Dictar

to dictate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

dictar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

dictando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

dictado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dicto I dictate	I dictate
tú	dictas you dictate	you dictate
él/ella/usted	dicta he/she/you dictates	he/she/you dictates
nosotros	dictamos we dictate	we dictate
vosotros	dictáis you all dictate	you all dictate
ellos/ustedes	dictan they/you all dictate	they/you all dictate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaba I used to dictate	I used to dictate
tú	dictabas you used to dictate	you used to dictate
él/ella/usted	dictaba he/she/you used to dictate	he/she/you used to dictate
nosotros	dictábamos we used to dictate	we used to dictate
vosotros	dictabais you all used to dictate	you all used to dictate
ellos/ustedes	dictaban they/you all used to dictate	they/you all used to dictate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dicté I dictated	I dictated
tú	dictaste you dictated	you dictated
él/ella/usted	dictó he/she/you dictated	he/she/you dictated
nosotros	dictamos we dictated	we dictated
vosotros	dictasteis you all dictated	you all dictated
ellos/ustedes	dictaron they/you all dictated	they/you all dictated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaré I will dictate	I will dictate
tú	dictarás you will dictate	you will dictate
él/ella/usted	dictará he/she/you will dictate	he/she/you will dictate
nosotros	dictaremos we will dictate	we will dictate
vosotros	dictaréis you all will dictate	you all will dictate
ellos/ustedes	dictarán they/you all will dictate	they/you all will dictate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictaría I would dictate	I would dictate
tú	dictarías you would dictate	you would dictate
él/ella/usted	dictaría he/she/you would dictate	he/she/you would dictate
nosotros	dictaríamos we would dictate	we would dictate
vosotros	dictaríais you all would dictate	you all would dictate
ellos/ustedes	dictarían they/you all would dictate	they/you all would dictate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dicte that I dictate	that I dictate
tú	dictes that you dictate	that you dictate
él/ella/usted	dicte that he/she/you dictate	that he/she/you dictate
nosotros	dictemos that we dictate	that we dictate
vosotros	dictéis that you all dictate	that you all dictate
ellos/ustedes	dicten that they/you all dictate	that they/you all dictate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	dictara or dictase that I dictated	that I dictated
tú	dictaras or dictases that you dictated	that you dictated
él/ella/usted	dictara or dictase that he/she/you dictated	that he/she/you dictated
nosotros	dictáramos or dictásemos that we dictated	that we dictated
vosotros	dictarais or dictaseis that you all dictated	that you all dictated
ellos/ustedes	dictaran or dictasen that they/you all dictated	that they/you all dictated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	dicta	dictate! (you)
usted	dicte	dictate! (you formal)
nosotros	dictemos	let's dictate!
vosotros	dictad	dictate! (you all)
ustedes	dicten	dictate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no dictes	don't dictate! (you)
usted	no dicte	don't dictate! (you formal)
nosotros	no dictemos	let's not dictate!
vosotros	no dictéis	don't dictate! (you all)
ustedes	no dicten	don't dictate! (you all)

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