Imperar

to prevail

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

imperar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

imperando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

imperado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impero I prevail	I prevail
tú	imperas you prevail	you prevail
él/ella/usted	impera he/she/you prevails	he/she/you prevails
nosotros	imperamos we prevail	we prevail
vosotros	imperáis you all prevail	you all prevail
ellos/ustedes	imperan they/you all prevail	they/you all prevail

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imperaba I used to prevail	I used to prevail
tú	imperabas you used to prevail	you used to prevail
él/ella/usted	imperaba he/she/you used to prevail	he/she/you used to prevail
nosotros	imperábamos we used to prevail	we used to prevail
vosotros	imperabais you all used to prevail	you all used to prevail
ellos/ustedes	imperaban they/you all used to prevail	they/you all used to prevail

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imperé I prevailed	I prevailed
tú	imperaste you prevailed	you prevailed
él/ella/usted	imperó he/she/you prevailed	he/she/you prevailed
nosotros	imperamos we prevailed	we prevailed
vosotros	imperasteis you all prevailed	you all prevailed
ellos/ustedes	imperaron they/you all prevailed	they/you all prevailed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imperaré I will prevail	I will prevail
tú	imperarás you will prevail	you will prevail
él/ella/usted	imperará he/she/you will prevail	he/she/you will prevail
nosotros	imperaremos we will prevail	we will prevail
vosotros	imperaréis you all will prevail	you all will prevail
ellos/ustedes	imperarán they/you all will prevail	they/you all will prevail

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imperaría I would prevail	I would prevail
tú	imperarías you would prevail	you would prevail
él/ella/usted	imperaría he/she/you would prevail	he/she/you would prevail
nosotros	imperaríamos we would prevail	we would prevail
vosotros	imperaríais you all would prevail	you all would prevail
ellos/ustedes	imperarían they/you all would prevail	they/you all would prevail

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	impere that I prevail	that I prevail
tú	imperes that you prevail	that you prevail
él/ella/usted	impere that he/she/you prevail	that he/she/you prevail
nosotros	imperemos that we prevail	that we prevail
vosotros	imperéis that you all prevail	that you all prevail
ellos/ustedes	imperen that they/you all prevail	that they/you all prevail

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	imperara or imperase that I prevailed	that I prevailed
tú	imperaras or imperases that you prevailed	that you prevailed
él/ella/usted	imperara or imperase that he/she/you prevailed	that he/she/you prevailed
nosotros	imperáramos or imperásemos that we prevailed	that we prevailed
vosotros	imperarais or imperaseis that you all prevailed	that you all prevailed
ellos/ustedes	imperaran or imperasen that they/you all prevailed	that they/you all prevailed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	impera	prevail! (you)
usted	impere	prevail! (you formal)
nosotros	imperemos	let's prevail!
vosotros	imperad	prevail! (you all)
ustedes	imperen	prevail! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no imperes	don't prevail! (you)
usted	no impere	don't prevail! (you formal)
nosotros	no imperemos	let's not prevail!
vosotros	no imperéis	don't prevail! (you all)
ustedes	no imperen	don't prevail! (you all)

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