Estrechar

to narrow

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

estrechar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

estrechando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

estrechado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estrecho I narrow	I narrow
tú	estrechas you narrow	you narrow
él/ella/usted	estrecha he/she/you narrows	he/she/you narrows
nosotros	estrechamos we narrow	we narrow
vosotros	estrecháis you all narrow	you all narrow
ellos/ustedes	estrechan they/you all narrow	they/you all narrow

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estrechaba I used to narrow	I used to narrow
tú	estrechabas you used to narrow	you used to narrow
él/ella/usted	estrechaba he/she/you used to narrow	he/she/you used to narrow
nosotros	estrechábamos we used to narrow	we used to narrow
vosotros	estrechabais you all used to narrow	you all used to narrow
ellos/ustedes	estrechaban they/you all used to narrow	they/you all used to narrow

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estreché I narrowed	I narrowed
tú	estrechaste you narrowed	you narrowed
él/ella/usted	estrechó he/she/you narrowed	he/she/you narrowed
nosotros	estrechamos we narrowed	we narrowed
vosotros	estrechasteis you all narrowed	you all narrowed
ellos/ustedes	estrecharon they/you all narrowed	they/you all narrowed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estrecharé I will narrow	I will narrow
tú	estrecharás you will narrow	you will narrow
él/ella/usted	estrechará he/she/you will narrow	he/she/you will narrow
nosotros	estrecharemos we will narrow	we will narrow
vosotros	estrecharéis you all will narrow	you all will narrow
ellos/ustedes	estrecharán they/you all will narrow	they/you all will narrow

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estrecharía I would narrow	I would narrow
tú	estrecharías you would narrow	you would narrow
él/ella/usted	estrecharía he/she/you would narrow	he/she/you would narrow
nosotros	estrecharíamos we would narrow	we would narrow
vosotros	estrecharíais you all would narrow	you all would narrow
ellos/ustedes	estrecharían they/you all would narrow	they/you all would narrow

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estreche that I narrow	that I narrow
tú	estreches that you narrow	that you narrow
él/ella/usted	estreche that he/she/you narrow	that he/she/you narrow
nosotros	estrechemos that we narrow	that we narrow
vosotros	estrechéis that you all narrow	that you all narrow
ellos/ustedes	estrechen that they/you all narrow	that they/you all narrow

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	estrechara or estrechase that I narrowed	that I narrowed
tú	estrecharas or estrechases that you narrowed	that you narrowed
él/ella/usted	estrechara or estrechase that he/she/you narrowed	that he/she/you narrowed
nosotros	estrecháramos or estrechásemos that we narrowed	that we narrowed
vosotros	estrecharais or estrechaseis that you all narrowed	that you all narrowed
ellos/ustedes	estrecharan or estrechasen that they/you all narrowed	that they/you all narrowed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	estrecha	narrow! (you)
usted	estreche	narrow! (you formal)
nosotros	estrechemos	let's narrow!
vosotros	estrechad	narrow! (you all)
ustedes	estrechen	narrow! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no estreches	don't narrow! (you)
usted	no estreche	don't narrow! (you formal)
nosotros	no estrechemos	let's not narrow!
vosotros	no estrechéis	don't narrow! (you all)
ustedes	no estrechen	don't narrow! (you all)

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