Retar

to challenge

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

retando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reto I challenge	I challenge
tú	retas you challenge	you challenge
él/ella/usted	reta he/she/you challenges	he/she/you challenges
nosotros	retamos we challenge	we challenge
vosotros	retáis you all challenge	you all challenge
ellos/ustedes	retan they/you all challenge	they/you all challenge

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retaba I used to challenge	I used to challenge
tú	retabas you used to challenge	you used to challenge
él/ella/usted	retaba he/she/you used to challenge	he/she/you used to challenge
nosotros	retábamos we used to challenge	we used to challenge
vosotros	retabais you all used to challenge	you all used to challenge
ellos/ustedes	retaban they/you all used to challenge	they/you all used to challenge

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	reté I challenged	I challenged
tú	retaste you challenged	you challenged
él/ella/usted	retó he/she/you challenged	he/she/you challenged
nosotros	retamos we challenged	we challenged
vosotros	retasteis you all challenged	you all challenged
ellos/ustedes	retaron they/you all challenged	they/you all challenged

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retaré I will challenge	I will challenge
tú	retarás you will challenge	you will challenge
él/ella/usted	retará he/she/you will challenge	he/she/you will challenge
nosotros	retaremos we will challenge	we will challenge
vosotros	retaréis you all will challenge	you all will challenge
ellos/ustedes	retarán they/you all will challenge	they/you all will challenge

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retaría I would challenge	I would challenge
tú	retarías you would challenge	you would challenge
él/ella/usted	retaría he/she/you would challenge	he/she/you would challenge
nosotros	retaríamos we would challenge	we would challenge
vosotros	retaríais you all would challenge	you all would challenge
ellos/ustedes	retarían they/you all would challenge	they/you all would challenge

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	rete that I challenge	that I challenge
tú	retes that you challenge	that you challenge
él/ella/usted	rete that he/she/you challenge	that he/she/you challenge
nosotros	retemos that we challenge	that we challenge
vosotros	retéis that you all challenge	that you all challenge
ellos/ustedes	reten that they/you all challenge	that they/you all challenge

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retara or retase that I challenged	that I challenged
tú	retaras or retases that you challenged	that you challenged
él/ella/usted	retara or retase that he/she/you challenged	that he/she/you challenged
nosotros	retáramos or retásemos that we challenged	that we challenged
vosotros	retarais or retaseis that you all challenged	that you all challenged
ellos/ustedes	retaran or retasen that they/you all challenged	that they/you all challenged

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	reta	challenge! (you)
usted	rete	challenge! (you formal)
nosotros	retemos	let's challenge!
vosotros	retad	challenge! (you all)
ustedes	reten	challenge! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retes	don't challenge! (you)
usted	no rete	don't challenge! (you formal)
nosotros	no retemos	let's not challenge!
vosotros	no retéis	don't challenge! (you all)
ustedes	no reten	don't challenge! (you all)

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