Competir

to compete

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

competir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

compitiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

competido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compito I compete	I compete
tú	compites you compete	you compete
él/ella/usted	compite he/she/you competes	he/she/you competes
nosotros	competimos we compete	we compete
vosotros	competís you all compete	you all compete
ellos/ustedes	compiten they/you all compete	they/you all compete

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	competía I used to compete	I used to compete
tú	competías you used to compete	you used to compete
él/ella/usted	competía he/she/you used to compete	he/she/you used to compete
nosotros	competíamos we used to compete	we used to compete
vosotros	competíais you all used to compete	you all used to compete
ellos/ustedes	competían they/you all used to compete	they/you all used to compete

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	competí I competed	I competed
tú	competiste you competed	you competed
él/ella/usted	compitió he/she/you competed	he/she/you competed
nosotros	competimos we competed	we competed
vosotros	competisteis you all competed	you all competed
ellos/ustedes	compitieron they/you all competed	they/you all competed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	competiré I will compete	I will compete
tú	competirás you will compete	you will compete
él/ella/usted	competirá he/she/you will compete	he/she/you will compete
nosotros	competiremos we will compete	we will compete
vosotros	competiréis you all will compete	you all will compete
ellos/ustedes	competirán they/you all will compete	they/you all will compete

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	competiría I would compete	I would compete
tú	competirías you would compete	you would compete
él/ella/usted	competiría he/she/you would compete	he/she/you would compete
nosotros	competiríamos we would compete	we would compete
vosotros	competiríais you all would compete	you all would compete
ellos/ustedes	competirían they/you all would compete	they/you all would compete

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	compita that I compete	that I compete
tú	compitas that you compete	that you compete
él/ella/usted	compita that he/she/you compete	that he/she/you compete
nosotros	compitamos that we compete	that we compete
vosotros	compitáis that you all compete	that you all compete
ellos/ustedes	compitan that they/you all compete	that they/you all compete

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	competiera or competiese that I competed	that I competed
tú	competieras or competieses that you competed	that you competed
él/ella/usted	competiera or competiese that he/she/you competed	that he/she/you competed
nosotros	competiéramos or competiésemos that we competed	that we competed
vosotros	competierais or competieseis that you all competed	that you all competed
ellos/ustedes	competieran or competiesen that they/you all competed	that they/you all competed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	compete	compete! (you)
usted	competa	compete! (you formal)
nosotros	competamos	let's compete!
vosotros	competid	compete! (you all)
ustedes	competan	compete! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no competas	don't compete! (you)
usted	no competa	don't compete! (you formal)
nosotros	no competamos	let's not compete!
vosotros	no competáis	don't compete! (you all)
ustedes	no competan	don't compete! (you all)

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