lubricar
to lubricate
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
lubricando
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
lubricado
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubrico I lubricate |
tú | lubricas you lubricate |
él/ella/usted | lubrica he/she/you lubricates |
nosotros | lubricamos we lubricate |
vosotros | lubricáis you all lubricate |
ellos/ustedes | lubrican they/you all lubricate |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubricaba I used to lubricate |
tú | lubricabas you used to lubricate |
él/ella/usted | lubricaba he/she/you used to lubricate |
nosotros | lubricábamos we used to lubricate |
vosotros | lubricabais you all used to lubricate |
ellos/ustedes | lubricaban they/you all used to lubricate |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubriqué I lubricated |
tú | lubricaste you lubricated |
él/ella/usted | lubricó he/she/you lubricated |
nosotros | lubricamos we lubricated |
vosotros | lubricasteis you all lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | lubricaron they/you all lubricated |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubricaré I will lubricate |
tú | lubricarás you will lubricate |
él/ella/usted | lubricará he/she/you will lubricate |
nosotros | lubricaremos we will lubricate |
vosotros | lubricaréis you all will lubricate |
ellos/ustedes | lubricarán they/you all will lubricate |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubricaría I would lubricate |
tú | lubricarías you would lubricate |
él/ella/usted | lubricaría he/she/you would lubricate |
nosotros | lubricaríamos we would lubricate |
vosotros | lubricaríais you all would lubricate |
ellos/ustedes | lubricarían they/you all would lubricate |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubrique that I lubricate |
tú | lubriques that you lubricate |
él/ella/usted | lubrique that he/she/you lubricate |
nosotros | lubriquemos that we lubricate |
vosotros | lubriquéis that you all lubricate |
ellos/ustedes | lubriquen that they/you all lubricate |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | lubricara or lubricase that I lubricated |
tú | lubricaras or lubricases that you lubricated |
él/ella/usted | lubricara or lubricase that he/she/you lubricated |
nosotros | lubricáramos or lubricásemos that we lubricated |
vosotros | lubricarais or lubricaseis that you all lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | lubricaran or lubricasen that they/you all lubricated |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he lubricado I have lubricated |
tú | has lubricado you have lubricated |
él/ella/usted | ha lubricado he/she/you have lubricated |
nosotros | hemos lubricado we have lubricated |
vosotros | habéis lubricado you all have lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | han lubricado they/you all have lubricated |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había lubricado I had lubricated |
tú | habías lubricado you had lubricated |
él/ella/usted | había lubricado he/she/you had lubricated |
nosotros | habíamos lubricado we had lubricated |
vosotros | habíais lubricado you all had lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | habían lubricado they/you all had lubricated |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube lubricado I had lubricated |
tú | hubiste lubricado you had lubricated |
él/ella/usted | hubo lubricado he/she/you had lubricated |
nosotros | hubimos lubricado we had lubricated |
vosotros | hubisteis lubricado you all had lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron lubricado they/you all had lubricated |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré lubricado I will have lubricated |
tú | habrás lubricado you will have lubricated |
él/ella/usted | habrá lubricado he/she/you will have lubricated |
nosotros | habremos lubricado we will have lubricated |
vosotros | habréis lubricado you all will have lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | habrán lubricado they/you all will have lubricated |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría lubricado I would have lubricated |
tú | habrías lubricado you would have lubricated |
él/ella/usted | habría lubricado he/she/you would have lubricated |
nosotros | habríamos lubricado we would have lubricated |
vosotros | habríais lubricado you all would have lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | habrían lubricado they/you all would have lubricated |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya lubricado that I have lubricated |
tú | hayas lubricado that you have lubricated |
él/ella/usted | haya lubricado that he/she/you have lubricated |
nosotros | hayamos lubricado that we have lubricated |
vosotros | hayáis lubricado that you all have lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | hayan lubricado that they/you all have lubricated |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera lubricado that I had lubricated |
tú | hubieras lubricado that you had lubricated |
él/ella/usted | hubiera lubricado that he/she/you had lubricated |
nosotros | hubiéramos lubricado that we had lubricated |
vosotros | hubierais lubricado that you all had lubricated |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran lubricado that they/you all had lubricated |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | lubrica | lubricate! (you) |
usted | lubrique | lubricate! (you formal) |
nosotros | lubriquemos | let's lubricate! |
vosotros | lubricad | lubricate! (you all) |
ustedes | lubriquen | lubricate! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no lubriques | don't lubricate! (you) |
usted | no lubrique | don't lubricate! (you formal) |
nosotros | no lubriquemos | let's not lubricate! |
vosotros | no lubriquéis | don't lubricate! (you all) |
ustedes | no lubriquen | don't lubricate! (you all) |
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