Pontificar

to pontificate

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

pontificar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

pontificando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

pontificado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontifico I pontificate	I pontificate
tú	pontificas you pontificate	you pontificate
él/ella/usted	pontifica he/she/you pontificates	he/she/you pontificates
nosotros	pontificamos we pontificate	we pontificate
vosotros	pontificáis you all pontificate	you all pontificate
ellos/ustedes	pontifican they/you all pontificate	they/you all pontificate

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontificaba I used to pontificate	I used to pontificate
tú	pontificabas you used to pontificate	you used to pontificate
él/ella/usted	pontificaba he/she/you used to pontificate	he/she/you used to pontificate
nosotros	pontificábamos we used to pontificate	we used to pontificate
vosotros	pontificabais you all used to pontificate	you all used to pontificate
ellos/ustedes	pontificaban they/you all used to pontificate	they/you all used to pontificate

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontificé I pontificated	I pontificated
tú	pontificaste you pontificated	you pontificated
él/ella/usted	pontificó he/she/you pontificated	he/she/you pontificated
nosotros	pontificamos we pontificated	we pontificated
vosotros	pontificasteis you all pontificated	you all pontificated
ellos/ustedes	pontificaron they/you all pontificated	they/you all pontificated

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontificaré I will pontificate	I will pontificate
tú	pontificarás you will pontificate	you will pontificate
él/ella/usted	pontificará he/she/you will pontificate	he/she/you will pontificate
nosotros	pontificaremos we will pontificate	we will pontificate
vosotros	pontificaréis you all will pontificate	you all will pontificate
ellos/ustedes	pontificarán they/you all will pontificate	they/you all will pontificate

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontificaría I would pontificate	I would pontificate
tú	pontificarías you would pontificate	you would pontificate
él/ella/usted	pontificaría he/she/you would pontificate	he/she/you would pontificate
nosotros	pontificaríamos we would pontificate	we would pontificate
vosotros	pontificaríais you all would pontificate	you all would pontificate
ellos/ustedes	pontificarían they/you all would pontificate	they/you all would pontificate

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontifice that I pontificate	that I pontificate
tú	pontifices that you pontificate	that you pontificate
él/ella/usted	pontifice that he/she/you pontificate	that he/she/you pontificate
nosotros	pontificemos that we pontificate	that we pontificate
vosotros	pontificéis that you all pontificate	that you all pontificate
ellos/ustedes	pontificen that they/you all pontificate	that they/you all pontificate

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pontificara or pontificase that I pontificated	that I pontificated
tú	pontificaras or pontificases that you pontificated	that you pontificated
él/ella/usted	pontificara or pontificase that he/she/you pontificated	that he/she/you pontificated
nosotros	pontificáramos or pontificásemos that we pontificated	that we pontificated
vosotros	pontificarais or pontificaseis that you all pontificated	that you all pontificated
ellos/ustedes	pontificaran or pontificasen that they/you all pontificated	that they/you all pontificated

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pontifica	pontificate! (you)
usted	pontifice	pontificate! (you formal)
nosotros	pontificemos	let's pontificate!
vosotros	pontificad	pontificate! (you all)
ustedes	pontificen	pontificate! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pontifices	don't pontificate! (you)
usted	no pontifice	don't pontificate! (you formal)
nosotros	no pontificemos	let's not pontificate!
vosotros	no pontificéis	don't pontificate! (you all)
ustedes	no pontificen	don't pontificate! (you all)

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