Mecer

to rock

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

mecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

meciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

mecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meco I rock	I rock
tú	meces you rock	you rock
él/ella/usted	mece he/she/you rocks	he/she/you rocks
nosotros	mecemos we rock	we rock
vosotros	mecéis you all rock	you all rock
ellos/ustedes	mecen they/you all rock	they/you all rock

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mecía I used to rock	I used to rock
tú	mecías you used to rock	you used to rock
él/ella/usted	mecía he/she/you used to rock	he/she/you used to rock
nosotros	mecíamos we used to rock	we used to rock
vosotros	mecíais you all used to rock	you all used to rock
ellos/ustedes	mecían they/you all used to rock	they/you all used to rock

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mecí I rocked	I rocked
tú	meciste you rocked	you rocked
él/ella/usted	meció he/she/you rocked	he/she/you rocked
nosotros	mecimos we rocked	we rocked
vosotros	mecisteis you all rocked	you all rocked
ellos/ustedes	mecieron they/you all rocked	they/you all rocked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meceré I will rock	I will rock
tú	mecerás you will rock	you will rock
él/ella/usted	mecerá he/she/you will rock	he/she/you will rock
nosotros	meceremos we will rock	we will rock
vosotros	meceréis you all will rock	you all will rock
ellos/ustedes	mecerán they/you all will rock	they/you all will rock

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mecería I would rock	I would rock
tú	mecerías you would rock	you would rock
él/ella/usted	mecería he/she/you would rock	he/she/you would rock
nosotros	meceríamos we would rock	we would rock
vosotros	meceríais you all would rock	you all would rock
ellos/ustedes	mecerían they/you all would rock	they/you all would rock

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meca that I rock	that I rock
tú	mecas that you rock	that you rock
él/ella/usted	meca that he/she/you rock	that he/she/you rock
nosotros	mecamos that we rock	that we rock
vosotros	mecáis that you all rock	that you all rock
ellos/ustedes	mecan that they/you all rock	that they/you all rock

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	meciera or meciese that I rocked	that I rocked
tú	mecieras or mecieses that you rocked	that you rocked
él/ella/usted	meciera or meciese that he/she/you rocked	that he/she/you rocked
nosotros	meciéramos or meciésemos that we rocked	that we rocked
vosotros	mecierais or mecieseis that you all rocked	that you all rocked
ellos/ustedes	mecieran or meciesen that they/you all rocked	that they/you all rocked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	mece	rock! (you)
usted	meca	rock! (you formal)
nosotros	mecamos	let's rock!
vosotros	meced	rock! (you all)
ustedes	mecan	rock! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no mecas	don't rock! (you)
usted	no meca	don't rock! (you formal)
nosotros	no mecamos	let's not rock!
vosotros	no mecáis	don't rock! (you all)
ustedes	no mecan	don't rock! (you all)

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