Padecer

to suffer

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

padecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

padeciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

padecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padeco I suffer	I suffer
tú	padeces you suffer	you suffer
él/ella/usted	padece he/she/you suffers	he/she/you suffers
nosotros	padecemos we suffer	we suffer
vosotros	padecéis you all suffer	you all suffer
ellos/ustedes	padecen they/you all suffer	they/you all suffer

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padecía I used to suffer	I used to suffer
tú	padecías you used to suffer	you used to suffer
él/ella/usted	padecía he/she/you used to suffer	he/she/you used to suffer
nosotros	padecíamos we used to suffer	we used to suffer
vosotros	padecíais you all used to suffer	you all used to suffer
ellos/ustedes	padecían they/you all used to suffer	they/you all used to suffer

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padecí I suffered	I suffered
tú	padeciste you suffered	you suffered
él/ella/usted	padeció he/she/you suffered	he/she/you suffered
nosotros	padecimos we suffered	we suffered
vosotros	padecisteis you all suffered	you all suffered
ellos/ustedes	padecieron they/you all suffered	they/you all suffered

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padeceré I will suffer	I will suffer
tú	padecerás you will suffer	you will suffer
él/ella/usted	padecerá he/she/you will suffer	he/she/you will suffer
nosotros	padeceremos we will suffer	we will suffer
vosotros	padeceréis you all will suffer	you all will suffer
ellos/ustedes	padecerán they/you all will suffer	they/you all will suffer

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padecería I would suffer	I would suffer
tú	padecerías you would suffer	you would suffer
él/ella/usted	padecería he/she/you would suffer	he/she/you would suffer
nosotros	padeceríamos we would suffer	we would suffer
vosotros	padeceríais you all would suffer	you all would suffer
ellos/ustedes	padecerían they/you all would suffer	they/you all would suffer

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padeca that I suffer	that I suffer
tú	padecas that you suffer	that you suffer
él/ella/usted	padeca that he/she/you suffer	that he/she/you suffer
nosotros	padecamos that we suffer	that we suffer
vosotros	padecáis that you all suffer	that you all suffer
ellos/ustedes	padecan that they/you all suffer	that they/you all suffer

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	padeciera or padeciese that I suffered	that I suffered
tú	padecieras or padecieses that you suffered	that you suffered
él/ella/usted	padeciera or padeciese that he/she/you suffered	that he/she/you suffered
nosotros	padeciéramos or padeciésemos that we suffered	that we suffered
vosotros	padecierais or padecieseis that you all suffered	that you all suffered
ellos/ustedes	padecieran or padeciesen that they/you all suffered	that they/you all suffered

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	padece	suffer! (you)
usted	padeca	suffer! (you formal)
nosotros	padecamos	let's suffer!
vosotros	padeced	suffer! (you all)
ustedes	padecan	suffer! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no padecas	don't suffer! (you)
usted	no padeca	don't suffer! (you formal)
nosotros	no padecamos	let's not suffer!
vosotros	no padecáis	don't suffer! (you all)
ustedes	no padecan	don't suffer! (you all)

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