Decretar

to decree

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

decretar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

decretando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

decretado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decreto I decree	I decree
tú	decretas you decree	you decree
él/ella/usted	decreta he/she/you decrees	he/she/you decrees
nosotros	decretamos we decree	we decree
vosotros	decretáis you all decree	you all decree
ellos/ustedes	decretan they/you all decree	they/you all decree

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decretaba I used to decree	I used to decree
tú	decretabas you used to decree	you used to decree
él/ella/usted	decretaba he/she/you used to decree	he/she/you used to decree
nosotros	decretábamos we used to decree	we used to decree
vosotros	decretabais you all used to decree	you all used to decree
ellos/ustedes	decretaban they/you all used to decree	they/you all used to decree

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decreté I decreed	I decreed
tú	decretaste you decreed	you decreed
él/ella/usted	decretó he/she/you decreed	he/she/you decreed
nosotros	decretamos we decreed	we decreed
vosotros	decretasteis you all decreed	you all decreed
ellos/ustedes	decretaron they/you all decreed	they/you all decreed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decretaré I will decree	I will decree
tú	decretarás you will decree	you will decree
él/ella/usted	decretará he/she/you will decree	he/she/you will decree
nosotros	decretaremos we will decree	we will decree
vosotros	decretaréis you all will decree	you all will decree
ellos/ustedes	decretarán they/you all will decree	they/you all will decree

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decretaría I would decree	I would decree
tú	decretarías you would decree	you would decree
él/ella/usted	decretaría he/she/you would decree	he/she/you would decree
nosotros	decretaríamos we would decree	we would decree
vosotros	decretaríais you all would decree	you all would decree
ellos/ustedes	decretarían they/you all would decree	they/you all would decree

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decrete that I decree	that I decree
tú	decretes that you decree	that you decree
él/ella/usted	decrete that he/she/you decree	that he/she/you decree
nosotros	decretemos that we decree	that we decree
vosotros	decretéis that you all decree	that you all decree
ellos/ustedes	decreten that they/you all decree	that they/you all decree

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	decretara or decretase that I decreed	that I decreed
tú	decretaras or decretases that you decreed	that you decreed
él/ella/usted	decretara or decretase that he/she/you decreed	that he/she/you decreed
nosotros	decretáramos or decretásemos that we decreed	that we decreed
vosotros	decretarais or decretaseis that you all decreed	that you all decreed
ellos/ustedes	decretaran or decretasen that they/you all decreed	that they/you all decreed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	decreta	decree! (you)
usted	decrete	decree! (you formal)
nosotros	decretemos	let's decree!
vosotros	decretad	decree! (you all)
ustedes	decreten	decree! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no decretes	don't decree! (you)
usted	no decrete	don't decree! (you formal)
nosotros	no decretemos	let's not decree!
vosotros	no decretéis	don't decree! (you all)
ustedes	no decreten	don't decree! (you all)

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