Escatimar

to skimp

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

escatimar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

escatimando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

escatimado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatimo I skimp	I skimp
tú	escatimas you skimp	you skimp
él/ella/usted	escatima he/she/you skimps	he/she/you skimps
nosotros	escatimamos we skimp	we skimp
vosotros	escatimáis you all skimp	you all skimp
ellos/ustedes	escatiman they/you all skimp	they/you all skimp

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatimaba I used to skimp	I used to skimp
tú	escatimabas you used to skimp	you used to skimp
él/ella/usted	escatimaba he/she/you used to skimp	he/she/you used to skimp
nosotros	escatimábamos we used to skimp	we used to skimp
vosotros	escatimabais you all used to skimp	you all used to skimp
ellos/ustedes	escatimaban they/you all used to skimp	they/you all used to skimp

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatimé I skimped	I skimped
tú	escatimaste you skimped	you skimped
él/ella/usted	escatimó he/she/you skimped	he/she/you skimped
nosotros	escatimamos we skimped	we skimped
vosotros	escatimasteis you all skimped	you all skimped
ellos/ustedes	escatimaron they/you all skimped	they/you all skimped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatimaré I will skimp	I will skimp
tú	escatimarás you will skimp	you will skimp
él/ella/usted	escatimará he/she/you will skimp	he/she/you will skimp
nosotros	escatimaremos we will skimp	we will skimp
vosotros	escatimaréis you all will skimp	you all will skimp
ellos/ustedes	escatimarán they/you all will skimp	they/you all will skimp

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatimaría I would skimp	I would skimp
tú	escatimarías you would skimp	you would skimp
él/ella/usted	escatimaría he/she/you would skimp	he/she/you would skimp
nosotros	escatimaríamos we would skimp	we would skimp
vosotros	escatimaríais you all would skimp	you all would skimp
ellos/ustedes	escatimarían they/you all would skimp	they/you all would skimp

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatime that I skimp	that I skimp
tú	escatimes that you skimp	that you skimp
él/ella/usted	escatime that he/she/you skimp	that he/she/you skimp
nosotros	escatimemos that we skimp	that we skimp
vosotros	escatiméis that you all skimp	that you all skimp
ellos/ustedes	escatimen that they/you all skimp	that they/you all skimp

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	escatimara or escatimase that I skimped	that I skimped
tú	escatimaras or escatimases that you skimped	that you skimped
él/ella/usted	escatimara or escatimase that he/she/you skimped	that he/she/you skimped
nosotros	escatimáramos or escatimásemos that we skimped	that we skimped
vosotros	escatimarais or escatimaseis that you all skimped	that you all skimped
ellos/ustedes	escatimaran or escatimasen that they/you all skimped	that they/you all skimped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	escatima	skimp! (you)
usted	escatime	skimp! (you formal)
nosotros	escatimemos	let's skimp!
vosotros	escatimad	skimp! (you all)
ustedes	escatimen	skimp! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no escatimes	don't skimp! (you)
usted	no escatime	don't skimp! (you formal)
nosotros	no escatimemos	let's not skimp!
vosotros	no escatiméis	don't skimp! (you all)
ustedes	no escatimen	don't skimp! (you all)

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