Frotar

to rub

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

frotar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

frotando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

frotado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	froto I rub	I rub
tú	frotas you rub	you rub
él/ella/usted	frota he/she/you rubs	he/she/you rubs
nosotros	frotamos we rub	we rub
vosotros	frotáis you all rub	you all rub
ellos/ustedes	frotan they/you all rub	they/you all rub

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	frotaba I used to rub	I used to rub
tú	frotabas you used to rub	you used to rub
él/ella/usted	frotaba he/she/you used to rub	he/she/you used to rub
nosotros	frotábamos we used to rub	we used to rub
vosotros	frotabais you all used to rub	you all used to rub
ellos/ustedes	frotaban they/you all used to rub	they/you all used to rub

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	froté I rubed	I rubed
tú	frotaste you rubed	you rubed
él/ella/usted	frotó he/she/you rubed	he/she/you rubed
nosotros	frotamos we rubed	we rubed
vosotros	frotasteis you all rubed	you all rubed
ellos/ustedes	frotaron they/you all rubed	they/you all rubed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	frotaré I will rub	I will rub
tú	frotarás you will rub	you will rub
él/ella/usted	frotará he/she/you will rub	he/she/you will rub
nosotros	frotaremos we will rub	we will rub
vosotros	frotaréis you all will rub	you all will rub
ellos/ustedes	frotarán they/you all will rub	they/you all will rub

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	frotaría I would rub	I would rub
tú	frotarías you would rub	you would rub
él/ella/usted	frotaría he/she/you would rub	he/she/you would rub
nosotros	frotaríamos we would rub	we would rub
vosotros	frotaríais you all would rub	you all would rub
ellos/ustedes	frotarían they/you all would rub	they/you all would rub

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	frote that I rub	that I rub
tú	frotes that you rub	that you rub
él/ella/usted	frote that he/she/you rub	that he/she/you rub
nosotros	frotemos that we rub	that we rub
vosotros	frotéis that you all rub	that you all rub
ellos/ustedes	froten that they/you all rub	that they/you all rub

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	frotara or frotase that I rubed	that I rubed
tú	frotaras or frotases that you rubed	that you rubed
él/ella/usted	frotara or frotase that he/she/you rubed	that he/she/you rubed
nosotros	frotáramos or frotásemos that we rubed	that we rubed
vosotros	frotarais or frotaseis that you all rubed	that you all rubed
ellos/ustedes	frotaran or frotasen that they/you all rubed	that they/you all rubed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	frota	rub! (you)
usted	frote	rub! (you formal)
nosotros	frotemos	let's rub!
vosotros	frotad	rub! (you all)
ustedes	froten	rub! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no frotes	don't rub! (you)
usted	no frote	don't rub! (you formal)
nosotros	no frotemos	let's not rub!
vosotros	no frotéis	don't rub! (you all)
ustedes	no froten	don't rub! (you all)

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