Enseñar

to teach

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

enseñar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

enseñando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

enseñado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseño I teach	I teach
tú	enseñas you teach	you teach
él/ella/usted	enseña he/she/you teachs	he/she/you teachs
nosotros	enseñamos we teach	we teach
vosotros	enseñáis you all teach	you all teach
ellos/ustedes	enseñan they/you all teach	they/you all teach

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseñaba I used to teach	I used to teach
tú	enseñabas you used to teach	you used to teach
él/ella/usted	enseñaba he/she/you used to teach	he/she/you used to teach
nosotros	enseñábamos we used to teach	we used to teach
vosotros	enseñabais you all used to teach	you all used to teach
ellos/ustedes	enseñaban they/you all used to teach	they/you all used to teach

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseñé I taught	I taught
tú	enseñaste you taught	you taught
él/ella/usted	enseñó he/she/you taught	he/she/you taught
nosotros	enseñamos we taught	we taught
vosotros	enseñasteis you all taught	you all taught
ellos/ustedes	enseñaron they/you all taught	they/you all taught

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseñaré I will teach	I will teach
tú	enseñarás you will teach	you will teach
él/ella/usted	enseñará he/she/you will teach	he/she/you will teach
nosotros	enseñaremos we will teach	we will teach
vosotros	enseñaréis you all will teach	you all will teach
ellos/ustedes	enseñarán they/you all will teach	they/you all will teach

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseñaría I would teach	I would teach
tú	enseñarías you would teach	you would teach
él/ella/usted	enseñaría he/she/you would teach	he/she/you would teach
nosotros	enseñaríamos we would teach	we would teach
vosotros	enseñaríais you all would teach	you all would teach
ellos/ustedes	enseñarían they/you all would teach	they/you all would teach

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseñe that I teach	that I teach
tú	enseñes that you teach	that you teach
él/ella/usted	enseñe that he/she/you teach	that he/she/you teach
nosotros	enseñemos that we teach	that we teach
vosotros	enseñéis that you all teach	that you all teach
ellos/ustedes	enseñen that they/you all teach	that they/you all teach

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	enseñara or enseñase that I taught	that I taught
tú	enseñaras or enseñases that you taught	that you taught
él/ella/usted	enseñara or enseñase that he/she/you taught	that he/she/you taught
nosotros	enseñáramos or enseñásemos that we taught	that we taught
vosotros	enseñarais or enseñaseis that you all taught	that you all taught
ellos/ustedes	enseñaran or enseñasen that they/you all taught	that they/you all taught

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	enseña	teach! (you)
usted	enseñe	teach! (you formal)
nosotros	enseñemos	let's teach!
vosotros	enseñad	teach! (you all)
ustedes	enseñen	teach! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no enseñes	don't teach! (you)
usted	no enseñe	don't teach! (you formal)
nosotros	no enseñemos	let's not teach!
vosotros	no enseñéis	don't teach! (you all)
ustedes	no enseñen	don't teach! (you all)

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