Preocupar

to worry

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

preocupar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

preocupando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

preocupado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocupo I worry	I worry
tú	preocupas you worry	you worry
él/ella/usted	preocupa he/she/you worrys	he/she/you worrys
nosotros	preocupamos we worry	we worry
vosotros	preocupáis you all worry	you all worry
ellos/ustedes	preocupan they/you all worry	they/you all worry

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocupaba I used to worry	I used to worry
tú	preocupabas you used to worry	you used to worry
él/ella/usted	preocupaba he/she/you used to worry	he/she/you used to worry
nosotros	preocupábamos we used to worry	we used to worry
vosotros	preocupabais you all used to worry	you all used to worry
ellos/ustedes	preocupaban they/you all used to worry	they/you all used to worry

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocupé I worried	I worried
tú	preocupaste you worried	you worried
él/ella/usted	preocupó he/she/you worried	he/she/you worried
nosotros	preocupamos we worried	we worried
vosotros	preocupasteis you all worried	you all worried
ellos/ustedes	preocuparon they/you all worried	they/you all worried

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocuparé I will worry	I will worry
tú	preocuparás you will worry	you will worry
él/ella/usted	preocupará he/she/you will worry	he/she/you will worry
nosotros	preocuparemos we will worry	we will worry
vosotros	preocuparéis you all will worry	you all will worry
ellos/ustedes	preocuparán they/you all will worry	they/you all will worry

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocuparía I would worry	I would worry
tú	preocuparías you would worry	you would worry
él/ella/usted	preocuparía he/she/you would worry	he/she/you would worry
nosotros	preocuparíamos we would worry	we would worry
vosotros	preocuparíais you all would worry	you all would worry
ellos/ustedes	preocuparían they/you all would worry	they/you all would worry

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocupe that I worry	that I worry
tú	preocupes that you worry	that you worry
él/ella/usted	preocupe that he/she/you worry	that he/she/you worry
nosotros	preocupemos that we worry	that we worry
vosotros	preocupéis that you all worry	that you all worry
ellos/ustedes	preocupen that they/you all worry	that they/you all worry

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preocupara or preocupase that I worried	that I worried
tú	preocuparas or preocupases that you worried	that you worried
él/ella/usted	preocupara or preocupase that he/she/you worried	that he/she/you worried
nosotros	preocupáramos or preocupásemos that we worried	that we worried
vosotros	preocuparais or preocupaseis that you all worried	that you all worried
ellos/ustedes	preocuparan or preocupasen that they/you all worried	that they/you all worried

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	preocupa	worry! (you)
usted	preocupe	worry! (you formal)
nosotros	preocupemos	let's worry!
vosotros	preocupad	worry! (you all)
ustedes	preocupen	worry! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no preocupes	don't worry! (you)
usted	no preocupe	don't worry! (you formal)
nosotros	no preocupemos	let's not worry!
vosotros	no preocupéis	don't worry! (you all)
ustedes	no preocupen	don't worry! (you all)

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