Imitar

to imitate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

imitar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

imitando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

imitado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imito I imitate	I imitate
tú	imitas you imitate	you imitate
él/ella/usted	imita he/she/you imitates	he/she/you imitates
nosotros	imitamos we imitate	we imitate
vosotros	imitáis you all imitate	you all imitate
ellos/ustedes	imitan they/you all imitate	they/you all imitate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imitaba I used to imitate	I used to imitate
tú	imitabas you used to imitate	you used to imitate
él/ella/usted	imitaba he/she/you used to imitate	he/she/you used to imitate
nosotros	imitábamos we used to imitate	we used to imitate
vosotros	imitabais you all used to imitate	you all used to imitate
ellos/ustedes	imitaban they/you all used to imitate	they/you all used to imitate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imité I imitated	I imitated
tú	imitaste you imitated	you imitated
él/ella/usted	imitó he/she/you imitated	he/she/you imitated
nosotros	imitamos we imitated	we imitated
vosotros	imitasteis you all imitated	you all imitated
ellos/ustedes	imitaron they/you all imitated	they/you all imitated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imitaré I will imitate	I will imitate
tú	imitarás you will imitate	you will imitate
él/ella/usted	imitará he/she/you will imitate	he/she/you will imitate
nosotros	imitaremos we will imitate	we will imitate
vosotros	imitaréis you all will imitate	you all will imitate
ellos/ustedes	imitarán they/you all will imitate	they/you all will imitate

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imitaría I would imitate	I would imitate
tú	imitarías you would imitate	you would imitate
él/ella/usted	imitaría he/she/you would imitate	he/she/you would imitate
nosotros	imitaríamos we would imitate	we would imitate
vosotros	imitaríais you all would imitate	you all would imitate
ellos/ustedes	imitarían they/you all would imitate	they/you all would imitate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imite that I imitate	that I imitate
tú	imites that you imitate	that you imitate
él/ella/usted	imite that he/she/you imitate	that he/she/you imitate
nosotros	imitemos that we imitate	that we imitate
vosotros	imitéis that you all imitate	that you all imitate
ellos/ustedes	imiten that they/you all imitate	that they/you all imitate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imitara or imitase that I imitated	that I imitated
tú	imitaras or imitases that you imitated	that you imitated
él/ella/usted	imitara or imitase that he/she/you imitated	that he/she/you imitated
nosotros	imitáramos or imitásemos that we imitated	that we imitated
vosotros	imitarais or imitaseis that you all imitated	that you all imitated
ellos/ustedes	imitaran or imitasen that they/you all imitated	that they/you all imitated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	imita	imitate! (you)
usted	imite	imitate! (you formal)
nosotros	imitemos	let's imitate!
vosotros	imitad	imitate! (you all)
ustedes	imiten	imitate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no imites	don't imitate! (you)
usted	no imite	don't imitate! (you formal)
nosotros	no imitemos	let's not imitate!
vosotros	no imitéis	don't imitate! (you all)
ustedes	no imiten	don't imitate! (you all)

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