Embellecer

to beautify

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

embellecer

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

embelleciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

embellecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embelleco I beautify	I beautify
tú	embelleces you beautify	you beautify
él/ella/usted	embellece he/she/you beautifys	he/she/you beautifys
nosotros	embellecemos we beautify	we beautify
vosotros	embellecéis you all beautify	you all beautify
ellos/ustedes	embellecen they/you all beautify	they/you all beautify

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embellecía I used to beautify	I used to beautify
tú	embellecías you used to beautify	you used to beautify
él/ella/usted	embellecía he/she/you used to beautify	he/she/you used to beautify
nosotros	embellecíamos we used to beautify	we used to beautify
vosotros	embellecíais you all used to beautify	you all used to beautify
ellos/ustedes	embellecían they/you all used to beautify	they/you all used to beautify

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embellecí I beautified	I beautified
tú	embelleciste you beautified	you beautified
él/ella/usted	embelleció he/she/you beautified	he/she/you beautified
nosotros	embellecimos we beautified	we beautified
vosotros	embellecisteis you all beautified	you all beautified
ellos/ustedes	embellecieron they/you all beautified	they/you all beautified

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embelleceré I will beautify	I will beautify
tú	embellecerás you will beautify	you will beautify
él/ella/usted	embellecerá he/she/you will beautify	he/she/you will beautify
nosotros	embelleceremos we will beautify	we will beautify
vosotros	embelleceréis you all will beautify	you all will beautify
ellos/ustedes	embellecerán they/you all will beautify	they/you all will beautify

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embellecería I would beautify	I would beautify
tú	embellecerías you would beautify	you would beautify
él/ella/usted	embellecería he/she/you would beautify	he/she/you would beautify
nosotros	embelleceríamos we would beautify	we would beautify
vosotros	embelleceríais you all would beautify	you all would beautify
ellos/ustedes	embellecerían they/you all would beautify	they/you all would beautify

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embelleca that I beautify	that I beautify
tú	embellecas that you beautify	that you beautify
él/ella/usted	embelleca that he/she/you beautify	that he/she/you beautify
nosotros	embellecamos that we beautify	that we beautify
vosotros	embellecáis that you all beautify	that you all beautify
ellos/ustedes	embellecan that they/you all beautify	that they/you all beautify

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	embelleciera or embelleciese that I beautified	that I beautified
tú	embellecieras or embellecieses that you beautified	that you beautified
él/ella/usted	embelleciera or embelleciese that he/she/you beautified	that he/she/you beautified
nosotros	embelleciéramos or embelleciésemos that we beautified	that we beautified
vosotros	embellecierais or embellecieseis that you all beautified	that you all beautified
ellos/ustedes	embellecieran or embelleciesen that they/you all beautified	that they/you all beautified

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	embellece	beautify! (you)
usted	embelleca	beautify! (you formal)
nosotros	embellecamos	let's beautify!
vosotros	embelleced	beautify! (you all)
ustedes	embellecan	beautify! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no embellecas	don't beautify! (you)
usted	no embelleca	don't beautify! (you formal)
nosotros	no embellecamos	let's not beautify!
vosotros	no embellecáis	don't beautify! (you all)
ustedes	no embellecan	don't beautify! (you all)

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