Merodear

to prowl

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

merodear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

merodeando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

merodeado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodeo I prowl	I prowl
tú	merodeas you prowl	you prowl
él/ella/usted	merodea he/she/you prowls	he/she/you prowls
nosotros	merodeamos we prowl	we prowl
vosotros	merodeáis you all prowl	you all prowl
ellos/ustedes	merodean they/you all prowl	they/you all prowl

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodeaba I used to prowl	I used to prowl
tú	merodeabas you used to prowl	you used to prowl
él/ella/usted	merodeaba he/she/you used to prowl	he/she/you used to prowl
nosotros	merodeábamos we used to prowl	we used to prowl
vosotros	merodeabais you all used to prowl	you all used to prowl
ellos/ustedes	merodeaban they/you all used to prowl	they/you all used to prowl

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodeé I prowled	I prowled
tú	merodeaste you prowled	you prowled
él/ella/usted	merodeó he/she/you prowled	he/she/you prowled
nosotros	merodeamos we prowled	we prowled
vosotros	merodeasteis you all prowled	you all prowled
ellos/ustedes	merodearon they/you all prowled	they/you all prowled

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodearé I will prowl	I will prowl
tú	merodearás you will prowl	you will prowl
él/ella/usted	merodeará he/she/you will prowl	he/she/you will prowl
nosotros	merodearemos we will prowl	we will prowl
vosotros	merodearéis you all will prowl	you all will prowl
ellos/ustedes	merodearán they/you all will prowl	they/you all will prowl

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodearía I would prowl	I would prowl
tú	merodearías you would prowl	you would prowl
él/ella/usted	merodearía he/she/you would prowl	he/she/you would prowl
nosotros	merodearíamos we would prowl	we would prowl
vosotros	merodearíais you all would prowl	you all would prowl
ellos/ustedes	merodearían they/you all would prowl	they/you all would prowl

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodee that I prowl	that I prowl
tú	merodees that you prowl	that you prowl
él/ella/usted	merodee that he/she/you prowl	that he/she/you prowl
nosotros	merodeemos that we prowl	that we prowl
vosotros	merodeéis that you all prowl	that you all prowl
ellos/ustedes	merodeen that they/you all prowl	that they/you all prowl

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	merodeara or merodease that I prowled	that I prowled
tú	merodearas or merodeases that you prowled	that you prowled
él/ella/usted	merodeara or merodease that he/she/you prowled	that he/she/you prowled
nosotros	merodeáramos or merodeásemos that we prowled	that we prowled
vosotros	merodearais or merodeaseis that you all prowled	that you all prowled
ellos/ustedes	merodearan or merodeasen that they/you all prowled	that they/you all prowled

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	merodea	prowl! (you)
usted	merodee	prowl! (you formal)
nosotros	merodeemos	let's prowl!
vosotros	merodead	prowl! (you all)
ustedes	merodeen	prowl! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no merodees	don't prowl! (you)
usted	no merodee	don't prowl! (you formal)
nosotros	no merodeemos	let's not prowl!
vosotros	no merodeéis	don't prowl! (you all)
ustedes	no merodeen	don't prowl! (you all)

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