Impedir

to prevent

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

impedir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

impidiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

impedido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impido I prevent	I prevent
tú	impides you prevent	you prevent
él/ella/usted	impide he/she/you prevents	he/she/you prevents
nosotros	impedimos we prevent	we prevent
vosotros	impedís you all prevent	you all prevent
ellos/ustedes	impiden they/you all prevent	they/you all prevent

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impedía I used to prevent	I used to prevent
tú	impedías you used to prevent	you used to prevent
él/ella/usted	impedía he/she/you used to prevent	he/she/you used to prevent
nosotros	impedíamos we used to prevent	we used to prevent
vosotros	impedíais you all used to prevent	you all used to prevent
ellos/ustedes	impedían they/you all used to prevent	they/you all used to prevent

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impedí I prevented	I prevented
tú	impediste you prevented	you prevented
él/ella/usted	impidió he/she/you prevented	he/she/you prevented
nosotros	impedimos we prevented	we prevented
vosotros	impedisteis you all prevented	you all prevented
ellos/ustedes	impidieron they/you all prevented	they/you all prevented

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impediré I will prevent	I will prevent
tú	impedirás you will prevent	you will prevent
él/ella/usted	impedirá he/she/you will prevent	he/she/you will prevent
nosotros	impediremos we will prevent	we will prevent
vosotros	impediréis you all will prevent	you all will prevent
ellos/ustedes	impedirán they/you all will prevent	they/you all will prevent

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impediría I would prevent	I would prevent
tú	impedirías you would prevent	you would prevent
él/ella/usted	impediría he/she/you would prevent	he/she/you would prevent
nosotros	impediríamos we would prevent	we would prevent
vosotros	impediríais you all would prevent	you all would prevent
ellos/ustedes	impedirían they/you all would prevent	they/you all would prevent

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impida that I prevent	that I prevent
tú	impidas that you prevent	that you prevent
él/ella/usted	impida that he/she/you prevent	that he/she/you prevent
nosotros	impidamos that we prevent	that we prevent
vosotros	impidáis that you all prevent	that you all prevent
ellos/ustedes	impidan that they/you all prevent	that they/you all prevent

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impediera or impediese that I prevented	that I prevented
tú	impedieras or impedieses that you prevented	that you prevented
él/ella/usted	impediera or impediese that he/she/you prevented	that he/she/you prevented
nosotros	impediéramos or impediésemos that we prevented	that we prevented
vosotros	impedierais or impedieseis that you all prevented	that you all prevented
ellos/ustedes	impedieran or impediesen that they/you all prevented	that they/you all prevented

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	impede	prevent! (you)
usted	impeda	prevent! (you formal)
nosotros	impedamos	let's prevent!
vosotros	impedid	prevent! (you all)
ustedes	impedan	prevent! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no impedas	don't prevent! (you)
usted	no impeda	don't prevent! (you formal)
nosotros	no impedamos	let's not prevent!
vosotros	no impedáis	don't prevent! (you all)
ustedes	no impedan	don't prevent! (you all)

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