Retratar

to portray

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retratar

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

retratando

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retratado

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrato I portray	I portray
tú	retratas you portray	you portray
él/ella/usted	retrata he/she/you portrays	he/she/you portrays
nosotros	retratamos we portray	we portray
vosotros	retratáis you all portray	you all portray
ellos/ustedes	retratan they/you all portray	they/you all portray

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrataba I used to portray	I used to portray
tú	retratabas you used to portray	you used to portray
él/ella/usted	retrataba he/she/you used to portray	he/she/you used to portray
nosotros	retratábamos we used to portray	we used to portray
vosotros	retratabais you all used to portray	you all used to portray
ellos/ustedes	retrataban they/you all used to portray	they/you all used to portray

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retraté I portrayed	I portrayed
tú	retrataste you portrayed	you portrayed
él/ella/usted	retrató he/she/you portrayed	he/she/you portrayed
nosotros	retratamos we portrayed	we portrayed
vosotros	retratasteis you all portrayed	you all portrayed
ellos/ustedes	retrataron they/you all portrayed	they/you all portrayed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrataré I will portray	I will portray
tú	retratarás you will portray	you will portray
él/ella/usted	retratará he/she/you will portray	he/she/you will portray
nosotros	retrataremos we will portray	we will portray
vosotros	retrataréis you all will portray	you all will portray
ellos/ustedes	retratarán they/you all will portray	they/you all will portray

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrataría I would portray	I would portray
tú	retratarías you would portray	you would portray
él/ella/usted	retrataría he/she/you would portray	he/she/you would portray
nosotros	retrataríamos we would portray	we would portray
vosotros	retrataríais you all would portray	you all would portray
ellos/ustedes	retratarían they/you all would portray	they/you all would portray

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrate that I portray	that I portray
tú	retrates that you portray	that you portray
él/ella/usted	retrate that he/she/you portray	that he/she/you portray
nosotros	retratemos that we portray	that we portray
vosotros	retratéis that you all portray	that you all portray
ellos/ustedes	retraten that they/you all portray	that they/you all portray

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retratara or retratase that I portrayed	that I portrayed
tú	retrataras or retratases that you portrayed	that you portrayed
él/ella/usted	retratara or retratase that he/she/you portrayed	that he/she/you portrayed
nosotros	retratáramos or retratásemos that we portrayed	that we portrayed
vosotros	retratarais or retrataseis that you all portrayed	that you all portrayed
ellos/ustedes	retrataran or retratasen that they/you all portrayed	that they/you all portrayed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	retrata	portray! (you)
usted	retrate	portray! (you formal)
nosotros	retratemos	let's portray!
vosotros	retratad	portray! (you all)
ustedes	retraten	portray! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retrates	don't portray! (you)
usted	no retrate	don't portray! (you formal)
nosotros	no retratemos	let's not portray!
vosotros	no retratéis	don't portray! (you all)
ustedes	no retraten	don't portray! (you all)

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