What does eliminar mean in English?

Eliminar means "to eliminate" in English.

How do you conjugate eliminar in Spanish?

Eliminar is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

How do you use eliminar in a sentence?

Example: "Eliminé el archivo." which means "I deleted the file." in English.

What are synonyms for eliminar?

Spanish synonyms for eliminar include: borrar. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Eliminar

to eliminate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

eliminar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

eliminando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

eliminado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elimino I eliminate	I eliminate
tú	eliminas you eliminate	you eliminate
él/ella/usted	elimina he/she/you eliminates	he/she/you eliminates
nosotros	eliminamos we eliminate	we eliminate
vosotros	elimináis you all eliminate	you all eliminate
ellos/ustedes	eliminan they/you all eliminate	they/you all eliminate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eliminaba I used to eliminate	I used to eliminate
tú	eliminabas you used to eliminate	you used to eliminate
él/ella/usted	eliminaba he/she/you used to eliminate	he/she/you used to eliminate
nosotros	eliminábamos we used to eliminate	we used to eliminate
vosotros	eliminabais you all used to eliminate	you all used to eliminate
ellos/ustedes	eliminaban they/you all used to eliminate	they/you all used to eliminate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eliminé I eliminated	I eliminated
tú	eliminaste you eliminated	you eliminated
él/ella/usted	eliminó he/she/you eliminated	he/she/you eliminated
nosotros	eliminamos we eliminated	we eliminated
vosotros	eliminasteis you all eliminated	you all eliminated
ellos/ustedes	eliminaron they/you all eliminated	they/you all eliminated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eliminaré I will eliminate	I will eliminate
tú	eliminarás you will eliminate	you will eliminate
él/ella/usted	eliminará he/she/you will eliminate	he/she/you will eliminate
nosotros	eliminaremos we will eliminate	we will eliminate
vosotros	eliminaréis you all will eliminate	you all will eliminate
ellos/ustedes	eliminarán they/you all will eliminate	they/you all will eliminate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eliminaría I would eliminate	I would eliminate
tú	eliminarías you would eliminate	you would eliminate
él/ella/usted	eliminaría he/she/you would eliminate	he/she/you would eliminate
nosotros	eliminaríamos we would eliminate	we would eliminate
vosotros	eliminaríais you all would eliminate	you all would eliminate
ellos/ustedes	eliminarían they/you all would eliminate	they/you all would eliminate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	elimine that I eliminate	that I eliminate
tú	elimines that you eliminate	that you eliminate
él/ella/usted	elimine that he/she/you eliminate	that he/she/you eliminate
nosotros	eliminemos that we eliminate	that we eliminate
vosotros	eliminéis that you all eliminate	that you all eliminate
ellos/ustedes	eliminen that they/you all eliminate	that they/you all eliminate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	eliminara or eliminase that I eliminated	that I eliminated
tú	eliminaras or eliminases that you eliminated	that you eliminated
él/ella/usted	eliminara or eliminase that he/she/you eliminated	that he/she/you eliminated
nosotros	elimináramos or eliminásemos that we eliminated	that we eliminated
vosotros	eliminarais or eliminaseis that you all eliminated	that you all eliminated
ellos/ustedes	eliminaran or eliminasen that they/you all eliminated	that they/you all eliminated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	elimina	eliminate! (you)
usted	elimine	eliminate! (you formal)
nosotros	eliminemos	let's eliminate!
vosotros	eliminad	eliminate! (you all)
ustedes	eliminen	eliminate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no elimines	don't eliminate! (you)
usted	no elimine	don't eliminate! (you formal)
nosotros	no eliminemos	let's not eliminate!
vosotros	no eliminéis	don't eliminate! (you all)
ustedes	no eliminen	don't eliminate! (you all)

More About "eliminar"

Examples in Context

Eliminé el archivo.

I deleted the file.

Preterite

Eliminamos los errores.

We eliminate the errors.

Present

Han eliminado el problema.

They have eliminated the problem.

Present Perfect

Eliminaremos la opción.

We will eliminate the option.

Future

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

borrar(to delete, erase)

More common for text/files

Usage Notes

•Eliminar is a regular -ar verb
•Main meaning: to eliminate, to remove

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