Jactar

to boast

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

jactar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

jactando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

jactado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jacto I boast	I boast
tú	jactas you boast	you boast
él/ella/usted	jacta he/she/you boasts	he/she/you boasts
nosotros	jactamos we boast	we boast
vosotros	jactáis you all boast	you all boast
ellos/ustedes	jactan they/you all boast	they/you all boast

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jactaba I used to boast	I used to boast
tú	jactabas you used to boast	you used to boast
él/ella/usted	jactaba he/she/you used to boast	he/she/you used to boast
nosotros	jactábamos we used to boast	we used to boast
vosotros	jactabais you all used to boast	you all used to boast
ellos/ustedes	jactaban they/you all used to boast	they/you all used to boast

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jacté I boasted	I boasted
tú	jactaste you boasted	you boasted
él/ella/usted	jactó he/she/you boasted	he/she/you boasted
nosotros	jactamos we boasted	we boasted
vosotros	jactasteis you all boasted	you all boasted
ellos/ustedes	jactaron they/you all boasted	they/you all boasted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jactaré I will boast	I will boast
tú	jactarás you will boast	you will boast
él/ella/usted	jactará he/she/you will boast	he/she/you will boast
nosotros	jactaremos we will boast	we will boast
vosotros	jactaréis you all will boast	you all will boast
ellos/ustedes	jactarán they/you all will boast	they/you all will boast

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jactaría I would boast	I would boast
tú	jactarías you would boast	you would boast
él/ella/usted	jactaría he/she/you would boast	he/she/you would boast
nosotros	jactaríamos we would boast	we would boast
vosotros	jactaríais you all would boast	you all would boast
ellos/ustedes	jactarían they/you all would boast	they/you all would boast

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jacte that I boast	that I boast
tú	jactes that you boast	that you boast
él/ella/usted	jacte that he/she/you boast	that he/she/you boast
nosotros	jactemos that we boast	that we boast
vosotros	jactéis that you all boast	that you all boast
ellos/ustedes	jacten that they/you all boast	that they/you all boast

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	jactara or jactase that I boasted	that I boasted
tú	jactaras or jactases that you boasted	that you boasted
él/ella/usted	jactara or jactase that he/she/you boasted	that he/she/you boasted
nosotros	jactáramos or jactásemos that we boasted	that we boasted
vosotros	jactarais or jactaseis that you all boasted	that you all boasted
ellos/ustedes	jactaran or jactasen that they/you all boasted	that they/you all boasted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	jacta	boast! (you)
usted	jacte	boast! (you formal)
nosotros	jactemos	let's boast!
vosotros	jactad	boast! (you all)
ustedes	jacten	boast! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no jactes	don't boast! (you)
usted	no jacte	don't boast! (you formal)
nosotros	no jactemos	let's not boast!
vosotros	no jactéis	don't boast! (you all)
ustedes	no jacten	don't boast! (you all)

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