that you all compel
ellos/ustedes	compelan that they/you all compel	that they/you all compel

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compeliera or compeliese that I compeled	that I compeled
tú	compelieras or compelieses that you compeled	that you compeled
él/ella/usted	compeliera or compeliese that he/she/you compeled	that he/she/you compeled
nosotros	compeliéramos or compeliésemos that we compeled	that we compeled
vosotros	compelierais or compelieseis that you all compeled	that you all compeled
ellos/ustedes	compelieran or compeliesen that they/you all compeled	that they/you all compeled

Compound tenses

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	compele	compel! (you)
usted	compela	compel! (you formal)
nosotros	compelamos	let's compel!
vosotros	compelid	compel! (you all)
ustedes	compelan	compel! (you all)

Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no compelas	don't compel! (you)
usted	no compela	don't compel! (you formal)
nosotros	no compelamos	let's not compel!
vosotros	no compeláis	don't compel! (you all)
ustedes	no compelan	don't compel! (you all)

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