Flotar

to float

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

flotar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

flotando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

flotado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	floto I float	I float
tú	flotas you float	you float
él/ella/usted	flota he/she/you floats	he/she/you floats
nosotros	flotamos we float	we float
vosotros	flotáis you all float	you all float
ellos/ustedes	flotan they/you all float	they/you all float

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	flotaba I used to float	I used to float
tú	flotabas you used to float	you used to float
él/ella/usted	flotaba he/she/you used to float	he/she/you used to float
nosotros	flotábamos we used to float	we used to float
vosotros	flotabais you all used to float	you all used to float
ellos/ustedes	flotaban they/you all used to float	they/you all used to float

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	floté I floated	I floated
tú	flotaste you floated	you floated
él/ella/usted	flotó he/she/you floated	he/she/you floated
nosotros	flotamos we floated	we floated
vosotros	flotasteis you all floated	you all floated
ellos/ustedes	flotaron they/you all floated	they/you all floated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	flotaré I will float	I will float
tú	flotarás you will float	you will float
él/ella/usted	flotará he/she/you will float	he/she/you will float
nosotros	flotaremos we will float	we will float
vosotros	flotaréis you all will float	you all will float
ellos/ustedes	flotarán they/you all will float	they/you all will float

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	flotaría I would float	I would float
tú	flotarías you would float	you would float
él/ella/usted	flotaría he/she/you would float	he/she/you would float
nosotros	flotaríamos we would float	we would float
vosotros	flotaríais you all would float	you all would float
ellos/ustedes	flotarían they/you all would float	they/you all would float

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	flote that I float	that I float
tú	flotes that you float	that you float
él/ella/usted	flote that he/she/you float	that he/she/you float
nosotros	flotemos that we float	that we float
vosotros	flotéis that you all float	that you all float
ellos/ustedes	floten that they/you all float	that they/you all float

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	flotara or flotase that I floated	that I floated
tú	flotaras or flotases that you floated	that you floated
él/ella/usted	flotara or flotase that he/she/you floated	that he/she/you floated
nosotros	flotáramos or flotásemos that we floated	that we floated
vosotros	flotarais or flotaseis that you all floated	that you all floated
ellos/ustedes	flotaran or flotasen that they/you all floated	that they/you all floated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	flota	float! (you)
usted	flote	float! (you formal)
nosotros	flotemos	let's float!
vosotros	flotad	float! (you all)
ustedes	floten	float! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no flotes	don't float! (you)
usted	no flote	don't float! (you formal)
nosotros	no flotemos	let's not float!
vosotros	no flotéis	don't float! (you all)
ustedes	no floten	don't float! (you all)

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