Respirar

to breathe

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

respirar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

respirando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

respirado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respiro I breathe	I breathe
tú	respiras you breathe	you breathe
él/ella/usted	respira he/she/you breathes	he/she/you breathes
nosotros	respiramos we breathe	we breathe
vosotros	respiráis you all breathe	you all breathe
ellos/ustedes	respiran they/you all breathe	they/you all breathe

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respiraba I used to breathe	I used to breathe
tú	respirabas you used to breathe	you used to breathe
él/ella/usted	respiraba he/she/you used to breathe	he/she/you used to breathe
nosotros	respirábamos we used to breathe	we used to breathe
vosotros	respirabais you all used to breathe	you all used to breathe
ellos/ustedes	respiraban they/you all used to breathe	they/you all used to breathe

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respiré I breathed	I breathed
tú	respiraste you breathed	you breathed
él/ella/usted	respiró he/she/you breathed	he/she/you breathed
nosotros	respiramos we breathed	we breathed
vosotros	respirasteis you all breathed	you all breathed
ellos/ustedes	respiraron they/you all breathed	they/you all breathed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respiraré I will breathe	I will breathe
tú	respirarás you will breathe	you will breathe
él/ella/usted	respirará he/she/you will breathe	he/she/you will breathe
nosotros	respiraremos we will breathe	we will breathe
vosotros	respiraréis you all will breathe	you all will breathe
ellos/ustedes	respirarán they/you all will breathe	they/you all will breathe

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respiraría I would breathe	I would breathe
tú	respirarías you would breathe	you would breathe
él/ella/usted	respiraría he/she/you would breathe	he/she/you would breathe
nosotros	respiraríamos we would breathe	we would breathe
vosotros	respiraríais you all would breathe	you all would breathe
ellos/ustedes	respirarían they/you all would breathe	they/you all would breathe

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respire that I breathe	that I breathe
tú	respires that you breathe	that you breathe
él/ella/usted	respire that he/she/you breathe	that he/she/you breathe
nosotros	respiremos that we breathe	that we breathe
vosotros	respiréis that you all breathe	that you all breathe
ellos/ustedes	respiren that they/you all breathe	that they/you all breathe

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	respirara or respirase that I breathed	that I breathed
tú	respiraras or respirases that you breathed	that you breathed
él/ella/usted	respirara or respirase that he/she/you breathed	that he/she/you breathed
nosotros	respiráramos or respirásemos that we breathed	that we breathed
vosotros	respirarais or respiraseis that you all breathed	that you all breathed
ellos/ustedes	respiraran or respirasen that they/you all breathed	that they/you all breathed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	respira	breathe! (you)
usted	respire	breathe! (you formal)
nosotros	respiremos	let's breathe!
vosotros	respirad	breathe! (you all)
ustedes	respiren	breathe! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no respires	don't breathe! (you)
usted	no respire	don't breathe! (you formal)
nosotros	no respiremos	let's not breathe!
vosotros	no respiréis	don't breathe! (you all)
ustedes	no respiren	don't breathe! (you all)

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