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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
merecer
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
mereciendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
merecido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | mereco I deserve |
tú | mereces you deserve |
él/ella/usted | merece he/she/you deserves |
nosotros | merecemos we deserve |
vosotros | merecéis you all deserve |
ellos/ustedes | merecen they/you all deserve |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | merecía I used to deserve |
tú | merecías you used to deserve |
él/ella/usted | merecía he/she/you used to deserve |
nosotros | merecíamos we used to deserve |
vosotros | merecíais you all used to deserve |
ellos/ustedes | merecían they/you all used to deserve |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | merecí I deserved |
tú | mereciste you deserved |
él/ella/usted | mereció he/she/you deserved |
nosotros | merecimos we deserved |
vosotros | merecisteis you all deserved |
ellos/ustedes | merecieron they/you all deserved |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | mereceré I will deserve |
tú | merecerás you will deserve |
él/ella/usted | merecerá he/she/you will deserve |
nosotros | mereceremos we will deserve |
vosotros | mereceréis you all will deserve |
ellos/ustedes | merecerán they/you all will deserve |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | merecería I would deserve |
tú | merecerías you would deserve |
él/ella/usted | merecería he/she/you would deserve |
nosotros | mereceríamos we would deserve |
vosotros | mereceríais you all would deserve |
ellos/ustedes | merecerían they/you all would deserve |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | mereca that I deserve |
tú | merecas that you deserve |
él/ella/usted | mereca that he/she/you deserve |
nosotros | merecamos that we deserve |
vosotros | merecáis that you all deserve |
ellos/ustedes | merecan that they/you all deserve |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | mereciera or mereciese that I deserved |
tú | merecieras or merecieses that you deserved |
él/ella/usted | mereciera or mereciese that he/she/you deserved |
nosotros | mereciéramos or mereciésemos that we deserved |
vosotros | merecierais or merecieseis that you all deserved |
ellos/ustedes | merecieran or mereciesen that they/you all deserved |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he merecido I have deserved |
tú | has merecido you have deserved |
él/ella/usted | ha merecido he/she/you have deserved |
nosotros | hemos merecido we have deserved |
vosotros | habéis merecido you all have deserved |
ellos/ustedes | han merecido they/you all have deserved |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había merecido I had deserved |
tú | habías merecido you had deserved |
él/ella/usted | había merecido he/she/you had deserved |
nosotros | habíamos merecido we had deserved |
vosotros | habíais merecido you all had deserved |
ellos/ustedes | habían merecido they/you all had deserved |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube merecido I had deserved |
tú | hubiste merecido you had deserved |
él/ella/usted | hubo merecido he/she/you had deserved |
nosotros | hubimos merecido we had deserved |
vosotros | hubisteis merecido you all had deserved |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron merecido they/you all had deserved |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré merecido I will have deserved |
tú | habrás merecido you will have deserved |
él/ella/usted | habrá merecido he/she/you will have deserved |
nosotros | habremos merecido we will have deserved |
vosotros | habréis merecido you all will have deserved |
ellos/ustedes | habrán merecido they/you all will have deserved |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría merecido I would have deserved |
tú | habrías merecido you would have deserved |
él/ella/usted | habría merecido he/she/you would have deserved |
nosotros | habríamos merecido we would have deserved |
vosotros | habríais merecido you all would have deserved |
ellos/ustedes | habrían merecido they/you all would have deserved |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya merecido that I have deserved |
tú | hayas merecido that you have deserved |
él/ella/usted | haya merecido that he/she/you have deserved |
nosotros | hayamos merecido that we have deserved |
vosotros | hayáis merecido that you all have deserved |
ellos/ustedes | hayan merecido that they/you all have deserved |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera merecido that I had deserved |
tú | hubieras merecido that you had deserved |
él/ella/usted | hubiera merecido that he/she/you had deserved |
nosotros | hubiéramos merecido that we had deserved |
vosotros | hubierais merecido that you all had deserved |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran merecido that they/you all had deserved |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | merece | deserve! (you) |
usted | mereca | deserve! (you formal) |
nosotros | merecamos | let's deserve! |
vosotros | mereced | deserve! (you all) |
ustedes | merecan | deserve! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no merecas | don't deserve! (you) |
usted | no mereca | don't deserve! (you formal) |
nosotros | no merecamos | let's not deserve! |
vosotros | no merecáis | don't deserve! (you all) |
ustedes | no merecan | don't deserve! (you all) |
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