platear
to silver
Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
plateando
Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
plateado
Simple tenses
Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | plateo I silver |
tú | plateas you silver |
él/ella/usted | platea he/she/you silvers |
nosotros | plateamos we silver |
vosotros | plateáis you all silver |
ellos/ustedes | platean they/you all silver |
Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | plateaba I used to silver |
tú | plateabas you used to silver |
él/ella/usted | plateaba he/she/you used to silver |
nosotros | plateábamos we used to silver |
vosotros | plateabais you all used to silver |
ellos/ustedes | plateaban they/you all used to silver |
Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | plateé I silvered |
tú | plateaste you silvered |
él/ella/usted | plateó he/she/you silvered |
nosotros | plateamos we silvered |
vosotros | plateasteis you all silvered |
ellos/ustedes | platearon they/you all silvered |
Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | platearé I will silver |
tú | platearás you will silver |
él/ella/usted | plateará he/she/you will silver |
nosotros | platearemos we will silver |
vosotros | platearéis you all will silver |
ellos/ustedes | platearán they/you all will silver |
Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | platearía I would silver |
tú | platearías you would silver |
él/ella/usted | platearía he/she/you would silver |
nosotros | platearíamos we would silver |
vosotros | platearíais you all would silver |
ellos/ustedes | platearían they/you all would silver |
Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | platee that I silver |
tú | platees that you silver |
él/ella/usted | platee that he/she/you silver |
nosotros | plateemos that we silver |
vosotros | plateéis that you all silver |
ellos/ustedes | plateen that they/you all silver |
Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | plateara or platease that I silvered |
tú | platearas or plateases that you silvered |
él/ella/usted | plateara or platease that he/she/you silvered |
nosotros | plateáramos or plateásemos that we silvered |
vosotros | platearais or plateaseis that you all silvered |
ellos/ustedes | platearan or plateasen that they/you all silvered |
Compound tenses
Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he plateado I have silvered |
tú | has plateado you have silvered |
él/ella/usted | ha plateado he/she/you have silvered |
nosotros | hemos plateado we have silvered |
vosotros | habéis plateado you all have silvered |
ellos/ustedes | han plateado they/you all have silvered |
Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había plateado I had silvered |
tú | habías plateado you had silvered |
él/ella/usted | había plateado he/she/you had silvered |
nosotros | habíamos plateado we had silvered |
vosotros | habíais plateado you all had silvered |
ellos/ustedes | habían plateado they/you all had silvered |
Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube plateado I had silvered |
tú | hubiste plateado you had silvered |
él/ella/usted | hubo plateado he/she/you had silvered |
nosotros | hubimos plateado we had silvered |
vosotros | hubisteis plateado you all had silvered |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron plateado they/you all had silvered |
Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré plateado I will have silvered |
tú | habrás plateado you will have silvered |
él/ella/usted | habrá plateado he/she/you will have silvered |
nosotros | habremos plateado we will have silvered |
vosotros | habréis plateado you all will have silvered |
ellos/ustedes | habrán plateado they/you all will have silvered |
Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría plateado I would have silvered |
tú | habrías plateado you would have silvered |
él/ella/usted | habría plateado he/she/you would have silvered |
nosotros | habríamos plateado we would have silvered |
vosotros | habríais plateado you all would have silvered |
ellos/ustedes | habrían plateado they/you all would have silvered |
Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya plateado that I have silvered |
tú | hayas plateado that you have silvered |
él/ella/usted | haya plateado that he/she/you have silvered |
nosotros | hayamos plateado that we have silvered |
vosotros | hayáis plateado that you all have silvered |
ellos/ustedes | hayan plateado that they/you all have silvered |
Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera plateado that I had silvered |
tú | hubieras plateado that you had silvered |
él/ella/usted | hubiera plateado that he/she/you had silvered |
nosotros | hubiéramos plateado that we had silvered |
vosotros | hubierais plateado that you all had silvered |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran plateado that they/you all had silvered |
Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | platea | silver! (you) |
usted | platee | silver! (you formal) |
nosotros | plateemos | let's silver! |
vosotros | platead | silver! (you all) |
ustedes | plateen | silver! (you all) |
Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no platees | don't silver! (you) |
usted | no platee | don't silver! (you formal) |
nosotros | no plateemos | let's not silver! |
vosotros | no plateéis | don't silver! (you all) |
ustedes | no plateen | don't silver! (you all) |
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