Retroceder

to go back

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

retroceder

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

retrocediendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

retrocedido

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrocedo I go back	I go back
tú	retrocedes you go back	you go back
él/ella/usted	retrocede he/she/you go backs	he/she/you go backs
nosotros	retrocedemos we go back	we go back
vosotros	retrocedéis you all go back	you all go back
ellos/ustedes	retroceden they/you all go back	they/you all go back

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrocedía I used to go back	I used to go back
tú	retrocedías you used to go back	you used to go back
él/ella/usted	retrocedía he/she/you used to go back	he/she/you used to go back
nosotros	retrocedíamos we used to go back	we used to go back
vosotros	retrocedíais you all used to go back	you all used to go back
ellos/ustedes	retrocedían they/you all used to go back	they/you all used to go back

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrocedí I go backed	I go backed
tú	retrocediste you go backed	you go backed
él/ella/usted	retrocedió he/she/you go backed	he/she/you go backed
nosotros	retrocedimos we go backed	we go backed
vosotros	retrocedisteis you all go backed	you all go backed
ellos/ustedes	retrocedieron they/you all go backed	they/you all go backed

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrocederé I will go back	I will go back
tú	retrocederás you will go back	you will go back
él/ella/usted	retrocederá he/she/you will go back	he/she/you will go back
nosotros	retrocederemos we will go back	we will go back
vosotros	retrocederéis you all will go back	you all will go back
ellos/ustedes	retrocederán they/you all will go back	they/you all will go back

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrocedería I would go back	I would go back
tú	retrocederías you would go back	you would go back
él/ella/usted	retrocedería he/she/you would go back	he/she/you would go back
nosotros	retrocederíamos we would go back	we would go back
vosotros	retrocederíais you all would go back	you all would go back
ellos/ustedes	retrocederían they/you all would go back	they/you all would go back

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retroceda that I go back	that I go back
tú	retrocedas that you go back	that you go back
él/ella/usted	retroceda that he/she/you go back	that he/she/you go back
nosotros	retrocedamos that we go back	that we go back
vosotros	retrocedáis that you all go back	that you all go back
ellos/ustedes	retrocedan that they/you all go back	that they/you all go back

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	retrocediera or retrocediese that I go backed	that I go backed
tú	retrocedieras or retrocedieses that you go backed	that you go backed
él/ella/usted	retrocediera or retrocediese that he/she/you go backed	that he/she/you go backed
nosotros	retrocediéramos or retrocediésemos that we go backed	that we go backed
vosotros	retrocedierais or retrocedieseis that you all go backed	that you all go backed
ellos/ustedes	retrocedieran or retrocediesen that they/you all go backed	that they/you all go backed

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

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

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

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

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

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

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

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

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

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

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

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

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

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

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	retrocede	go back! (you)
usted	retroceda	go back! (you formal)
nosotros	retrocedamos	let's go back!
vosotros	retroceded	go back! (you all)
ustedes	retrocedan	go back! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no retrocedas	don't go back! (you)
usted	no retroceda	don't go back! (you formal)
nosotros	no retrocedamos	let's not go back!
vosotros	no retrocedáis	don't go back! (you all)
ustedes	no retrocedan	don't go back! (you all)

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