Espiar

to spy

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

espiar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

espiando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

espiado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espio I spy	I spy
tú	espias you spy	you spy
él/ella/usted	espia he/she/you spys	he/she/you spys
nosotros	espiamos we spy	we spy
vosotros	espiáis you all spy	you all spy
ellos/ustedes	espian they/you all spy	they/you all spy

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espiaba I used to spy	I used to spy
tú	espiabas you used to spy	you used to spy
él/ella/usted	espiaba he/she/you used to spy	he/she/you used to spy
nosotros	espiábamos we used to spy	we used to spy
vosotros	espiabais you all used to spy	you all used to spy
ellos/ustedes	espiaban they/you all used to spy	they/you all used to spy

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espié I spied	I spied
tú	espiaste you spied	you spied
él/ella/usted	espió he/she/you spied	he/she/you spied
nosotros	espiamos we spied	we spied
vosotros	espiasteis you all spied	you all spied
ellos/ustedes	espiaron they/you all spied	they/you all spied

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espiaré I will spy	I will spy
tú	espiarás you will spy	you will spy
él/ella/usted	espiará he/she/you will spy	he/she/you will spy
nosotros	espiaremos we will spy	we will spy
vosotros	espiaréis you all will spy	you all will spy
ellos/ustedes	espiarán they/you all will spy	they/you all will spy

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espiaría I would spy	I would spy
tú	espiarías you would spy	you would spy
él/ella/usted	espiaría he/she/you would spy	he/she/you would spy
nosotros	espiaríamos we would spy	we would spy
vosotros	espiaríais you all would spy	you all would spy
ellos/ustedes	espiarían they/you all would spy	they/you all would spy

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espie that I spy	that I spy
tú	espies that you spy	that you spy
él/ella/usted	espie that he/she/you spy	that he/she/you spy
nosotros	espiemos that we spy	that we spy
vosotros	espiéis that you all spy	that you all spy
ellos/ustedes	espien that they/you all spy	that they/you all spy

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	espiara or espiase that I spied	that I spied
tú	espiaras or espiases that you spied	that you spied
él/ella/usted	espiara or espiase that he/she/you spied	that he/she/you spied
nosotros	espiáramos or espiásemos that we spied	that we spied
vosotros	espiarais or espiaseis that you all spied	that you all spied
ellos/ustedes	espiaran or espiasen that they/you all spied	that they/you all spied

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	espia	spy! (you)
usted	espie	spy! (you formal)
nosotros	espiemos	let's spy!
vosotros	espiad	spy! (you all)
ustedes	espien	spy! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no espies	don't spy! (you)
usted	no espie	don't spy! (you formal)
nosotros	no espiemos	let's not spy!
vosotros	no espiéis	don't spy! (you all)
ustedes	no espien	don't spy! (you all)

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