Respaldar

to support

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

respaldar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

respaldando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

respaldado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respaldo I support	I support
tú	respaldas you support	you support
él/ella/usted	respalda he/she/you supports	he/she/you supports
nosotros	respaldamos we support	we support
vosotros	respaldáis you all support	you all support
ellos/ustedes	respaldan they/you all support	they/you all support

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respaldaba I used to support	I used to support
tú	respaldabas you used to support	you used to support
él/ella/usted	respaldaba he/she/you used to support	he/she/you used to support
nosotros	respaldábamos we used to support	we used to support
vosotros	respaldabais you all used to support	you all used to support
ellos/ustedes	respaldaban they/you all used to support	they/you all used to support

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respaldé I supported	I supported
tú	respaldaste you supported	you supported
él/ella/usted	respaldó he/she/you supported	he/she/you supported
nosotros	respaldamos we supported	we supported
vosotros	respaldasteis you all supported	you all supported
ellos/ustedes	respaldaron they/you all supported	they/you all supported

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respaldaré I will support	I will support
tú	respaldarás you will support	you will support
él/ella/usted	respaldará he/she/you will support	he/she/you will support
nosotros	respaldaremos we will support	we will support
vosotros	respaldaréis you all will support	you all will support
ellos/ustedes	respaldarán they/you all will support	they/you all will support

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respaldaría I would support	I would support
tú	respaldarías you would support	you would support
él/ella/usted	respaldaría he/she/you would support	he/she/you would support
nosotros	respaldaríamos we would support	we would support
vosotros	respaldaríais you all would support	you all would support
ellos/ustedes	respaldarían they/you all would support	they/you all would support

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respalde that I support	that I support
tú	respaldes that you support	that you support
él/ella/usted	respalde that he/she/you support	that he/she/you support
nosotros	respaldemos that we support	that we support
vosotros	respaldéis that you all support	that you all support
ellos/ustedes	respalden that they/you all support	that they/you all support

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respaldara or respaldase that I supported	that I supported
tú	respaldaras or respaldases that you supported	that you supported
él/ella/usted	respaldara or respaldase that he/she/you supported	that he/she/you supported
nosotros	respaldáramos or respaldásemos that we supported	that we supported
vosotros	respaldarais or respaldaseis that you all supported	that you all supported
ellos/ustedes	respaldaran or respaldasen that they/you all supported	that they/you all supported

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	respalda	support! (you)
usted	respalde	support! (you formal)
nosotros	respaldemos	let's support!
vosotros	respaldad	support! (you all)
ustedes	respalden	support! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no respaldes	don't support! (you)
usted	no respalde	don't support! (you formal)
nosotros	no respaldemos	let's not support!
vosotros	no respaldéis	don't support! (you all)
ustedes	no respalden	don't support! (you all)

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