Perseguir

to pursue

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

perseguir

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

perseguiendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

perseguido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	persego I pursue	I pursue
tú	persegues you pursue	you pursue
él/ella/usted	persegue he/she/you pursues	he/she/you pursues
nosotros	perseguimos we pursue	we pursue
vosotros	perseguís you all pursue	you all pursue
ellos/ustedes	perseguen they/you all pursue	they/you all pursue

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perseguía I used to pursue	I used to pursue
tú	perseguías you used to pursue	you used to pursue
él/ella/usted	perseguía he/she/you used to pursue	he/she/you used to pursue
nosotros	perseguíamos we used to pursue	we used to pursue
vosotros	perseguíais you all used to pursue	you all used to pursue
ellos/ustedes	perseguían they/you all used to pursue	they/you all used to pursue

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perseguí I pursued	I pursued
tú	perseguiste you pursued	you pursued
él/ella/usted	perseguió he/she/you pursued	he/she/you pursued
nosotros	perseguimos we pursued	we pursued
vosotros	perseguisteis you all pursued	you all pursued
ellos/ustedes	perseguieron they/you all pursued	they/you all pursued

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perseguiré I will pursue	I will pursue
tú	perseguirás you will pursue	you will pursue
él/ella/usted	perseguirá he/she/you will pursue	he/she/you will pursue
nosotros	perseguiremos we will pursue	we will pursue
vosotros	perseguiréis you all will pursue	you all will pursue
ellos/ustedes	perseguirán they/you all will pursue	they/you all will pursue

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perseguiría I would pursue	I would pursue
tú	perseguirías you would pursue	you would pursue
él/ella/usted	perseguiría he/she/you would pursue	he/she/you would pursue
nosotros	perseguiríamos we would pursue	we would pursue
vosotros	perseguiríais you all would pursue	you all would pursue
ellos/ustedes	perseguirían they/you all would pursue	they/you all would pursue

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	persegua that I pursue	that I pursue
tú	perseguas that you pursue	that you pursue
él/ella/usted	persegua that he/she/you pursue	that he/she/you pursue
nosotros	perseguamos that we pursue	that we pursue
vosotros	perseguáis that you all pursue	that you all pursue
ellos/ustedes	perseguan that they/you all pursue	that they/you all pursue

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perseguiera or perseguiese that I pursued	that I pursued
tú	perseguieras or perseguieses that you pursued	that you pursued
él/ella/usted	perseguiera or perseguiese that he/she/you pursued	that he/she/you pursued
nosotros	perseguiéramos or perseguiésemos that we pursued	that we pursued
vosotros	perseguierais or perseguieseis that you all pursued	that you all pursued
ellos/ustedes	perseguieran or perseguiesen that they/you all pursued	that they/you all pursued

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	persegue	pursue! (you)
usted	persegua	pursue! (you formal)
nosotros	perseguamos	let's pursue!
vosotros	perseguid	pursue! (you all)
ustedes	perseguan	pursue! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no perseguas	don't pursue! (you)
usted	no persegua	don't pursue! (you formal)
nosotros	no perseguamos	let's not pursue!
vosotros	no perseguáis	don't pursue! (you all)
ustedes	no perseguan	don't pursue! (you all)

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