Platicar

to chat

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

platicar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

platicando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

platicado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platico I chat	I chat
tú	platicas you chat	you chat
él/ella/usted	platica he/she/you chats	he/she/you chats
nosotros	platicamos we chat	we chat
vosotros	platicáis you all chat	you all chat
ellos/ustedes	platican they/you all chat	they/you all chat

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platicaba I used to chat	I used to chat
tú	platicabas you used to chat	you used to chat
él/ella/usted	platicaba he/she/you used to chat	he/she/you used to chat
nosotros	platicábamos we used to chat	we used to chat
vosotros	platicabais you all used to chat	you all used to chat
ellos/ustedes	platicaban they/you all used to chat	they/you all used to chat

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platicé I chated	I chated
tú	platicaste you chated	you chated
él/ella/usted	platicó he/she/you chated	he/she/you chated
nosotros	platicamos we chated	we chated
vosotros	platicasteis you all chated	you all chated
ellos/ustedes	platicaron they/you all chated	they/you all chated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platicaré I will chat	I will chat
tú	platicarás you will chat	you will chat
él/ella/usted	platicará he/she/you will chat	he/she/you will chat
nosotros	platicaremos we will chat	we will chat
vosotros	platicaréis you all will chat	you all will chat
ellos/ustedes	platicarán they/you all will chat	they/you all will chat

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platicaría I would chat	I would chat
tú	platicarías you would chat	you would chat
él/ella/usted	platicaría he/she/you would chat	he/she/you would chat
nosotros	platicaríamos we would chat	we would chat
vosotros	platicaríais you all would chat	you all would chat
ellos/ustedes	platicarían they/you all would chat	they/you all would chat

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platice that I chat	that I chat
tú	platices that you chat	that you chat
él/ella/usted	platice that he/she/you chat	that he/she/you chat
nosotros	platicemos that we chat	that we chat
vosotros	platicéis that you all chat	that you all chat
ellos/ustedes	platicen that they/you all chat	that they/you all chat

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	platicara or platicase that I chated	that I chated
tú	platicaras or platicases that you chated	that you chated
él/ella/usted	platicara or platicase that he/she/you chated	that he/she/you chated
nosotros	platicáramos or platicásemos that we chated	that we chated
vosotros	platicarais or platicaseis that you all chated	that you all chated
ellos/ustedes	platicaran or platicasen that they/you all chated	that they/you all chated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	platica	chat! (you)
usted	platice	chat! (you formal)
nosotros	platicemos	let's chat!
vosotros	platicad	chat! (you all)
ustedes	platicen	chat! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no platices	don't chat! (you)
usted	no platice	don't chat! (you formal)
nosotros	no platicemos	let's not chat!
vosotros	no platicéis	don't chat! (you all)
ustedes	no platicen	don't chat! (you all)

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