Licitar

to bid

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

licitar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

licitando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

licitado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licito I bid	I bid
tú	licitas you bid	you bid
él/ella/usted	licita he/she/you bids	he/she/you bids
nosotros	licitamos we bid	we bid
vosotros	licitáis you all bid	you all bid
ellos/ustedes	licitan they/you all bid	they/you all bid

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licitaba I used to bid	I used to bid
tú	licitabas you used to bid	you used to bid
él/ella/usted	licitaba he/she/you used to bid	he/she/you used to bid
nosotros	licitábamos we used to bid	we used to bid
vosotros	licitabais you all used to bid	you all used to bid
ellos/ustedes	licitaban they/you all used to bid	they/you all used to bid

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licité I bided	I bided
tú	licitaste you bided	you bided
él/ella/usted	licitó he/she/you bided	he/she/you bided
nosotros	licitamos we bided	we bided
vosotros	licitasteis you all bided	you all bided
ellos/ustedes	licitaron they/you all bided	they/you all bided

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licitaré I will bid	I will bid
tú	licitarás you will bid	you will bid
él/ella/usted	licitará he/she/you will bid	he/she/you will bid
nosotros	licitaremos we will bid	we will bid
vosotros	licitaréis you all will bid	you all will bid
ellos/ustedes	licitarán they/you all will bid	they/you all will bid

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licitaría I would bid	I would bid
tú	licitarías you would bid	you would bid
él/ella/usted	licitaría he/she/you would bid	he/she/you would bid
nosotros	licitaríamos we would bid	we would bid
vosotros	licitaríais you all would bid	you all would bid
ellos/ustedes	licitarían they/you all would bid	they/you all would bid

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licite that I bid	that I bid
tú	licites that you bid	that you bid
él/ella/usted	licite that he/she/you bid	that he/she/you bid
nosotros	licitemos that we bid	that we bid
vosotros	licitéis that you all bid	that you all bid
ellos/ustedes	liciten that they/you all bid	that they/you all bid

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	licitara or licitase that I bided	that I bided
tú	licitaras or licitases that you bided	that you bided
él/ella/usted	licitara or licitase that he/she/you bided	that he/she/you bided
nosotros	licitáramos or licitásemos that we bided	that we bided
vosotros	licitarais or licitaseis that you all bided	that you all bided
ellos/ustedes	licitaran or licitasen that they/you all bided	that they/you all bided

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	licita	bid! (you)
usted	licite	bid! (you formal)
nosotros	licitemos	let's bid!
vosotros	licitad	bid! (you all)
ustedes	liciten	bid! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no licites	don't bid! (you)
usted	no licite	don't bid! (you formal)
nosotros	no licitemos	let's not bid!
vosotros	no licitéis	don't bid! (you all)
ustedes	no liciten	don't bid! (you all)

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