Maldecir

to curse

🎯

Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

maldecir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

maldeciendo

📋

Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

maldecido

Simple Tenses

⚡

Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldeco I curse	I curse
tú	maldeces you curse	you curse
él/ella/usted	maldece he/she/you curses	he/she/you curses
nosotros	maldecimos we curse	we curse
vosotros	maldecís you all curse	you all curse
ellos/ustedes	maldecen they/you all curse	they/you all curse

🕰️

Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldecía I used to curse	I used to curse
tú	maldecías you used to curse	you used to curse
él/ella/usted	maldecía he/she/you used to curse	he/she/you used to curse
nosotros	maldecíamos we used to curse	we used to curse
vosotros	maldecíais you all used to curse	you all used to curse
ellos/ustedes	maldecían they/you all used to curse	they/you all used to curse

📅

Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldecí I cursed	I cursed
tú	maldeciste you cursed	you cursed
él/ella/usted	maldeció he/she/you cursed	he/she/you cursed
nosotros	maldecimos we cursed	we cursed
vosotros	maldecisteis you all cursed	you all cursed
ellos/ustedes	maldecieron they/you all cursed	they/you all cursed

🔮

Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldeciré I will curse	I will curse
tú	maldecirás you will curse	you will curse
él/ella/usted	maldecirá he/she/you will curse	he/she/you will curse
nosotros	maldeciremos we will curse	we will curse
vosotros	maldeciréis you all will curse	you all will curse
ellos/ustedes	maldecirán they/you all will curse	they/you all will curse

🎯

Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldeciría I would curse	I would curse
tú	maldecirías you would curse	you would curse
él/ella/usted	maldeciría he/she/you would curse	he/she/you would curse
nosotros	maldeciríamos we would curse	we would curse
vosotros	maldeciríais you all would curse	you all would curse
ellos/ustedes	maldecirían they/you all would curse	they/you all would curse

💭

Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldeca that I curse	that I curse
tú	maldecas that you curse	that you curse
él/ella/usted	maldeca that he/she/you curse	that he/she/you curse
nosotros	maldecamos that we curse	that we curse
vosotros	maldecáis that you all curse	that you all curse
ellos/ustedes	maldecan that they/you all curse	that they/you all curse

🌙

Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	maldeciera or maldeciese that I cursed	that I cursed
tú	maldecieras or maldecieses that you cursed	that you cursed
él/ella/usted	maldeciera or maldeciese that he/she/you cursed	that he/she/you cursed
nosotros	maldeciéramos or maldeciésemos that we cursed	that we cursed
vosotros	maldecierais or maldecieseis that you all cursed	that you all cursed
ellos/ustedes	maldecieran or maldeciesen that they/you all cursed	that they/you all cursed

Compound Tenses

✅

Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

⏪

Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

📍

Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

🎊

Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

🔄

Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

💫

Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

🌌

Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

❗

Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	maldece	curse! (you)
usted	maldeca	curse! (you formal)
nosotros	maldecamos	let's curse!
vosotros	maldecid	curse! (you all)
ustedes	maldecan	curse! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no maldecas	don't curse! (you)
usted	no maldeca	don't curse! (you formal)
nosotros	no maldecamos	let's not curse!
vosotros	no maldecáis	don't curse! (you all)
ustedes	no maldecan	don't curse! (you all)

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