Estafar

to swindle

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

estafar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

estafando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

estafado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafo I swindle	I swindle
tú	estafas you swindle	you swindle
él/ella/usted	estafa he/she/you swindles	he/she/you swindles
nosotros	estafamos we swindle	we swindle
vosotros	estafáis you all swindle	you all swindle
ellos/ustedes	estafan they/you all swindle	they/you all swindle

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafaba I used to swindle	I used to swindle
tú	estafabas you used to swindle	you used to swindle
él/ella/usted	estafaba he/she/you used to swindle	he/she/you used to swindle
nosotros	estafábamos we used to swindle	we used to swindle
vosotros	estafabais you all used to swindle	you all used to swindle
ellos/ustedes	estafaban they/you all used to swindle	they/you all used to swindle

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafé I swindled	I swindled
tú	estafaste you swindled	you swindled
él/ella/usted	estafó he/she/you swindled	he/she/you swindled
nosotros	estafamos we swindled	we swindled
vosotros	estafasteis you all swindled	you all swindled
ellos/ustedes	estafaron they/you all swindled	they/you all swindled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafaré I will swindle	I will swindle
tú	estafarás you will swindle	you will swindle
él/ella/usted	estafará he/she/you will swindle	he/she/you will swindle
nosotros	estafaremos we will swindle	we will swindle
vosotros	estafaréis you all will swindle	you all will swindle
ellos/ustedes	estafarán they/you all will swindle	they/you all will swindle

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafaría I would swindle	I would swindle
tú	estafarías you would swindle	you would swindle
él/ella/usted	estafaría he/she/you would swindle	he/she/you would swindle
nosotros	estafaríamos we would swindle	we would swindle
vosotros	estafaríais you all would swindle	you all would swindle
ellos/ustedes	estafarían they/you all would swindle	they/you all would swindle

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafe that I swindle	that I swindle
tú	estafes that you swindle	that you swindle
él/ella/usted	estafe that he/she/you swindle	that he/she/you swindle
nosotros	estafemos that we swindle	that we swindle
vosotros	estaféis that you all swindle	that you all swindle
ellos/ustedes	estafen that they/you all swindle	that they/you all swindle

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estafara or estafase that I swindled	that I swindled
tú	estafaras or estafases that you swindled	that you swindled
él/ella/usted	estafara or estafase that he/she/you swindled	that he/she/you swindled
nosotros	estafáramos or estafásemos that we swindled	that we swindled
vosotros	estafarais or estafaseis that you all swindled	that you all swindled
ellos/ustedes	estafaran or estafasen that they/you all swindled	that they/you all swindled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	estafa	swindle! (you)
usted	estafe	swindle! (you formal)
nosotros	estafemos	let's swindle!
vosotros	estafad	swindle! (you all)
ustedes	estafen	swindle! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no estafes	don't swindle! (you)
usted	no estafe	don't swindle! (you formal)
nosotros	no estafemos	let's not swindle!
vosotros	no estaféis	don't swindle! (you all)
ustedes	no estafen	don't swindle! (you all)

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