Espantar

to frighten

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

espantar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

espantando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

espantado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espanto I frighten	I frighten
tú	espantas you frighten	you frighten
él/ella/usted	espanta he/she/you frightens	he/she/you frightens
nosotros	espantamos we frighten	we frighten
vosotros	espantáis you all frighten	you all frighten
ellos/ustedes	espantan they/you all frighten	they/you all frighten

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espantaba I used to frighten	I used to frighten
tú	espantabas you used to frighten	you used to frighten
él/ella/usted	espantaba he/she/you used to frighten	he/she/you used to frighten
nosotros	espantábamos we used to frighten	we used to frighten
vosotros	espantabais you all used to frighten	you all used to frighten
ellos/ustedes	espantaban they/you all used to frighten	they/you all used to frighten

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espanté I frightened	I frightened
tú	espantaste you frightened	you frightened
él/ella/usted	espantó he/she/you frightened	he/she/you frightened
nosotros	espantamos we frightened	we frightened
vosotros	espantasteis you all frightened	you all frightened
ellos/ustedes	espantaron they/you all frightened	they/you all frightened

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espantaré I will frighten	I will frighten
tú	espantarás you will frighten	you will frighten
él/ella/usted	espantará he/she/you will frighten	he/she/you will frighten
nosotros	espantaremos we will frighten	we will frighten
vosotros	espantaréis you all will frighten	you all will frighten
ellos/ustedes	espantarán they/you all will frighten	they/you all will frighten

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espantaría I would frighten	I would frighten
tú	espantarías you would frighten	you would frighten
él/ella/usted	espantaría he/she/you would frighten	he/she/you would frighten
nosotros	espantaríamos we would frighten	we would frighten
vosotros	espantaríais you all would frighten	you all would frighten
ellos/ustedes	espantarían they/you all would frighten	they/you all would frighten

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espante that I frighten	that I frighten
tú	espantes that you frighten	that you frighten
él/ella/usted	espante that he/she/you frighten	that he/she/you frighten
nosotros	espantemos that we frighten	that we frighten
vosotros	espantéis that you all frighten	that you all frighten
ellos/ustedes	espanten that they/you all frighten	that they/you all frighten

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espantara or espantase that I frightened	that I frightened
tú	espantaras or espantases that you frightened	that you frightened
él/ella/usted	espantara or espantase that he/she/you frightened	that he/she/you frightened
nosotros	espantáramos or espantásemos that we frightened	that we frightened
vosotros	espantarais or espantaseis that you all frightened	that you all frightened
ellos/ustedes	espantaran or espantasen that they/you all frightened	that they/you all frightened

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	espanta	frighten! (you)
usted	espante	frighten! (you formal)
nosotros	espantemos	let's frighten!
vosotros	espantad	frighten! (you all)
ustedes	espanten	frighten! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no espantes	don't frighten! (you)
usted	no espante	don't frighten! (you formal)
nosotros	no espantemos	let's not frighten!
vosotros	no espantéis	don't frighten! (you all)
ustedes	no espanten	don't frighten! (you all)

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