Picotear

to peck

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

picotear

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

picoteando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

picoteado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picoteo I peck	I peck
tú	picoteas you peck	you peck
él/ella/usted	picotea he/she/you pecks	he/she/you pecks
nosotros	picoteamos we peck	we peck
vosotros	picoteáis you all peck	you all peck
ellos/ustedes	picotean they/you all peck	they/you all peck

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picoteaba I used to peck	I used to peck
tú	picoteabas you used to peck	you used to peck
él/ella/usted	picoteaba he/she/you used to peck	he/she/you used to peck
nosotros	picoteábamos we used to peck	we used to peck
vosotros	picoteabais you all used to peck	you all used to peck
ellos/ustedes	picoteaban they/you all used to peck	they/you all used to peck

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picoteé I pecked	I pecked
tú	picoteaste you pecked	you pecked
él/ella/usted	picoteó he/she/you pecked	he/she/you pecked
nosotros	picoteamos we pecked	we pecked
vosotros	picoteasteis you all pecked	you all pecked
ellos/ustedes	picotearon they/you all pecked	they/you all pecked

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picotearé I will peck	I will peck
tú	picotearás you will peck	you will peck
él/ella/usted	picoteará he/she/you will peck	he/she/you will peck
nosotros	picotearemos we will peck	we will peck
vosotros	picotearéis you all will peck	you all will peck
ellos/ustedes	picotearán they/you all will peck	they/you all will peck

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picotearía I would peck	I would peck
tú	picotearías you would peck	you would peck
él/ella/usted	picotearía he/she/you would peck	he/she/you would peck
nosotros	picotearíamos we would peck	we would peck
vosotros	picotearíais you all would peck	you all would peck
ellos/ustedes	picotearían they/you all would peck	they/you all would peck

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picotee that I peck	that I peck
tú	picotees that you peck	that you peck
él/ella/usted	picotee that he/she/you peck	that he/she/you peck
nosotros	picoteemos that we peck	that we peck
vosotros	picoteéis that you all peck	that you all peck
ellos/ustedes	picoteen that they/you all peck	that they/you all peck

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	picoteara or picotease that I pecked	that I pecked
tú	picotearas or picoteases that you pecked	that you pecked
él/ella/usted	picoteara or picotease that he/she/you pecked	that he/she/you pecked
nosotros	picoteáramos or picoteásemos that we pecked	that we pecked
vosotros	picotearais or picoteaseis that you all pecked	that you all pecked
ellos/ustedes	picotearan or picoteasen that they/you all pecked	that they/you all pecked

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	picotea	peck! (you)
usted	picotee	peck! (you formal)
nosotros	picoteemos	let's peck!
vosotros	picotead	peck! (you all)
ustedes	picoteen	peck! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no picotees	don't peck! (you)
usted	no picotee	don't peck! (you formal)
nosotros	no picoteemos	let's not peck!
vosotros	no picoteéis	don't peck! (you all)
ustedes	no picoteen	don't peck! (you all)

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