Empequeñecer

to diminish

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

empequeñecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

empequeñeciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

empequeñecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñeco I diminish	I diminish
tú	empequeñeces you diminish	you diminish
él/ella/usted	empequeñece he/she/you diminishs	he/she/you diminishs
nosotros	empequeñecemos we diminish	we diminish
vosotros	empequeñecéis you all diminish	you all diminish
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecen they/you all diminish	they/you all diminish

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñecía I used to diminish	I used to diminish
tú	empequeñecías you used to diminish	you used to diminish
él/ella/usted	empequeñecía he/she/you used to diminish	he/she/you used to diminish
nosotros	empequeñecíamos we used to diminish	we used to diminish
vosotros	empequeñecíais you all used to diminish	you all used to diminish
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecían they/you all used to diminish	they/you all used to diminish

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñecí I diminished	I diminished
tú	empequeñeciste you diminished	you diminished
él/ella/usted	empequeñeció he/she/you diminished	he/she/you diminished
nosotros	empequeñecimos we diminished	we diminished
vosotros	empequeñecisteis you all diminished	you all diminished
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecieron they/you all diminished	they/you all diminished

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñeceré I will diminish	I will diminish
tú	empequeñecerás you will diminish	you will diminish
él/ella/usted	empequeñecerá he/she/you will diminish	he/she/you will diminish
nosotros	empequeñeceremos we will diminish	we will diminish
vosotros	empequeñeceréis you all will diminish	you all will diminish
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecerán they/you all will diminish	they/you all will diminish

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñecería I would diminish	I would diminish
tú	empequeñecerías you would diminish	you would diminish
él/ella/usted	empequeñecería he/she/you would diminish	he/she/you would diminish
nosotros	empequeñeceríamos we would diminish	we would diminish
vosotros	empequeñeceríais you all would diminish	you all would diminish
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecerían they/you all would diminish	they/you all would diminish

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñeca that I diminish	that I diminish
tú	empequeñecas that you diminish	that you diminish
él/ella/usted	empequeñeca that he/she/you diminish	that he/she/you diminish
nosotros	empequeñecamos that we diminish	that we diminish
vosotros	empequeñecáis that you all diminish	that you all diminish
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecan that they/you all diminish	that they/you all diminish

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empequeñeciera or empequeñeciese that I diminished	that I diminished
tú	empequeñecieras or empequeñecieses that you diminished	that you diminished
él/ella/usted	empequeñeciera or empequeñeciese that he/she/you diminished	that he/she/you diminished
nosotros	empequeñeciéramos or empequeñeciésemos that we diminished	that we diminished
vosotros	empequeñecierais or empequeñecieseis that you all diminished	that you all diminished
ellos/ustedes	empequeñecieran or empequeñeciesen that they/you all diminished	that they/you all diminished

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	empequeñece	diminish! (you)
usted	empequeñeca	diminish! (you formal)
nosotros	empequeñecamos	let's diminish!
vosotros	empequeñeced	diminish! (you all)
ustedes	empequeñecan	diminish! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no empequeñecas	don't diminish! (you)
usted	no empequeñeca	don't diminish! (you formal)
nosotros	no empequeñecamos	let's not diminish!
vosotros	no empequeñecáis	don't diminish! (you all)
ustedes	no empequeñecan	don't diminish! (you all)

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