Dictaminar

to rule

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

dictaminar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

dictaminando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

dictaminado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictamino I rule	I rule
tú	dictaminas you rule	you rule
él/ella/usted	dictamina he/she/you rules	he/she/you rules
nosotros	dictaminamos we rule	we rule
vosotros	dictamináis you all rule	you all rule
ellos/ustedes	dictaminan they/you all rule	they/you all rule

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaminaba I used to rule	I used to rule
tú	dictaminabas you used to rule	you used to rule
él/ella/usted	dictaminaba he/she/you used to rule	he/she/you used to rule
nosotros	dictaminábamos we used to rule	we used to rule
vosotros	dictaminabais you all used to rule	you all used to rule
ellos/ustedes	dictaminaban they/you all used to rule	they/you all used to rule

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaminé I ruled	I ruled
tú	dictaminaste you ruled	you ruled
él/ella/usted	dictaminó he/she/you ruled	he/she/you ruled
nosotros	dictaminamos we ruled	we ruled
vosotros	dictaminasteis you all ruled	you all ruled
ellos/ustedes	dictaminaron they/you all ruled	they/you all ruled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaminaré I will rule	I will rule
tú	dictaminarás you will rule	you will rule
él/ella/usted	dictaminará he/she/you will rule	he/she/you will rule
nosotros	dictaminaremos we will rule	we will rule
vosotros	dictaminaréis you all will rule	you all will rule
ellos/ustedes	dictaminarán they/you all will rule	they/you all will rule

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaminaría I would rule	I would rule
tú	dictaminarías you would rule	you would rule
él/ella/usted	dictaminaría he/she/you would rule	he/she/you would rule
nosotros	dictaminaríamos we would rule	we would rule
vosotros	dictaminaríais you all would rule	you all would rule
ellos/ustedes	dictaminarían they/you all would rule	they/you all would rule

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictamine that I rule	that I rule
tú	dictamines that you rule	that you rule
él/ella/usted	dictamine that he/she/you rule	that he/she/you rule
nosotros	dictaminemos that we rule	that we rule
vosotros	dictaminéis that you all rule	that you all rule
ellos/ustedes	dictaminen that they/you all rule	that they/you all rule

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaminara or dictaminase that I ruled	that I ruled
tú	dictaminaras or dictaminases that you ruled	that you ruled
él/ella/usted	dictaminara or dictaminase that he/she/you ruled	that he/she/you ruled
nosotros	dictamináramos or dictaminásemos that we ruled	that we ruled
vosotros	dictaminarais or dictaminaseis that you all ruled	that you all ruled
ellos/ustedes	dictaminaran or dictaminasen that they/you all ruled	that they/you all ruled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	dictamina	rule! (you)
usted	dictamine	rule! (you formal)
nosotros	dictaminemos	let's rule!
vosotros	dictaminad	rule! (you all)
ustedes	dictaminen	rule! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no dictamines	don't rule! (you)
usted	no dictamine	don't rule! (you formal)
nosotros	no dictaminemos	let's not rule!
vosotros	no dictaminéis	don't rule! (you all)
ustedes	no dictaminen	don't rule! (you all)

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