Empeorar

to worsen

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

empeorar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

empeorando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

empeorado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeoro I worsen	I worsen
tú	empeoras you worsen	you worsen
él/ella/usted	empeora he/she/you worsens	he/she/you worsens
nosotros	empeoramos we worsen	we worsen
vosotros	empeoráis you all worsen	you all worsen
ellos/ustedes	empeoran they/you all worsen	they/you all worsen

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeoraba I used to worsen	I used to worsen
tú	empeorabas you used to worsen	you used to worsen
él/ella/usted	empeoraba he/she/you used to worsen	he/she/you used to worsen
nosotros	empeorábamos we used to worsen	we used to worsen
vosotros	empeorabais you all used to worsen	you all used to worsen
ellos/ustedes	empeoraban they/you all used to worsen	they/you all used to worsen

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeoré I worsened	I worsened
tú	empeoraste you worsened	you worsened
él/ella/usted	empeoró he/she/you worsened	he/she/you worsened
nosotros	empeoramos we worsened	we worsened
vosotros	empeorasteis you all worsened	you all worsened
ellos/ustedes	empeoraron they/you all worsened	they/you all worsened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeoraré I will worsen	I will worsen
tú	empeorarás you will worsen	you will worsen
él/ella/usted	empeorará he/she/you will worsen	he/she/you will worsen
nosotros	empeoraremos we will worsen	we will worsen
vosotros	empeoraréis you all will worsen	you all will worsen
ellos/ustedes	empeorarán they/you all will worsen	they/you all will worsen

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeoraría I would worsen	I would worsen
tú	empeorarías you would worsen	you would worsen
él/ella/usted	empeoraría he/she/you would worsen	he/she/you would worsen
nosotros	empeoraríamos we would worsen	we would worsen
vosotros	empeoraríais you all would worsen	you all would worsen
ellos/ustedes	empeorarían they/you all would worsen	they/you all would worsen

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeore that I worsen	that I worsen
tú	empeores that you worsen	that you worsen
él/ella/usted	empeore that he/she/you worsen	that he/she/you worsen
nosotros	empeoremos that we worsen	that we worsen
vosotros	empeoréis that you all worsen	that you all worsen
ellos/ustedes	empeoren that they/you all worsen	that they/you all worsen

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empeorara or empeorase that I worsened	that I worsened
tú	empeoraras or empeorases that you worsened	that you worsened
él/ella/usted	empeorara or empeorase that he/she/you worsened	that he/she/you worsened
nosotros	empeoráramos or empeorásemos that we worsened	that we worsened
vosotros	empeorarais or empeoraseis that you all worsened	that you all worsened
ellos/ustedes	empeoraran or empeorasen that they/you all worsened	that they/you all worsened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	empeora	worsen! (you)
usted	empeore	worsen! (you formal)
nosotros	empeoremos	let's worsen!
vosotros	empeorad	worsen! (you all)
ustedes	empeoren	worsen! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no empeores	don't worsen! (you)
usted	no empeore	don't worsen! (you formal)
nosotros	no empeoremos	let's not worsen!
vosotros	no empeoréis	don't worsen! (you all)
ustedes	no empeoren	don't worsen! (you all)

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