Estorbar

to hinder

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

estorbar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

estorbando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

estorbado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbo I hinder	I hinder
tú	estorbas you hinder	you hinder
él/ella/usted	estorba he/she/you hinders	he/she/you hinders
nosotros	estorbamos we hinder	we hinder
vosotros	estorbáis you all hinder	you all hinder
ellos/ustedes	estorban they/you all hinder	they/you all hinder

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbaba I used to hinder	I used to hinder
tú	estorbabas you used to hinder	you used to hinder
él/ella/usted	estorbaba he/she/you used to hinder	he/she/you used to hinder
nosotros	estorbábamos we used to hinder	we used to hinder
vosotros	estorbabais you all used to hinder	you all used to hinder
ellos/ustedes	estorbaban they/you all used to hinder	they/you all used to hinder

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbé I hindered	I hindered
tú	estorbaste you hindered	you hindered
él/ella/usted	estorbó he/she/you hindered	he/she/you hindered
nosotros	estorbamos we hindered	we hindered
vosotros	estorbasteis you all hindered	you all hindered
ellos/ustedes	estorbaron they/you all hindered	they/you all hindered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbaré I will hinder	I will hinder
tú	estorbarás you will hinder	you will hinder
él/ella/usted	estorbará he/she/you will hinder	he/she/you will hinder
nosotros	estorbaremos we will hinder	we will hinder
vosotros	estorbaréis you all will hinder	you all will hinder
ellos/ustedes	estorbarán they/you all will hinder	they/you all will hinder

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbaría I would hinder	I would hinder
tú	estorbarías you would hinder	you would hinder
él/ella/usted	estorbaría he/she/you would hinder	he/she/you would hinder
nosotros	estorbaríamos we would hinder	we would hinder
vosotros	estorbaríais you all would hinder	you all would hinder
ellos/ustedes	estorbarían they/you all would hinder	they/you all would hinder

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbe that I hinder	that I hinder
tú	estorbes that you hinder	that you hinder
él/ella/usted	estorbe that he/she/you hinder	that he/she/you hinder
nosotros	estorbemos that we hinder	that we hinder
vosotros	estorbéis that you all hinder	that you all hinder
ellos/ustedes	estorben that they/you all hinder	that they/you all hinder

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estorbara or estorbase that I hindered	that I hindered
tú	estorbaras or estorbases that you hindered	that you hindered
él/ella/usted	estorbara or estorbase that he/she/you hindered	that he/she/you hindered
nosotros	estorbáramos or estorbásemos that we hindered	that we hindered
vosotros	estorbarais or estorbaseis that you all hindered	that you all hindered
ellos/ustedes	estorbaran or estorbasen that they/you all hindered	that they/you all hindered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	estorba	hinder! (you)
usted	estorbe	hinder! (you formal)
nosotros	estorbemos	let's hinder!
vosotros	estorbad	hinder! (you all)
ustedes	estorben	hinder! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no estorbes	don't hinder! (you)
usted	no estorbe	don't hinder! (you formal)
nosotros	no estorbemos	let's not hinder!
vosotros	no estorbéis	don't hinder! (you all)
ustedes	no estorben	don't hinder! (you all)

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