Destacar

to highlight

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

destacar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

destacando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

destacado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destaco I highlight	I highlight
tú	destacas you highlight	you highlight
él/ella/usted	destaca he/she/you highlights	he/she/you highlights
nosotros	destacamos we highlight	we highlight
vosotros	destacáis you all highlight	you all highlight
ellos/ustedes	destacan they/you all highlight	they/you all highlight

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destacaba I used to highlight	I used to highlight
tú	destacabas you used to highlight	you used to highlight
él/ella/usted	destacaba he/she/you used to highlight	he/she/you used to highlight
nosotros	destacábamos we used to highlight	we used to highlight
vosotros	destacabais you all used to highlight	you all used to highlight
ellos/ustedes	destacaban they/you all used to highlight	they/you all used to highlight

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destacé I highlighted	I highlighted
tú	destacaste you highlighted	you highlighted
él/ella/usted	destacó he/she/you highlighted	he/she/you highlighted
nosotros	destacamos we highlighted	we highlighted
vosotros	destacasteis you all highlighted	you all highlighted
ellos/ustedes	destacaron they/you all highlighted	they/you all highlighted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destacaré I will highlight	I will highlight
tú	destacarás you will highlight	you will highlight
él/ella/usted	destacará he/she/you will highlight	he/she/you will highlight
nosotros	destacaremos we will highlight	we will highlight
vosotros	destacaréis you all will highlight	you all will highlight
ellos/ustedes	destacarán they/you all will highlight	they/you all will highlight

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destacaría I would highlight	I would highlight
tú	destacarías you would highlight	you would highlight
él/ella/usted	destacaría he/she/you would highlight	he/she/you would highlight
nosotros	destacaríamos we would highlight	we would highlight
vosotros	destacaríais you all would highlight	you all would highlight
ellos/ustedes	destacarían they/you all would highlight	they/you all would highlight

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destace that I highlight	that I highlight
tú	destaces that you highlight	that you highlight
él/ella/usted	destace that he/she/you highlight	that he/she/you highlight
nosotros	destacemos that we highlight	that we highlight
vosotros	destacéis that you all highlight	that you all highlight
ellos/ustedes	destacen that they/you all highlight	that they/you all highlight

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	destacara or destacase that I highlighted	that I highlighted
tú	destacaras or destacases that you highlighted	that you highlighted
él/ella/usted	destacara or destacase that he/she/you highlighted	that he/she/you highlighted
nosotros	destacáramos or destacásemos that we highlighted	that we highlighted
vosotros	destacarais or destacaseis that you all highlighted	that you all highlighted
ellos/ustedes	destacaran or destacasen that they/you all highlighted	that they/you all highlighted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	destaca	highlight! (you)
usted	destace	highlight! (you formal)
nosotros	destacemos	let's highlight!
vosotros	destacad	highlight! (you all)
ustedes	destacen	highlight! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no destaces	don't highlight! (you)
usted	no destace	don't highlight! (you formal)
nosotros	no destacemos	let's not highlight!
vosotros	no destacéis	don't highlight! (you all)
ustedes	no destacen	don't highlight! (you all)

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