Precaver

to guard against

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

precaver

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

precaviendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

precavido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precavo I guard against	I guard against
tú	precaves you guard against	you guard against
él/ella/usted	precave he/she/you guard againsts	he/she/you guard againsts
nosotros	precavemos we guard against	we guard against
vosotros	precavéis you all guard against	you all guard against
ellos/ustedes	precaven they/you all guard against	they/you all guard against

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precavía I used to guard against	I used to guard against
tú	precavías you used to guard against	you used to guard against
él/ella/usted	precavía he/she/you used to guard against	he/she/you used to guard against
nosotros	precavíamos we used to guard against	we used to guard against
vosotros	precavíais you all used to guard against	you all used to guard against
ellos/ustedes	precavían they/you all used to guard against	they/you all used to guard against

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precaví I guard againsted	I guard againsted
tú	precaviste you guard againsted	you guard againsted
él/ella/usted	precavió he/she/you guard againsted	he/she/you guard againsted
nosotros	precavimos we guard againsted	we guard againsted
vosotros	precavisteis you all guard againsted	you all guard againsted
ellos/ustedes	precavieron they/you all guard againsted	they/you all guard againsted

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precaveré I will guard against	I will guard against
tú	precaverás you will guard against	you will guard against
él/ella/usted	precaverá he/she/you will guard against	he/she/you will guard against
nosotros	precaveremos we will guard against	we will guard against
vosotros	precaveréis you all will guard against	you all will guard against
ellos/ustedes	precaverán they/you all will guard against	they/you all will guard against

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precavería I would guard against	I would guard against
tú	precaverías you would guard against	you would guard against
él/ella/usted	precavería he/she/you would guard against	he/she/you would guard against
nosotros	precaveríamos we would guard against	we would guard against
vosotros	precaveríais you all would guard against	you all would guard against
ellos/ustedes	precaverían they/you all would guard against	they/you all would guard against

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precava that I guard against	that I guard against
tú	precavas that you guard against	that you guard against
él/ella/usted	precava that he/she/you guard against	that he/she/you guard against
nosotros	precavamos that we guard against	that we guard against
vosotros	precaváis that you all guard against	that you all guard against
ellos/ustedes	precavan that they/you all guard against	that they/you all guard against

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	precaviera or precaviese that I guard againsted	that I guard againsted
tú	precavieras or precavieses that you guard againsted	that you guard againsted
él/ella/usted	precaviera or precaviese that he/she/you guard againsted	that he/she/you guard againsted
nosotros	precaviéramos or precaviésemos that we guard againsted	that we guard againsted
vosotros	precavierais or precavieseis that you all guard againsted	that you all guard againsted
ellos/ustedes	precavieran or precaviesen that they/you all guard againsted	that they/you all guard againsted

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	precave	guard against! (you)
usted	precava	guard against! (you formal)
nosotros	precavamos	let's guard against!
vosotros	precaved	guard against! (you all)
ustedes	precavan	guard against! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no precavas	don't guard against! (you)
usted	no precava	don't guard against! (you formal)
nosotros	no precavamos	let's not guard against!
vosotros	no precaváis	don't guard against! (you all)
ustedes	no precavan	don't guard against! (you all)

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