Empolvar

to powder

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

empolvar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

empolvando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

empolvado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolvo I powder	I powder
tú	empolvas you powder	you powder
él/ella/usted	empolva he/she/you powders	he/she/you powders
nosotros	empolvamos we powder	we powder
vosotros	empolváis you all powder	you all powder
ellos/ustedes	empolvan they/you all powder	they/you all powder

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolvaba I used to powder	I used to powder
tú	empolvabas you used to powder	you used to powder
él/ella/usted	empolvaba he/she/you used to powder	he/she/you used to powder
nosotros	empolvábamos we used to powder	we used to powder
vosotros	empolvabais you all used to powder	you all used to powder
ellos/ustedes	empolvaban they/you all used to powder	they/you all used to powder

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolvé I powdered	I powdered
tú	empolvaste you powdered	you powdered
él/ella/usted	empolvó he/she/you powdered	he/she/you powdered
nosotros	empolvamos we powdered	we powdered
vosotros	empolvasteis you all powdered	you all powdered
ellos/ustedes	empolvaron they/you all powdered	they/you all powdered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolvaré I will powder	I will powder
tú	empolvarás you will powder	you will powder
él/ella/usted	empolvará he/she/you will powder	he/she/you will powder
nosotros	empolvaremos we will powder	we will powder
vosotros	empolvaréis you all will powder	you all will powder
ellos/ustedes	empolvarán they/you all will powder	they/you all will powder

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolvaría I would powder	I would powder
tú	empolvarías you would powder	you would powder
él/ella/usted	empolvaría he/she/you would powder	he/she/you would powder
nosotros	empolvaríamos we would powder	we would powder
vosotros	empolvaríais you all would powder	you all would powder
ellos/ustedes	empolvarían they/you all would powder	they/you all would powder

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolve that I powder	that I powder
tú	empolves that you powder	that you powder
él/ella/usted	empolve that he/she/you powder	that he/she/you powder
nosotros	empolvemos that we powder	that we powder
vosotros	empolvéis that you all powder	that you all powder
ellos/ustedes	empolven that they/you all powder	that they/you all powder

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	empolvara or empolvase that I powdered	that I powdered
tú	empolvaras or empolvases that you powdered	that you powdered
él/ella/usted	empolvara or empolvase that he/she/you powdered	that he/she/you powdered
nosotros	empolváramos or empolvásemos that we powdered	that we powdered
vosotros	empolvarais or empolvaseis that you all powdered	that you all powdered
ellos/ustedes	empolvaran or empolvasen that they/you all powdered	that they/you all powdered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	empolva	powder! (you)
usted	empolve	powder! (you formal)
nosotros	empolvemos	let's powder!
vosotros	empolvad	powder! (you all)
ustedes	empolven	powder! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no empolves	don't powder! (you)
usted	no empolve	don't powder! (you formal)
nosotros	no empolvemos	let's not powder!
vosotros	no empolvéis	don't powder! (you all)
ustedes	no empolven	don't powder! (you all)

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