Derretir

to melt

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

derretir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

derretiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

derretido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derreto I melt	I melt
tú	derretes you melt	you melt
él/ella/usted	derrete he/she/you melts	he/she/you melts
nosotros	derretimos we melt	we melt
vosotros	derretís you all melt	you all melt
ellos/ustedes	derreten they/you all melt	they/you all melt

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derretía I used to melt	I used to melt
tú	derretías you used to melt	you used to melt
él/ella/usted	derretía he/she/you used to melt	he/she/you used to melt
nosotros	derretíamos we used to melt	we used to melt
vosotros	derretíais you all used to melt	you all used to melt
ellos/ustedes	derretían they/you all used to melt	they/you all used to melt

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derretí I melted	I melted
tú	derretiste you melted	you melted
él/ella/usted	derretió he/she/you melted	he/she/you melted
nosotros	derretimos we melted	we melted
vosotros	derretisteis you all melted	you all melted
ellos/ustedes	derretieron they/you all melted	they/you all melted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derretiré I will melt	I will melt
tú	derretirás you will melt	you will melt
él/ella/usted	derretirá he/she/you will melt	he/she/you will melt
nosotros	derretiremos we will melt	we will melt
vosotros	derretiréis you all will melt	you all will melt
ellos/ustedes	derretirán they/you all will melt	they/you all will melt

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derretiría I would melt	I would melt
tú	derretirías you would melt	you would melt
él/ella/usted	derretiría he/she/you would melt	he/she/you would melt
nosotros	derretiríamos we would melt	we would melt
vosotros	derretiríais you all would melt	you all would melt
ellos/ustedes	derretirían they/you all would melt	they/you all would melt

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derreta that I melt	that I melt
tú	derretas that you melt	that you melt
él/ella/usted	derreta that he/she/you melt	that he/she/you melt
nosotros	derretamos that we melt	that we melt
vosotros	derretáis that you all melt	that you all melt
ellos/ustedes	derretan that they/you all melt	that they/you all melt

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derretiera or derretiese that I melted	that I melted
tú	derretieras or derretieses that you melted	that you melted
él/ella/usted	derretiera or derretiese that he/she/you melted	that he/she/you melted
nosotros	derretiéramos or derretiésemos that we melted	that we melted
vosotros	derretierais or derretieseis that you all melted	that you all melted
ellos/ustedes	derretieran or derretiesen that they/you all melted	that they/you all melted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	derrete	melt! (you)
usted	derreta	melt! (you formal)
nosotros	derretamos	let's melt!
vosotros	derretid	melt! (you all)
ustedes	derretan	melt! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no derretas	don't melt! (you)
usted	no derreta	don't melt! (you formal)
nosotros	no derretamos	let's not melt!
vosotros	no derretáis	don't melt! (you all)
ustedes	no derretan	don't melt! (you all)

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