Optar

to opt

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

optar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

optando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

optado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	opto I opt	I opt
tú	optas you opt	you opt
él/ella/usted	opta he/she/you opts	he/she/you opts
nosotros	optamos we opt	we opt
vosotros	optáis you all opt	you all opt
ellos/ustedes	optan they/you all opt	they/you all opt

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	optaba I used to opt	I used to opt
tú	optabas you used to opt	you used to opt
él/ella/usted	optaba he/she/you used to opt	he/she/you used to opt
nosotros	optábamos we used to opt	we used to opt
vosotros	optabais you all used to opt	you all used to opt
ellos/ustedes	optaban they/you all used to opt	they/you all used to opt

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	opté I opted	I opted
tú	optaste you opted	you opted
él/ella/usted	optó he/she/you opted	he/she/you opted
nosotros	optamos we opted	we opted
vosotros	optasteis you all opted	you all opted
ellos/ustedes	optaron they/you all opted	they/you all opted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	optaré I will opt	I will opt
tú	optarás you will opt	you will opt
él/ella/usted	optará he/she/you will opt	he/she/you will opt
nosotros	optaremos we will opt	we will opt
vosotros	optaréis you all will opt	you all will opt
ellos/ustedes	optarán they/you all will opt	they/you all will opt

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	optaría I would opt	I would opt
tú	optarías you would opt	you would opt
él/ella/usted	optaría he/she/you would opt	he/she/you would opt
nosotros	optaríamos we would opt	we would opt
vosotros	optaríais you all would opt	you all would opt
ellos/ustedes	optarían they/you all would opt	they/you all would opt

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	opte that I opt	that I opt
tú	optes that you opt	that you opt
él/ella/usted	opte that he/she/you opt	that he/she/you opt
nosotros	optemos that we opt	that we opt
vosotros	optéis that you all opt	that you all opt
ellos/ustedes	opten that they/you all opt	that they/you all opt

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	optara or optase that I opted	that I opted
tú	optaras or optases that you opted	that you opted
él/ella/usted	optara or optase that he/she/you opted	that he/she/you opted
nosotros	optáramos or optásemos that we opted	that we opted
vosotros	optarais or optaseis that you all opted	that you all opted
ellos/ustedes	optaran or optasen that they/you all opted	that they/you all opted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	opta	opt! (you)
usted	opte	opt! (you formal)
nosotros	optemos	let's opt!
vosotros	optad	opt! (you all)
ustedes	opten	opt! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no optes	don't opt! (you)
usted	no opte	don't opt! (you formal)
nosotros	no optemos	let's not opt!
vosotros	no optéis	don't opt! (you all)
ustedes	no opten	don't opt! (you all)

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