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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
dedicar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
dedicando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
dedicado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedico I dedicate |
tú | dedicas you dedicate |
él/ella/usted | dedica he/she/you dedicates |
nosotros | dedicamos we dedicate |
vosotros | dedicáis you all dedicate |
ellos/ustedes | dedican they/you all dedicate |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedicaba I used to dedicate |
tú | dedicabas you used to dedicate |
él/ella/usted | dedicaba he/she/you used to dedicate |
nosotros | dedicábamos we used to dedicate |
vosotros | dedicabais you all used to dedicate |
ellos/ustedes | dedicaban they/you all used to dedicate |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedicé I dedicated |
tú | dedicaste you dedicated |
él/ella/usted | dedicó he/she/you dedicated |
nosotros | dedicamos we dedicated |
vosotros | dedicasteis you all dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | dedicaron they/you all dedicated |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedicaré I will dedicate |
tú | dedicarás you will dedicate |
él/ella/usted | dedicará he/she/you will dedicate |
nosotros | dedicaremos we will dedicate |
vosotros | dedicaréis you all will dedicate |
ellos/ustedes | dedicarán they/you all will dedicate |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedicaría I would dedicate |
tú | dedicarías you would dedicate |
él/ella/usted | dedicaría he/she/you would dedicate |
nosotros | dedicaríamos we would dedicate |
vosotros | dedicaríais you all would dedicate |
ellos/ustedes | dedicarían they/you all would dedicate |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedice that I dedicate |
tú | dedices that you dedicate |
él/ella/usted | dedice that he/she/you dedicate |
nosotros | dedicemos that we dedicate |
vosotros | dedicéis that you all dedicate |
ellos/ustedes | dedicen that they/you all dedicate |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | dedicara or dedicase that I dedicated |
tú | dedicaras or dedicases that you dedicated |
él/ella/usted | dedicara or dedicase that he/she/you dedicated |
nosotros | dedicáramos or dedicásemos that we dedicated |
vosotros | dedicarais or dedicaseis that you all dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | dedicaran or dedicasen that they/you all dedicated |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he dedicado I have dedicated |
tú | has dedicado you have dedicated |
él/ella/usted | ha dedicado he/she/you have dedicated |
nosotros | hemos dedicado we have dedicated |
vosotros | habéis dedicado you all have dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | han dedicado they/you all have dedicated |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había dedicado I had dedicated |
tú | habías dedicado you had dedicated |
él/ella/usted | había dedicado he/she/you had dedicated |
nosotros | habíamos dedicado we had dedicated |
vosotros | habíais dedicado you all had dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | habían dedicado they/you all had dedicated |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube dedicado I had dedicated |
tú | hubiste dedicado you had dedicated |
él/ella/usted | hubo dedicado he/she/you had dedicated |
nosotros | hubimos dedicado we had dedicated |
vosotros | hubisteis dedicado you all had dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron dedicado they/you all had dedicated |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré dedicado I will have dedicated |
tú | habrás dedicado you will have dedicated |
él/ella/usted | habrá dedicado he/she/you will have dedicated |
nosotros | habremos dedicado we will have dedicated |
vosotros | habréis dedicado you all will have dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán dedicado they/you all will have dedicated |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría dedicado I would have dedicated |
tú | habrías dedicado you would have dedicated |
él/ella/usted | habría dedicado he/she/you would have dedicated |
nosotros | habríamos dedicado we would have dedicated |
vosotros | habríais dedicado you all would have dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían dedicado they/you all would have dedicated |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya dedicado that I have dedicated |
tú | hayas dedicado that you have dedicated |
él/ella/usted | haya dedicado that he/she/you have dedicated |
nosotros | hayamos dedicado that we have dedicated |
vosotros | hayáis dedicado that you all have dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan dedicado that they/you all have dedicated |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera dedicado that I had dedicated |
tú | hubieras dedicado that you had dedicated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera dedicado that he/she/you had dedicated |
nosotros | hubiéramos dedicado that we had dedicated |
vosotros | hubierais dedicado that you all had dedicated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran dedicado that they/you all had dedicated |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | dedica | dedicate! (you) |
usted | dedice | dedicate! (you formal) |
nosotros | dedicemos | let's dedicate! |
vosotros | dedicad | dedicate! (you all) |
ustedes | dedicen | dedicate! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no dedices | don't dedicate! (you) |
usted | no dedice | don't dedicate! (you formal) |
nosotros | no dedicemos | let's not dedicate! |
vosotros | no dedicéis | don't dedicate! (you all) |
ustedes | no dedicen | don't dedicate! (you all) |
More About "dedicar"
Examples in Context
Dediqué tiempo al estudio.
I dedicated time to studying.
Preterite
Me dedico a la enseñanza.
I work in teaching.
Present
Ha dedicado su vida al arte.
He/She has dedicated his/her life to art.
Present Perfect
Dedicaré más esfuerzo.
I will dedicate more effort.
Future
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Usage Notes
- •Dedicar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
- •Spelling change: c→qu before e (dediqué, dedique)
- •Main meanings: to dedicate, to devote
- •Commonly used reflexively: dedicarse a (to work as)
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