Inculcar

to instill

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

inculcar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

inculcando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

inculcado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculco I instill	I instill
tú	inculcas you instill	you instill
él/ella/usted	inculca he/she/you instills	he/she/you instills
nosotros	inculcamos we instill	we instill
vosotros	inculcáis you all instill	you all instill
ellos/ustedes	inculcan they/you all instill	they/you all instill

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculcaba I used to instill	I used to instill
tú	inculcabas you used to instill	you used to instill
él/ella/usted	inculcaba he/she/you used to instill	he/she/you used to instill
nosotros	inculcábamos we used to instill	we used to instill
vosotros	inculcabais you all used to instill	you all used to instill
ellos/ustedes	inculcaban they/you all used to instill	they/you all used to instill

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculcé I instilled	I instilled
tú	inculcaste you instilled	you instilled
él/ella/usted	inculcó he/she/you instilled	he/she/you instilled
nosotros	inculcamos we instilled	we instilled
vosotros	inculcasteis you all instilled	you all instilled
ellos/ustedes	inculcaron they/you all instilled	they/you all instilled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculcaré I will instill	I will instill
tú	inculcarás you will instill	you will instill
él/ella/usted	inculcará he/she/you will instill	he/she/you will instill
nosotros	inculcaremos we will instill	we will instill
vosotros	inculcaréis you all will instill	you all will instill
ellos/ustedes	inculcarán they/you all will instill	they/you all will instill

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculcaría I would instill	I would instill
tú	inculcarías you would instill	you would instill
él/ella/usted	inculcaría he/she/you would instill	he/she/you would instill
nosotros	inculcaríamos we would instill	we would instill
vosotros	inculcaríais you all would instill	you all would instill
ellos/ustedes	inculcarían they/you all would instill	they/you all would instill

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculce that I instill	that I instill
tú	inculces that you instill	that you instill
él/ella/usted	inculce that he/she/you instill	that he/she/you instill
nosotros	inculcemos that we instill	that we instill
vosotros	inculcéis that you all instill	that you all instill
ellos/ustedes	inculcen that they/you all instill	that they/you all instill

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	inculcara or inculcase that I instilled	that I instilled
tú	inculcaras or inculcases that you instilled	that you instilled
él/ella/usted	inculcara or inculcase that he/she/you instilled	that he/she/you instilled
nosotros	inculcáramos or inculcásemos that we instilled	that we instilled
vosotros	inculcarais or inculcaseis that you all instilled	that you all instilled
ellos/ustedes	inculcaran or inculcasen that they/you all instilled	that they/you all instilled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	inculca	instill! (you)
usted	inculce	instill! (you formal)
nosotros	inculcemos	let's instill!
vosotros	inculcad	instill! (you all)
ustedes	inculcen	instill! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no inculces	don't instill! (you)
usted	no inculce	don't instill! (you formal)
nosotros	no inculcemos	let's not instill!
vosotros	no inculcéis	don't instill! (you all)
ustedes	no inculcen	don't instill! (you all)

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