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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
expresar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
expresando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
expresado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | expreso I express |
tú | expresas you express |
él/ella/usted | expresa he/she/you expresss |
nosotros | expresamos we express |
vosotros | expresáis you all express |
ellos/ustedes | expresan they/you all express |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | expresaba I used to express |
tú | expresabas you used to express |
él/ella/usted | expresaba he/she/you used to express |
nosotros | expresábamos we used to express |
vosotros | expresabais you all used to express |
ellos/ustedes | expresaban they/you all used to express |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | expresé I expressed |
tú | expresaste you expressed |
él/ella/usted | expresó he/she/you expressed |
nosotros | expresamos we expressed |
vosotros | expresasteis you all expressed |
ellos/ustedes | expresaron they/you all expressed |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | expresaré I will express |
tú | expresarás you will express |
él/ella/usted | expresará he/she/you will express |
nosotros | expresaremos we will express |
vosotros | expresaréis you all will express |
ellos/ustedes | expresarán they/you all will express |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | expresaría I would express |
tú | expresarías you would express |
él/ella/usted | expresaría he/she/you would express |
nosotros | expresaríamos we would express |
vosotros | expresaríais you all would express |
ellos/ustedes | expresarían they/you all would express |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | exprese that I express |
tú | expreses that you express |
él/ella/usted | exprese that he/she/you express |
nosotros | expresemos that we express |
vosotros | expreséis that you all express |
ellos/ustedes | expresen that they/you all express |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | expresara or expresase that I expressed |
tú | expresaras or expresases that you expressed |
él/ella/usted | expresara or expresase that he/she/you expressed |
nosotros | expresáramos or expresásemos that we expressed |
vosotros | expresarais or expresaseis that you all expressed |
ellos/ustedes | expresaran or expresasen that they/you all expressed |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he expresado I have expressed |
tú | has expresado you have expressed |
él/ella/usted | ha expresado he/she/you have expressed |
nosotros | hemos expresado we have expressed |
vosotros | habéis expresado you all have expressed |
ellos/ustedes | han expresado they/you all have expressed |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había expresado I had expressed |
tú | habías expresado you had expressed |
él/ella/usted | había expresado he/she/you had expressed |
nosotros | habíamos expresado we had expressed |
vosotros | habíais expresado you all had expressed |
ellos/ustedes | habían expresado they/you all had expressed |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube expresado I had expressed |
tú | hubiste expresado you had expressed |
él/ella/usted | hubo expresado he/she/you had expressed |
nosotros | hubimos expresado we had expressed |
vosotros | hubisteis expresado you all had expressed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron expresado they/you all had expressed |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré expresado I will have expressed |
tú | habrás expresado you will have expressed |
él/ella/usted | habrá expresado he/she/you will have expressed |
nosotros | habremos expresado we will have expressed |
vosotros | habréis expresado you all will have expressed |
ellos/ustedes | habrán expresado they/you all will have expressed |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría expresado I would have expressed |
tú | habrías expresado you would have expressed |
él/ella/usted | habría expresado he/she/you would have expressed |
nosotros | habríamos expresado we would have expressed |
vosotros | habríais expresado you all would have expressed |
ellos/ustedes | habrían expresado they/you all would have expressed |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya expresado that I have expressed |
tú | hayas expresado that you have expressed |
él/ella/usted | haya expresado that he/she/you have expressed |
nosotros | hayamos expresado that we have expressed |
vosotros | hayáis expresado that you all have expressed |
ellos/ustedes | hayan expresado that they/you all have expressed |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera expresado that I had expressed |
tú | hubieras expresado that you had expressed |
él/ella/usted | hubiera expresado that he/she/you had expressed |
nosotros | hubiéramos expresado that we had expressed |
vosotros | hubierais expresado that you all had expressed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran expresado that they/you all had expressed |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | expresa | express! (you) |
usted | exprese | express! (you formal) |
nosotros | expresemos | let's express! |
vosotros | expresad | express! (you all) |
ustedes | expresen | express! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no expreses | don't express! (you) |
usted | no exprese | don't express! (you formal) |
nosotros | no expresemos | let's not express! |
vosotros | no expreséis | don't express! (you all) |
ustedes | no expresen | don't express! (you all) |
More About "expresar"
Examples in Context
Expresé mi opinión.
I expressed my opinion.
Preterite
Expreso mis sentimientos.
I express my feelings.
Present
Ha expresado su gratitud.
He has expressed his gratitude.
Present Perfect
Expresaré mis ideas.
I will express my ideas.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Expresar is a regular -ar verb
- •Main meaning: to express
- •Reflexive "expresarse" means to express oneself
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