Pausar

to pause

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

pausar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

pausando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

pausado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pauso I pause	I pause
tú	pausas you pause	you pause
él/ella/usted	pausa he/she/you pauses	he/she/you pauses
nosotros	pausamos we pause	we pause
vosotros	pausáis you all pause	you all pause
ellos/ustedes	pausan they/you all pause	they/you all pause

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pausaba I used to pause	I used to pause
tú	pausabas you used to pause	you used to pause
él/ella/usted	pausaba he/she/you used to pause	he/she/you used to pause
nosotros	pausábamos we used to pause	we used to pause
vosotros	pausabais you all used to pause	you all used to pause
ellos/ustedes	pausaban they/you all used to pause	they/you all used to pause

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pausé I paused	I paused
tú	pausaste you paused	you paused
él/ella/usted	pausó he/she/you paused	he/she/you paused
nosotros	pausamos we paused	we paused
vosotros	pausasteis you all paused	you all paused
ellos/ustedes	pausaron they/you all paused	they/you all paused

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pausaré I will pause	I will pause
tú	pausarás you will pause	you will pause
él/ella/usted	pausará he/she/you will pause	he/she/you will pause
nosotros	pausaremos we will pause	we will pause
vosotros	pausaréis you all will pause	you all will pause
ellos/ustedes	pausarán they/you all will pause	they/you all will pause

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pausaría I would pause	I would pause
tú	pausarías you would pause	you would pause
él/ella/usted	pausaría he/she/you would pause	he/she/you would pause
nosotros	pausaríamos we would pause	we would pause
vosotros	pausaríais you all would pause	you all would pause
ellos/ustedes	pausarían they/you all would pause	they/you all would pause

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pause that I pause	that I pause
tú	pauses that you pause	that you pause
él/ella/usted	pause that he/she/you pause	that he/she/you pause
nosotros	pausemos that we pause	that we pause
vosotros	pauséis that you all pause	that you all pause
ellos/ustedes	pausen that they/you all pause	that they/you all pause

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pausara or pausase that I paused	that I paused
tú	pausaras or pausases that you paused	that you paused
él/ella/usted	pausara or pausase that he/she/you paused	that he/she/you paused
nosotros	pausáramos or pausásemos that we paused	that we paused
vosotros	pausarais or pausaseis that you all paused	that you all paused
ellos/ustedes	pausaran or pausasen that they/you all paused	that they/you all paused

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pausa	pause! (you)
usted	pause	pause! (you formal)
nosotros	pausemos	let's pause!
vosotros	pausad	pause! (you all)
ustedes	pausen	pause! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pauses	don't pause! (you)
usted	no pause	don't pause! (you formal)
nosotros	no pausemos	let's not pause!
vosotros	no pauséis	don't pause! (you all)
ustedes	no pausen	don't pause! (you all)

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