Desafiar

to challenge

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

desafiar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

desafiando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

desafiado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafio I challenge	I challenge
tú	desafias you challenge	you challenge
él/ella/usted	desafia he/she/you challenges	he/she/you challenges
nosotros	desafiamos we challenge	we challenge
vosotros	desafiáis you all challenge	you all challenge
ellos/ustedes	desafian they/you all challenge	they/you all challenge

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafiaba I used to challenge	I used to challenge
tú	desafiabas you used to challenge	you used to challenge
él/ella/usted	desafiaba he/she/you used to challenge	he/she/you used to challenge
nosotros	desafiábamos we used to challenge	we used to challenge
vosotros	desafiabais you all used to challenge	you all used to challenge
ellos/ustedes	desafiaban they/you all used to challenge	they/you all used to challenge

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafié I challenged	I challenged
tú	desafiaste you challenged	you challenged
él/ella/usted	desafió he/she/you challenged	he/she/you challenged
nosotros	desafiamos we challenged	we challenged
vosotros	desafiasteis you all challenged	you all challenged
ellos/ustedes	desafiaron they/you all challenged	they/you all challenged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafiaré I will challenge	I will challenge
tú	desafiarás you will challenge	you will challenge
él/ella/usted	desafiará he/she/you will challenge	he/she/you will challenge
nosotros	desafiaremos we will challenge	we will challenge
vosotros	desafiaréis you all will challenge	you all will challenge
ellos/ustedes	desafiarán they/you all will challenge	they/you all will challenge

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafiaría I would challenge	I would challenge
tú	desafiarías you would challenge	you would challenge
él/ella/usted	desafiaría he/she/you would challenge	he/she/you would challenge
nosotros	desafiaríamos we would challenge	we would challenge
vosotros	desafiaríais you all would challenge	you all would challenge
ellos/ustedes	desafiarían they/you all would challenge	they/you all would challenge

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafie that I challenge	that I challenge
tú	desafies that you challenge	that you challenge
él/ella/usted	desafie that he/she/you challenge	that he/she/you challenge
nosotros	desafiemos that we challenge	that we challenge
vosotros	desafiéis that you all challenge	that you all challenge
ellos/ustedes	desafien that they/you all challenge	that they/you all challenge

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	desafiara or desafiase that I challenged	that I challenged
tú	desafiaras or desafiases that you challenged	that you challenged
él/ella/usted	desafiara or desafiase that he/she/you challenged	that he/she/you challenged
nosotros	desafiáramos or desafiásemos that we challenged	that we challenged
vosotros	desafiarais or desafiaseis that you all challenged	that you all challenged
ellos/ustedes	desafiaran or desafiasen that they/you all challenged	that they/you all challenged

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	desafia	challenge! (you)
usted	desafie	challenge! (you formal)
nosotros	desafiemos	let's challenge!
vosotros	desafiad	challenge! (you all)
ustedes	desafien	challenge! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no desafies	don't challenge! (you)
usted	no desafie	don't challenge! (you formal)
nosotros	no desafiemos	let's not challenge!
vosotros	no desafiéis	don't challenge! (you all)
ustedes	no desafien	don't challenge! (you all)

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