Prevenir

to prevent

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

prevenir

🏃

Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

preveniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

prevenido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preveno I prevent	I prevent
tú	prevenes you prevent	you prevent
él/ella/usted	prevene he/she/you prevents	he/she/you prevents
nosotros	prevenimos we prevent	we prevent
vosotros	prevenís you all prevent	you all prevent
ellos/ustedes	prevenen they/you all prevent	they/you all prevent

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prevenía I used to prevent	I used to prevent
tú	prevenías you used to prevent	you used to prevent
él/ella/usted	prevenía he/she/you used to prevent	he/she/you used to prevent
nosotros	preveníamos we used to prevent	we used to prevent
vosotros	preveníais you all used to prevent	you all used to prevent
ellos/ustedes	prevenían they/you all used to prevent	they/you all used to prevent

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prevení I prevented	I prevented
tú	preveniste you prevented	you prevented
él/ella/usted	prevenió he/she/you prevented	he/she/you prevented
nosotros	prevenimos we prevented	we prevented
vosotros	prevenisteis you all prevented	you all prevented
ellos/ustedes	prevenieron they/you all prevented	they/you all prevented

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preveniré I will prevent	I will prevent
tú	prevenirás you will prevent	you will prevent
él/ella/usted	prevenirá he/she/you will prevent	he/she/you will prevent
nosotros	preveniremos we will prevent	we will prevent
vosotros	preveniréis you all will prevent	you all will prevent
ellos/ustedes	prevenirán they/you all will prevent	they/you all will prevent

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preveniría I would prevent	I would prevent
tú	prevenirías you would prevent	you would prevent
él/ella/usted	preveniría he/she/you would prevent	he/she/you would prevent
nosotros	preveniríamos we would prevent	we would prevent
vosotros	preveniríais you all would prevent	you all would prevent
ellos/ustedes	prevenirían they/you all would prevent	they/you all would prevent

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	prevena that I prevent	that I prevent
tú	prevenas that you prevent	that you prevent
él/ella/usted	prevena that he/she/you prevent	that he/she/you prevent
nosotros	prevenamos that we prevent	that we prevent
vosotros	prevenáis that you all prevent	that you all prevent
ellos/ustedes	prevenan that they/you all prevent	that they/you all prevent

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	preveniera or preveniese that I prevented	that I prevented
tú	prevenieras or prevenieses that you prevented	that you prevented
él/ella/usted	preveniera or preveniese that he/she/you prevented	that he/she/you prevented
nosotros	preveniéramos or preveniésemos that we prevented	that we prevented
vosotros	prevenierais or prevenieseis that you all prevented	that you all prevented
ellos/ustedes	prevenieran or preveniesen that they/you all prevented	that they/you all prevented

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	prevene	prevent! (you)
usted	prevena	prevent! (you formal)
nosotros	prevenamos	let's prevent!
vosotros	prevenid	prevent! (you all)
ustedes	prevenan	prevent! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no prevenas	don't prevent! (you)
usted	no prevena	don't prevent! (you formal)
nosotros	no prevenamos	let's not prevent!
vosotros	no prevenáis	don't prevent! (you all)
ustedes	no prevenan	don't prevent! (you all)

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