Lamentar

to lament

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

lamentar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

lamentando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

lamentado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamento I lament	I lament
tú	lamentas you lament	you lament
él/ella/usted	lamenta he/she/you laments	he/she/you laments
nosotros	lamentamos we lament	we lament
vosotros	lamentáis you all lament	you all lament
ellos/ustedes	lamentan they/you all lament	they/you all lament

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamentaba I used to lament	I used to lament
tú	lamentabas you used to lament	you used to lament
él/ella/usted	lamentaba he/she/you used to lament	he/she/you used to lament
nosotros	lamentábamos we used to lament	we used to lament
vosotros	lamentabais you all used to lament	you all used to lament
ellos/ustedes	lamentaban they/you all used to lament	they/you all used to lament

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamenté I lamented	I lamented
tú	lamentaste you lamented	you lamented
él/ella/usted	lamentó he/she/you lamented	he/she/you lamented
nosotros	lamentamos we lamented	we lamented
vosotros	lamentasteis you all lamented	you all lamented
ellos/ustedes	lamentaron they/you all lamented	they/you all lamented

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamentaré I will lament	I will lament
tú	lamentarás you will lament	you will lament
él/ella/usted	lamentará he/she/you will lament	he/she/you will lament
nosotros	lamentaremos we will lament	we will lament
vosotros	lamentaréis you all will lament	you all will lament
ellos/ustedes	lamentarán they/you all will lament	they/you all will lament

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamentaría I would lament	I would lament
tú	lamentarías you would lament	you would lament
él/ella/usted	lamentaría he/she/you would lament	he/she/you would lament
nosotros	lamentaríamos we would lament	we would lament
vosotros	lamentaríais you all would lament	you all would lament
ellos/ustedes	lamentarían they/you all would lament	they/you all would lament

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamente that I lament	that I lament
tú	lamentes that you lament	that you lament
él/ella/usted	lamente that he/she/you lament	that he/she/you lament
nosotros	lamentemos that we lament	that we lament
vosotros	lamentéis that you all lament	that you all lament
ellos/ustedes	lamenten that they/you all lament	that they/you all lament

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lamentara or lamentase that I lamented	that I lamented
tú	lamentaras or lamentases that you lamented	that you lamented
él/ella/usted	lamentara or lamentase that he/she/you lamented	that he/she/you lamented
nosotros	lamentáramos or lamentásemos that we lamented	that we lamented
vosotros	lamentarais or lamentaseis that you all lamented	that you all lamented
ellos/ustedes	lamentaran or lamentasen that they/you all lamented	that they/you all lamented

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	lamenta	lament! (you)
usted	lamente	lament! (you formal)
nosotros	lamentemos	let's lament!
vosotros	lamentad	lament! (you all)
ustedes	lamenten	lament! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no lamentes	don't lament! (you)
usted	no lamente	don't lament! (you formal)
nosotros	no lamentemos	let's not lament!
vosotros	no lamentéis	don't lament! (you all)
ustedes	no lamenten	don't lament! (you all)

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