Pertenecer

to belong

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

pertenecer

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

perteneciendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

pertenecido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perteneco I belong	I belong
tú	perteneces you belong

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he pertenecido I have belonged	I have belonged
tú	has pertenecido

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pertenece	belong! (you)
usted	perteneca	belong! (you formal)
nosotros	pertenecamos	let's belong!
vosotros	perteneced

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pertenecas	don't belong! (you)
usted	no perteneca	don't belong! (you formal)
nosotros	no pertenecamos	let's not belong!
vosotros

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pertenecía I used to belong	I used to belong
tú	pertenecías you used to belong	you used to belong
él/ella/usted	pertenecía he/she/you used to belong	he/she/you used to belong
nosotros	pertenecíamos we used to belong	we used to belong
vosotros	pertenecíais you all used to belong	you all used to belong
ellos/ustedes	pertenecían they/you all used to belong	they/you all used to belong

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pertenecí I belonged	I belonged
tú	perteneciste you belonged	you belonged
él/ella/usted	perteneció he/she/you belonged	he/she/you belonged
nosotros	pertenecimos we belonged	we belonged
vosotros	pertenecisteis you all belonged	you all belonged
ellos/ustedes	pertenecieron they/you all belonged	they/you all belonged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perteneceré I will belong	I will belong
tú	pertenecerás you will belong	you will belong
él/ella/usted	pertenecerá he/she/you will belong	he/she/you will belong
nosotros	perteneceremos we will belong	we will belong
vosotros	perteneceréis you all will belong	you all will belong
ellos/ustedes	pertenecerán they/you all will belong	they/you all will belong

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pertenecería I would belong	I would belong
tú	pertenecerías you would belong	you would belong
él/ella/usted	pertenecería he/she/you would belong	he/she/you would belong
nosotros	perteneceríamos we would belong	we would belong
vosotros	perteneceríais you all would belong	you all would belong
ellos/ustedes	pertenecerían they/you all would belong	they/you all would belong

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perteneca that I belong	that I belong
tú	pertenecas that you belong	that you belong
él/ella/usted	perteneca that he/she/you belong	that he/she/you belong
nosotros	pertenecamos that we belong	that we belong
vosotros	pertenecáis that you all belong	that you all belong
ellos/ustedes	pertenecan that they/you all belong	that they/you all belong

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	perteneciera or perteneciese that I belonged	that I belonged
tú	pertenecieras or pertenecieses that you belonged	that you belonged
él/ella/usted	perteneciera or perteneciese that he/she/you belonged	that he/she/you belonged
nosotros	perteneciéramos or perteneciésemos that we belonged	that we belonged
vosotros	pertenecierais or pertenecieseis that you all belonged	that you all belonged
ellos/ustedes	pertenecieran or perteneciesen that they/you all belonged	that they/you all belonged

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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