Emplear

to employ

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

emplear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

empleando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

empleado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empleo I employ	I employ
tú	empleas you employ	you employ
él/ella/usted	emplea he/she/you employs	he/she/you employs
nosotros	empleamos we employ	we employ
vosotros	empleáis you all employ	you all employ
ellos/ustedes	emplean they/you all employ	they/you all employ

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empleaba I used to employ	I used to employ
tú	empleabas you used to employ	you used to employ
él/ella/usted	empleaba he/she/you used to employ	he/she/you used to employ
nosotros	empleábamos we used to employ	we used to employ
vosotros	empleabais you all used to employ	you all used to employ
ellos/ustedes	empleaban they/you all used to employ	they/you all used to employ

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empleé I employed	I employed
tú	empleaste you employed	you employed
él/ella/usted	empleó he/she/you employed	he/she/you employed
nosotros	empleamos we employed	we employed
vosotros	empleasteis you all employed	you all employed
ellos/ustedes	emplearon they/you all employed	they/you all employed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emplearé I will employ	I will employ
tú	emplearás you will employ	you will employ
él/ella/usted	empleará he/she/you will employ	he/she/you will employ
nosotros	emplearemos we will employ	we will employ
vosotros	emplearéis you all will employ	you all will employ
ellos/ustedes	emplearán they/you all will employ	they/you all will employ

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emplearía I would employ	I would employ
tú	emplearías you would employ	you would employ
él/ella/usted	emplearía he/she/you would employ	he/she/you would employ
nosotros	emplearíamos we would employ	we would employ
vosotros	emplearíais you all would employ	you all would employ
ellos/ustedes	emplearían they/you all would employ	they/you all would employ

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	emplee that I employ	that I employ
tú	emplees that you employ	that you employ
él/ella/usted	emplee that he/she/you employ	that he/she/you employ
nosotros	empleemos that we employ	that we employ
vosotros	empleéis that you all employ	that you all employ
ellos/ustedes	empleen that they/you all employ	that they/you all employ

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empleara or emplease that I employed	that I employed
tú	emplearas or empleases that you employed	that you employed
él/ella/usted	empleara or emplease that he/she/you employed	that he/she/you employed
nosotros	empleáramos or empleásemos that we employed	that we employed
vosotros	emplearais or empleaseis that you all employed	that you all employed
ellos/ustedes	emplearan or empleasen that they/you all employed	that they/you all employed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	emplea	employ! (you)
usted	emplee	employ! (you formal)
nosotros	empleemos	let's employ!
vosotros	emplead	employ! (you all)
ustedes	empleen	employ! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no emplees	don't employ! (you)
usted	no emplee	don't employ! (you formal)
nosotros	no empleemos	let's not employ!
vosotros	no empleéis	don't employ! (you all)
ustedes	no empleen	don't employ! (you all)

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