Fermentar

to ferment

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

fermentar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

fermentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

fermentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermento I ferment	I ferment
tú	fermentas you ferment	you ferment
él/ella/usted	fermenta he/she/you ferments	he/she/you ferments
nosotros	fermentamos we ferment	we ferment
vosotros	fermentáis you all ferment	you all ferment
ellos/ustedes	fermentan they/you all ferment	they/you all ferment

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermentaba I used to ferment	I used to ferment
tú	fermentabas you used to ferment	you used to ferment
él/ella/usted	fermentaba he/she/you used to ferment	he/she/you used to ferment
nosotros	fermentábamos we used to ferment	we used to ferment
vosotros	fermentabais you all used to ferment	you all used to ferment
ellos/ustedes	fermentaban they/you all used to ferment	they/you all used to ferment

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermenté I fermented	I fermented
tú	fermentaste you fermented	you fermented
él/ella/usted	fermentó he/she/you fermented	he/she/you fermented
nosotros	fermentamos we fermented	we fermented
vosotros	fermentasteis you all fermented	you all fermented
ellos/ustedes	fermentaron they/you all fermented	they/you all fermented

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermentaré I will ferment	I will ferment
tú	fermentarás you will ferment	you will ferment
él/ella/usted	fermentará he/she/you will ferment	he/she/you will ferment
nosotros	fermentaremos we will ferment	we will ferment
vosotros	fermentaréis you all will ferment	you all will ferment
ellos/ustedes	fermentarán they/you all will ferment	they/you all will ferment

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermentaría I would ferment	I would ferment
tú	fermentarías you would ferment	you would ferment
él/ella/usted	fermentaría he/she/you would ferment	he/she/you would ferment
nosotros	fermentaríamos we would ferment	we would ferment
vosotros	fermentaríais you all would ferment	you all would ferment
ellos/ustedes	fermentarían they/you all would ferment	they/you all would ferment

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermente that I ferment	that I ferment
tú	fermentes that you ferment	that you ferment
él/ella/usted	fermente that he/she/you ferment	that he/she/you ferment
nosotros	fermentemos that we ferment	that we ferment
vosotros	fermentéis that you all ferment	that you all ferment
ellos/ustedes	fermenten that they/you all ferment	that they/you all ferment

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	fermentara or fermentase that I fermented	that I fermented
tú	fermentaras or fermentases that you fermented	that you fermented
él/ella/usted	fermentara or fermentase that he/she/you fermented	that he/she/you fermented
nosotros	fermentáramos or fermentásemos that we fermented	that we fermented
vosotros	fermentarais or fermentaseis that you all fermented	that you all fermented
ellos/ustedes	fermentaran or fermentasen that they/you all fermented	that they/you all fermented

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	fermenta	ferment! (you)
usted	fermente	ferment! (you formal)
nosotros	fermentemos	let's ferment!
vosotros	fermentad	ferment! (you all)
ustedes	fermenten	ferment! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no fermentes	don't ferment! (you)
usted	no fermente	don't ferment! (you formal)
nosotros	no fermentemos	let's not ferment!
vosotros	no fermentéis	don't ferment! (you all)
ustedes	no fermenten	don't ferment! (you all)

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