Picar

to sting/chop

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

picar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

picando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

picado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pico I sting/chop	I sting/chop
tú	picas you sting/chop	you sting/chop
él/ella/usted	pica he/she/you sting/chops	he/she/you sting/chops
nosotros	picamos we sting/chop	we sting/chop
vosotros	picáis you all sting/chop	you all sting/chop
ellos/ustedes	pican they/you all sting/chop	they/you all sting/chop

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picaba I used to sting/chop	I used to sting/chop
tú	picabas you used to sting/chop	you used to sting/chop
él/ella/usted	picaba he/she/you used to sting/chop	he/she/you used to sting/chop
nosotros	picábamos we used to sting/chop	we used to sting/chop
vosotros	picabais you all used to sting/chop	you all used to sting/chop
ellos/ustedes	picaban they/you all used to sting/chop	they/you all used to sting/chop

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picé I sting/choped	I sting/choped
tú	picaste you sting/choped	you sting/choped
él/ella/usted	picó he/she/you sting/choped	he/she/you sting/choped
nosotros	picamos we sting/choped	we sting/choped
vosotros	picasteis you all sting/choped	you all sting/choped
ellos/ustedes	picaron they/you all sting/choped	they/you all sting/choped

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picaré I will sting/chop	I will sting/chop
tú	picarás you will sting/chop	you will sting/chop
él/ella/usted	picará he/she/you will sting/chop	he/she/you will sting/chop
nosotros	picaremos we will sting/chop	we will sting/chop
vosotros	picaréis you all will sting/chop	you all will sting/chop
ellos/ustedes	picarán they/you all will sting/chop	they/you all will sting/chop

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picaría I would sting/chop	I would sting/chop
tú	picarías you would sting/chop	you would sting/chop
él/ella/usted	picaría he/she/you would sting/chop	he/she/you would sting/chop
nosotros	picaríamos we would sting/chop	we would sting/chop
vosotros	picaríais you all would sting/chop	you all would sting/chop
ellos/ustedes	picarían they/you all would sting/chop	they/you all would sting/chop

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pice that I sting/chop	that I sting/chop
tú	pices that you sting/chop	that you sting/chop
él/ella/usted	pice that he/she/you sting/chop	that he/she/you sting/chop
nosotros	picemos that we sting/chop	that we sting/chop
vosotros	picéis that you all sting/chop	that you all sting/chop
ellos/ustedes	picen that they/you all sting/chop	that they/you all sting/chop

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picara or picase that I sting/choped	that I sting/choped
tú	picaras or picases that you sting/choped	that you sting/choped
él/ella/usted	picara or picase that he/she/you sting/choped	that he/she/you sting/choped
nosotros	picáramos or picásemos that we sting/choped	that we sting/choped
vosotros	picarais or picaseis that you all sting/choped	that you all sting/choped
ellos/ustedes	picaran or picasen that they/you all sting/choped	that they/you all sting/choped

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pica	sting/chop! (you)
usted	pice	sting/chop! (you formal)
nosotros	picemos	let's sting/chop!
vosotros	picad	sting/chop! (you all)
ustedes	picen	sting/chop! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pices	don't sting/chop! (you)
usted	no pice	don't sting/chop! (you formal)
nosotros	no picemos	let's not sting/chop!
vosotros	no picéis	don't sting/chop! (you all)
ustedes	no picen	don't sting/chop! (you all)

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