Menguar

to diminish

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

menguar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

menguando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

menguado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menguo I diminish	I diminish
tú	menguas you diminish	you diminish
él/ella/usted	mengua he/she/you diminishs	he/she/you diminishs
nosotros	menguamos we diminish	we diminish
vosotros	menguáis you all diminish	you all diminish
ellos/ustedes	menguan they/you all diminish	they/you all diminish

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menguaba I used to diminish	I used to diminish
tú	menguabas you used to diminish	you used to diminish
él/ella/usted	menguaba he/she/you used to diminish	he/she/you used to diminish
nosotros	menguábamos we used to diminish	we used to diminish
vosotros	menguabais you all used to diminish	you all used to diminish
ellos/ustedes	menguaban they/you all used to diminish	they/you all used to diminish

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mengué I diminished	I diminished
tú	menguaste you diminished	you diminished
él/ella/usted	menguó he/she/you diminished	he/she/you diminished
nosotros	menguamos we diminished	we diminished
vosotros	menguasteis you all diminished	you all diminished
ellos/ustedes	menguaron they/you all diminished	they/you all diminished

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menguaré I will diminish	I will diminish
tú	menguarás you will diminish	you will diminish
él/ella/usted	menguará he/she/you will diminish	he/she/you will diminish
nosotros	menguaremos we will diminish	we will diminish
vosotros	menguaréis you all will diminish	you all will diminish
ellos/ustedes	menguarán they/you all will diminish	they/you all will diminish

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menguaría I would diminish	I would diminish
tú	menguarías you would diminish	you would diminish
él/ella/usted	menguaría he/she/you would diminish	he/she/you would diminish
nosotros	menguaríamos we would diminish	we would diminish
vosotros	menguaríais you all would diminish	you all would diminish
ellos/ustedes	menguarían they/you all would diminish	they/you all would diminish

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	mengue that I diminish	that I diminish
tú	mengues that you diminish	that you diminish
él/ella/usted	mengue that he/she/you diminish	that he/she/you diminish
nosotros	menguemos that we diminish	that we diminish
vosotros	menguéis that you all diminish	that you all diminish
ellos/ustedes	menguen that they/you all diminish	that they/you all diminish

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	menguara or menguase that I diminished	that I diminished
tú	menguaras or menguases that you diminished	that you diminished
él/ella/usted	menguara or menguase that he/she/you diminished	that he/she/you diminished
nosotros	menguáramos or menguásemos that we diminished	that we diminished
vosotros	menguarais or menguaseis that you all diminished	that you all diminished
ellos/ustedes	menguaran or menguasen that they/you all diminished	that they/you all diminished

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	mengua	diminish! (you)
usted	mengue	diminish! (you formal)
nosotros	menguemos	let's diminish!
vosotros	menguad	diminish! (you all)
ustedes	menguen	diminish! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no mengues	don't diminish! (you)
usted	no mengue	don't diminish! (you formal)
nosotros	no menguemos	let's not diminish!
vosotros	no menguéis	don't diminish! (you all)
ustedes	no menguen	don't diminish! (you all)

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