Decaer

to decline

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

decaer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

decaiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

decaido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decao I decline	I decline
tú	decaes you decline	you decline
él/ella/usted	decae he/she/you declines	he/she/you declines
nosotros	decaemos we decline	we decline
vosotros	decaéis you all decline	you all decline
ellos/ustedes	decaen they/you all decline	they/you all decline

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decaía I used to decline	I used to decline
tú	decaías you used to decline	you used to decline
él/ella/usted	decaía he/she/you used to decline	he/she/you used to decline
nosotros	decaíamos we used to decline	we used to decline
vosotros	decaíais you all used to decline	you all used to decline
ellos/ustedes	decaían they/you all used to decline	they/you all used to decline

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decaí I declined	I declined
tú	decaiste you declined	you declined
él/ella/usted	decaió he/she/you declined	he/she/you declined
nosotros	decaimos we declined	we declined
vosotros	decaisteis you all declined	you all declined
ellos/ustedes	decaieron they/you all declined	they/you all declined

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decaeré I will decline	I will decline
tú	decaerás you will decline	you will decline
él/ella/usted	decaerá he/she/you will decline	he/she/you will decline
nosotros	decaeremos we will decline	we will decline
vosotros	decaeréis you all will decline	you all will decline
ellos/ustedes	decaerán they/you all will decline	they/you all will decline

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decaería I would decline	I would decline
tú	decaerías you would decline	you would decline
él/ella/usted	decaería he/she/you would decline	he/she/you would decline
nosotros	decaeríamos we would decline	we would decline
vosotros	decaeríais you all would decline	you all would decline
ellos/ustedes	decaerían they/you all would decline	they/you all would decline

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decaa that I decline	that I decline
tú	decaas that you decline	that you decline
él/ella/usted	decaa that he/she/you decline	that he/she/you decline
nosotros	decaamos that we decline	that we decline
vosotros	decaáis that you all decline	that you all decline
ellos/ustedes	decaan that they/you all decline	that they/you all decline

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decaiera or decaiese that I declined	that I declined
tú	decaieras or decaieses that you declined	that you declined
él/ella/usted	decaiera or decaiese that he/she/you declined	that he/she/you declined
nosotros	decaiéramos or decaiésemos that we declined	that we declined
vosotros	decaierais or decaieseis that you all declined	that you all declined
ellos/ustedes	decaieran or decaiesen that they/you all declined	that they/you all declined

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	decae	decline! (you)
usted	decaa	decline! (you formal)
nosotros	decaamos	let's decline!
vosotros	decaed	decline! (you all)
ustedes	decaan	decline! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no decaas	don't decline! (you)
usted	no decaa	don't decline! (you formal)
nosotros	no decaamos	let's not decline!
vosotros	no decaáis	don't decline! (you all)
ustedes	no decaan	don't decline! (you all)

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