Perecer

to perish

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

perecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

pereciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

perecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pereco I perish	I perish
tú	pereces you perish	you perish
él/ella/usted	perece he/she/you perishs	he/she/you perishs
nosotros	perecemos we perish	we perish
vosotros	perecéis you all perish	you all perish
ellos/ustedes	perecen they/you all perish	they/you all perish

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perecía I used to perish	I used to perish
tú	perecías you used to perish	you used to perish
él/ella/usted	perecía he/she/you used to perish	he/she/you used to perish
nosotros	perecíamos we used to perish	we used to perish
vosotros	perecíais you all used to perish	you all used to perish
ellos/ustedes	perecían they/you all used to perish	they/you all used to perish

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perecí I perished	I perished
tú	pereciste you perished	you perished
él/ella/usted	pereció he/she/you perished	he/she/you perished
nosotros	perecimos we perished	we perished
vosotros	perecisteis you all perished	you all perished
ellos/ustedes	perecieron they/you all perished	they/you all perished

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pereceré I will perish	I will perish
tú	perecerás you will perish	you will perish
él/ella/usted	perecerá he/she/you will perish	he/she/you will perish
nosotros	pereceremos we will perish	we will perish
vosotros	pereceréis you all will perish	you all will perish
ellos/ustedes	perecerán they/you all will perish	they/you all will perish

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perecería I would perish	I would perish
tú	perecerías you would perish	you would perish
él/ella/usted	perecería he/she/you would perish	he/she/you would perish
nosotros	pereceríamos we would perish	we would perish
vosotros	pereceríais you all would perish	you all would perish
ellos/ustedes	perecerían they/you all would perish	they/you all would perish

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pereca that I perish	that I perish
tú	perecas that you perish	that you perish
él/ella/usted	pereca that he/she/you perish	that he/she/you perish
nosotros	perecamos that we perish	that we perish
vosotros	perecáis that you all perish	that you all perish
ellos/ustedes	perecan that they/you all perish	that they/you all perish

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pereciera or pereciese that I perished	that I perished
tú	perecieras or perecieses that you perished	that you perished
él/ella/usted	pereciera or pereciese that he/she/you perished	that he/she/you perished
nosotros	pereciéramos or pereciésemos that we perished	that we perished
vosotros	perecierais or perecieseis that you all perished	that you all perished
ellos/ustedes	perecieran or pereciesen that they/you all perished	that they/you all perished

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	perece	perish! (you)
usted	pereca	perish! (you formal)
nosotros	perecamos	let's perish!
vosotros	pereced	perish! (you all)
ustedes	perecan	perish! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no perecas	don't perish! (you)
usted	no pereca	don't perish! (you formal)
nosotros	no perecamos	let's not perish!
vosotros	no perecáis	don't perish! (you all)
ustedes	no perecan	don't perish! (you all)

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