Derrotar

to defeat

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

derrotar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

derrotando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

derrotado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derroto I defeat	I defeat
tú	derrotas you defeat	you defeat
él/ella/usted	derrota he/she/you defeats	he/she/you defeats
nosotros	derrotamos we defeat	we defeat
vosotros	derrotáis you all defeat	you all defeat
ellos/ustedes	derrotan they/you all defeat	they/you all defeat

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derrotaba I used to defeat	I used to defeat
tú	derrotabas you used to defeat	you used to defeat
él/ella/usted	derrotaba he/she/you used to defeat	he/she/you used to defeat
nosotros	derrotábamos we used to defeat	we used to defeat
vosotros	derrotabais you all used to defeat	you all used to defeat
ellos/ustedes	derrotaban they/you all used to defeat	they/you all used to defeat

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derroté I defeated	I defeated
tú	derrotaste you defeated	you defeated
él/ella/usted	derrotó he/she/you defeated	he/she/you defeated
nosotros	derrotamos we defeated	we defeated
vosotros	derrotasteis you all defeated	you all defeated
ellos/ustedes	derrotaron they/you all defeated	they/you all defeated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derrotaré I will defeat	I will defeat
tú	derrotarás you will defeat	you will defeat
él/ella/usted	derrotará he/she/you will defeat	he/she/you will defeat
nosotros	derrotaremos we will defeat	we will defeat
vosotros	derrotaréis you all will defeat	you all will defeat
ellos/ustedes	derrotarán they/you all will defeat	they/you all will defeat

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derrotaría I would defeat	I would defeat
tú	derrotarías you would defeat	you would defeat
él/ella/usted	derrotaría he/she/you would defeat	he/she/you would defeat
nosotros	derrotaríamos we would defeat	we would defeat
vosotros	derrotaríais you all would defeat	you all would defeat
ellos/ustedes	derrotarían they/you all would defeat	they/you all would defeat

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derrote that I defeat	that I defeat
tú	derrotes that you defeat	that you defeat
él/ella/usted	derrote that he/she/you defeat	that he/she/you defeat
nosotros	derrotemos that we defeat	that we defeat
vosotros	derrotéis that you all defeat	that you all defeat
ellos/ustedes	derroten that they/you all defeat	that they/you all defeat

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	derrotara or derrotase that I defeated	that I defeated
tú	derrotaras or derrotases that you defeated	that you defeated
él/ella/usted	derrotara or derrotase that he/she/you defeated	that he/she/you defeated
nosotros	derrotáramos or derrotásemos that we defeated	that we defeated
vosotros	derrotarais or derrotaseis that you all defeated	that you all defeated
ellos/ustedes	derrotaran or derrotasen that they/you all defeated	that they/you all defeated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	derrota	defeat! (you)
usted	derrote	defeat! (you formal)
nosotros	derrotemos	let's defeat!
vosotros	derrotad	defeat! (you all)
ustedes	derroten	defeat! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no derrotes	don't defeat! (you)
usted	no derrote	don't defeat! (you formal)
nosotros	no derrotemos	let's not defeat!
vosotros	no derrotéis	don't defeat! (you all)
ustedes	no derroten	don't defeat! (you all)

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