Leer Conjugation

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

leiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

leido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	leo I read	I read
tú	lees you read	you read
él/ella/usted	lee he/she/you reads	he/she/you reads
nosotros	leemos we read	we read
vosotros	leéis you all read	you all read
ellos/ustedes	leen they/you all read	they/you all read

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	leía I used to read	I used to read
tú	leías you used to read	you used to read
él/ella/usted	leía he/she/you used to read	he/she/you used to read
nosotros	leíamos we used to read	we used to read
vosotros	leíais you all used to read	you all used to read
ellos/ustedes	leían they/you all used to read	they/you all used to read

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	leí I read	I read
tú	leiste you read	you read
él/ella/usted	leió he/she/you read	he/she/you read
nosotros	leimos we read	we read
vosotros	leisteis you all read	you all read
ellos/ustedes	leieron they/you all read	they/you all read

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	leeré I will read	I will read
tú	leerás you will read	you will read
él/ella/usted	leerá he/she/you will read	he/she/you will read
nosotros	leeremos we will read	we will read
vosotros	leeréis you all will read	you all will read
ellos/ustedes	leerán they/you all will read	they/you all will read

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	leería I would read	I would read
tú	leerías you would read	you would read
él/ella/usted	leería he/she/you would read	he/she/you would read
nosotros	leeríamos we would read	we would read
vosotros	leeríais you all would read	you all would read
ellos/ustedes	leerían they/you all would read	they/you all would read

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	lea that I read	that I read
tú	leas that you read	that you read
él/ella/usted	lea that he/she/you read	that he/she/you read
nosotros	leamos that we read	that we read
vosotros	leáis that you all read	that you all read
ellos/ustedes	lean that they/you all read	that they/you all read

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	leiera or leiese that I read	that I read
tú	leieras or leieses that you read	that you read
él/ella/usted	leiera or leiese that he/she/you read	that he/she/you read
nosotros	leiéramos or leiésemos that we read	that we read
vosotros	leierais or leieseis that you all read	that you all read
ellos/ustedes	leieran or leiesen that they/you all read	that they/you all read

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	lee	read! (you)
usted	lea	read! (you formal)
nosotros	leamos	let's read!
vosotros	leed	read! (you all)
ustedes	lean	read! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no leas	don't read! (you)
usted	no lea	don't read! (you formal)
nosotros	no leamos	let's not read!
vosotros	no leáis	don't read! (you all)
ustedes	no lean	don't read! (you all)

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