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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
indicar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
indicando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
indicado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indico I indicate |
tú | indicas you indicate |
él/ella/usted | indica he/she/you indicates |
nosotros | indicamos we indicate |
vosotros | indicáis you all indicate |
ellos/ustedes | indican they/you all indicate |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indicaba I used to indicate |
tú | indicabas you used to indicate |
él/ella/usted | indicaba he/she/you used to indicate |
nosotros | indicábamos we used to indicate |
vosotros | indicabais you all used to indicate |
ellos/ustedes | indicaban they/you all used to indicate |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indicé I indicated |
tú | indicaste you indicated |
él/ella/usted | indicó he/she/you indicated |
nosotros | indicamos we indicated |
vosotros | indicasteis you all indicated |
ellos/ustedes | indicaron they/you all indicated |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indicaré I will indicate |
tú | indicarás you will indicate |
él/ella/usted | indicará he/she/you will indicate |
nosotros | indicaremos we will indicate |
vosotros | indicaréis you all will indicate |
ellos/ustedes | indicarán they/you all will indicate |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indicaría I would indicate |
tú | indicarías you would indicate |
él/ella/usted | indicaría he/she/you would indicate |
nosotros | indicaríamos we would indicate |
vosotros | indicaríais you all would indicate |
ellos/ustedes | indicarían they/you all would indicate |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indice that I indicate |
tú | indices that you indicate |
él/ella/usted | indice that he/she/you indicate |
nosotros | indicemos that we indicate |
vosotros | indicéis that you all indicate |
ellos/ustedes | indicen that they/you all indicate |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | indicara or indicase that I indicated |
tú | indicaras or indicases that you indicated |
él/ella/usted | indicara or indicase that he/she/you indicated |
nosotros | indicáramos or indicásemos that we indicated |
vosotros | indicarais or indicaseis that you all indicated |
ellos/ustedes | indicaran or indicasen that they/you all indicated |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he indicado I have indicated |
tú | has indicado you have indicated |
él/ella/usted | ha indicado he/she/you have indicated |
nosotros | hemos indicado we have indicated |
vosotros | habéis indicado you all have indicated |
ellos/ustedes | han indicado they/you all have indicated |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había indicado I had indicated |
tú | habías indicado you had indicated |
él/ella/usted | había indicado he/she/you had indicated |
nosotros | habíamos indicado we had indicated |
vosotros | habíais indicado you all had indicated |
ellos/ustedes | habían indicado they/you all had indicated |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube indicado I had indicated |
tú | hubiste indicado you had indicated |
él/ella/usted | hubo indicado he/she/you had indicated |
nosotros | hubimos indicado we had indicated |
vosotros | hubisteis indicado you all had indicated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron indicado they/you all had indicated |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré indicado I will have indicated |
tú | habrás indicado you will have indicated |
él/ella/usted | habrá indicado he/she/you will have indicated |
nosotros | habremos indicado we will have indicated |
vosotros | habréis indicado you all will have indicated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán indicado they/you all will have indicated |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría indicado I would have indicated |
tú | habrías indicado you would have indicated |
él/ella/usted | habría indicado he/she/you would have indicated |
nosotros | habríamos indicado we would have indicated |
vosotros | habríais indicado you all would have indicated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían indicado they/you all would have indicated |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya indicado that I have indicated |
tú | hayas indicado that you have indicated |
él/ella/usted | haya indicado that he/she/you have indicated |
nosotros | hayamos indicado that we have indicated |
vosotros | hayáis indicado that you all have indicated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan indicado that they/you all have indicated |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera indicado that I had indicated |
tú | hubieras indicado that you had indicated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera indicado that he/she/you had indicated |
nosotros | hubiéramos indicado that we had indicated |
vosotros | hubierais indicado that you all had indicated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran indicado that they/you all had indicated |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | indica | indicate! (you) |
usted | indice | indicate! (you formal) |
nosotros | indicemos | let's indicate! |
vosotros | indicad | indicate! (you all) |
ustedes | indicen | indicate! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no indices | don't indicate! (you) |
usted | no indice | don't indicate! (you formal) |
nosotros | no indicemos | let's not indicate! |
vosotros | no indicéis | don't indicate! (you all) |
ustedes | no indicen | don't indicate! (you all) |
More About "indicar"
Examples in Context
Indicó el camino.
He/She indicated the way.
Preterite
Indico la dirección correcta.
I indicate the correct direction.
Present
Han indicado las instrucciones.
They have indicated the instructions.
Present Perfect
Indicaré los pasos a seguir.
I will indicate the steps to follow.
Future
Usage Notes
- •Indicar is a regular -ar verb with spelling change
- •Spelling change: c→qu before e (indiqué, indique)
- •Main meanings: to indicate, to point out, to show
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