Empecinar

to be stubborn

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

empecinar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

empecinando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

empecinado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empecino I be stubborn	I be stubborn
tú	empecinas you be stubborn	you be stubborn
él/ella/usted	empecina he/she/you be stubborns	he/she/you be stubborns
nosotros	empecinamos we be stubborn	we be stubborn
vosotros	empecináis you all be stubborn	you all be stubborn
ellos/ustedes	empecinan they/you all be stubborn	they/you all be stubborn

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empecinaba I used to be stubborn	I used to be stubborn
tú	empecinabas you used to be stubborn	you used to be stubborn
él/ella/usted	empecinaba he/she/you used to be stubborn	he/she/you used to be stubborn
nosotros	empecinábamos we used to be stubborn	we used to be stubborn
vosotros	empecinabais you all used to be stubborn	you all used to be stubborn
ellos/ustedes	empecinaban they/you all used to be stubborn	they/you all used to be stubborn

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeciné I be stubborned	I be stubborned
tú	empecinaste you be stubborned	you be stubborned
él/ella/usted	empecinó he/she/you be stubborned	he/she/you be stubborned
nosotros	empecinamos we be stubborned	we be stubborned
vosotros	empecinasteis you all be stubborned	you all be stubborned
ellos/ustedes	empecinaron they/you all be stubborned	they/you all be stubborned

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empecinaré I will be stubborn	I will be stubborn
tú	empecinarás you will be stubborn	you will be stubborn
él/ella/usted	empecinará he/she/you will be stubborn	he/she/you will be stubborn
nosotros	empecinaremos we will be stubborn	we will be stubborn
vosotros	empecinaréis you all will be stubborn	you all will be stubborn
ellos/ustedes	empecinarán they/you all will be stubborn	they/you all will be stubborn

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empecinaría I would be stubborn	I would be stubborn
tú	empecinarías you would be stubborn	you would be stubborn
él/ella/usted	empecinaría he/she/you would be stubborn	he/she/you would be stubborn
nosotros	empecinaríamos we would be stubborn	we would be stubborn
vosotros	empecinaríais you all would be stubborn	you all would be stubborn
ellos/ustedes	empecinarían they/you all would be stubborn	they/you all would be stubborn

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empecine that I be stubborn	that I be stubborn
tú	empecines that you be stubborn	that you be stubborn
él/ella/usted	empecine that he/she/you be stubborn	that he/she/you be stubborn
nosotros	empecinemos that we be stubborn	that we be stubborn
vosotros	empecinéis that you all be stubborn	that you all be stubborn
ellos/ustedes	empecinen that they/you all be stubborn	that they/you all be stubborn

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empecinara or empecinase that I be stubborned	that I be stubborned
tú	empecinaras or empecinases that you be stubborned	that you be stubborned
él/ella/usted	empecinara or empecinase that he/she/you be stubborned	that he/she/you be stubborned
nosotros	empecináramos or empecinásemos that we be stubborned	that we be stubborned
vosotros	empecinarais or empecinaseis that you all be stubborned	that you all be stubborned
ellos/ustedes	empecinaran or empecinasen that they/you all be stubborned	that they/you all be stubborned

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	empecina	be stubborn! (you)
usted	empecine	be stubborn! (you formal)
nosotros	empecinemos	let's be stubborn!
vosotros	empecinad	be stubborn! (you all)
ustedes	empecinen	be stubborn! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no empecines	don't be stubborn! (you)
usted	no empecine	don't be stubborn! (you formal)
nosotros	no empecinemos	let's not be stubborn!
vosotros	no empecinéis	don't be stubborn! (you all)
ustedes	no empecinen	don't be stubborn! (you all)

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