Motivar

to motivate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

motivar

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

motivando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

motivado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motivo I motivate	I motivate
tú	motivas you motivate	you motivate
él/ella/usted	motiva he/she/you motivates	he/she/you motivates
nosotros	motivamos we motivate	we motivate
vosotros	motiváis you all motivate	you all motivate
ellos/ustedes	motivan they/you all motivate	they/you all motivate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motivaba I used to motivate	I used to motivate
tú	motivabas you used to motivate	you used to motivate
él/ella/usted	motivaba he/she/you used to motivate	he/she/you used to motivate
nosotros	motivábamos we used to motivate	we used to motivate
vosotros	motivabais you all used to motivate	you all used to motivate
ellos/ustedes	motivaban they/you all used to motivate	they/you all used to motivate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motivé I motivated	I motivated
tú	motivaste you motivated	you motivated
él/ella/usted	motivó he/she/you motivated	he/she/you motivated
nosotros	motivamos we motivated	we motivated
vosotros	motivasteis you all motivated	you all motivated
ellos/ustedes	motivaron they/you all motivated	they/you all motivated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motivaré I will motivate	I will motivate
tú	motivarás you will motivate	you will motivate
él/ella/usted	motivará he/she/you will motivate	he/she/you will motivate
nosotros	motivaremos we will motivate	we will motivate
vosotros	motivaréis you all will motivate	you all will motivate
ellos/ustedes	motivarán they/you all will motivate	they/you all will motivate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motivaría I would motivate	I would motivate
tú	motivarías you would motivate	you would motivate
él/ella/usted	motivaría he/she/you would motivate	he/she/you would motivate
nosotros	motivaríamos we would motivate	we would motivate
vosotros	motivaríais you all would motivate	you all would motivate
ellos/ustedes	motivarían they/you all would motivate	they/you all would motivate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motive that I motivate	that I motivate
tú	motives that you motivate	that you motivate
él/ella/usted	motive that he/she/you motivate	that he/she/you motivate
nosotros	motivemos that we motivate	that we motivate
vosotros	motivéis that you all motivate	that you all motivate
ellos/ustedes	motiven that they/you all motivate	that they/you all motivate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	motivara or motivase that I motivated	that I motivated
tú	motivaras or motivases that you motivated	that you motivated
él/ella/usted	motivara or motivase that he/she/you motivated	that he/she/you motivated
nosotros	motiváramos or motivásemos that we motivated	that we motivated
vosotros	motivarais or motivaseis that you all motivated	that you all motivated
ellos/ustedes	motivaran or motivasen that they/you all motivated	that they/you all motivated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	motiva	motivate! (you)
usted	motive	motivate! (you formal)
nosotros	motivemos	let's motivate!
vosotros	motivad	motivate! (you all)
ustedes	motiven	motivate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no motives	don't motivate! (you)
usted	no motive	don't motivate! (you formal)
nosotros	no motivemos	let's not motivate!
vosotros	no motivéis	don't motivate! (you all)
ustedes	no motiven	don't motivate! (you all)

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